Ted Miguel
@tedmiguel.bsky.social
Economics Professor and Director Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of California Berkeley (USA)
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Starting my #econtwitter #econsky recap 🧵 for #neudc2025 @TuftsEconomics! First session: displaced persons. Tamim shows that a housing subsidy for Syrian refugees in Jordan had only minor positive economic effects + led to a deterioration in relations btw hosts + refugees
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Starting my #econtwitter #econsky recap 🧵 for #neudc2025 @TuftsEconomics! First session: displaced persons. Tamim shows that a housing subsidy for Syrian refugees in Jordan had only minor positive economic effects + led to a deterioration in relations btw hosts + refugees
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CEGA Faculty Co-Director @tedmiguel.bsky.social shares results from mental health trainings and cash transfers to refugees in Kenya, finding 3-day mental health trainings are cost-effective and impactful even seven months later and cash transfers boost food security and better healthcare. #E2A2025
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
CEGA Faculty Co-Director @tedmiguel.bsky.social shares results from mental health trainings and cash transfers to refugees in Kenya, finding 3-day mental health trainings are cost-effective and impactful even seven months later and cash transfers boost food security and better healthcare. #E2A2025
Remembering Betty Sadoulet (1945-2025) | Agricultural & Resource Economics
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October 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
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Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
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The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...
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October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
Nick Kristof lays out how millions are dying from cuts to US foreign aid:
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Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy
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September 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Nick Kristof lays out how millions are dying from cuts to US foreign aid:
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The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
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Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show
A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The mortgage fraud claim against Lisa Cook is false, per documents obtained by Reuters.
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
Bill Pulte's accusation, the sole pretext Trump used to fire her from the Fed, was that she claimed two homes as primary residence.
These docs show she did not.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fed...
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Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Destructive Behaviour, Judgement, and Economic Decision-making under Thermal Stress’ by Ingvild Almas, Maximilian Auffhammer, Tessa Bold, Ian Bolliger, Aluma Dembo, Solomon M Hsiang, Shuhei Kitamura, Edward Miguel, Robert Pickmans doi.org/10.1093/ej/u...
September 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Forthcoming in EJ: ‘Destructive Behaviour, Judgement, and Economic Decision-making under Thermal Stress’ by Ingvild Almas, Maximilian Auffhammer, Tessa Bold, Ian Bolliger, Aluma Dembo, Solomon M Hsiang, Shuhei Kitamura, Edward Miguel, Robert Pickmans doi.org/10.1093/ej/u...
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I'm comfortably for as much independence of the Fed as possible from politicians of any type.
I also don't think there is anything undemocratic in democratically setting up institutions that are protected from continuous political pressure
I also don't think there is anything undemocratic in democratically setting up institutions that are protected from continuous political pressure
A lot of us have been struggling to reconcile our criticisms of Fed independence with the fact that defense of the Fed is, at this moment, critical to the defense of liberal government. Tooze’s latest grasps this nettle more firmly than anything else I’ve seen. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-...
August 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm comfortably for as much independence of the Fed as possible from politicians of any type.
I also don't think there is anything undemocratic in democratically setting up institutions that are protected from continuous political pressure
I also don't think there is anything undemocratic in democratically setting up institutions that are protected from continuous political pressure
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What is foreign aid and why should Americans care about it?
In a new 101 video from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social News, CEGA Faculty Co-Director @tedmiguel.bsky.social explains how foreign aid efforts like cash transfers in Kenya are investments in a healthier world for all.
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In a new 101 video from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social News, CEGA Faculty Co-Director @tedmiguel.bsky.social explains how foreign aid efforts like cash transfers in Kenya are investments in a healthier world for all.
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Watch an economics professor explain foreign aid in 101 seconds - Berkeley News
Edward Miguel, faculty co-director of UC Berkeley's Center for Effective Global Action, has made it his life's work to figure out how to improve the lives of some of the poorest people on earth.
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August 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
What is foreign aid and why should Americans care about it?
In a new 101 video from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social News, CEGA Faculty Co-Director @tedmiguel.bsky.social explains how foreign aid efforts like cash transfers in Kenya are investments in a healthier world for all.
go.cega.org/101in101
In a new 101 video from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social News, CEGA Faculty Co-Director @tedmiguel.bsky.social explains how foreign aid efforts like cash transfers in Kenya are investments in a healthier world for all.
go.cega.org/101in101
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When aid doesn’t arrive on time, many refugees turn to debt to survive, effectively pledging future aid to buy food for today.
CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social & @odid-qeh.bsky.social's Vittorio Bruni on the cost of ration cuts & delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps.
CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social & @odid-qeh.bsky.social's Vittorio Bruni on the cost of ration cuts & delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps.
Cut to the bone: The cost of ration cuts and delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Cut to the bone: The cost of ration cuts and delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps
New research demonstrates the overwhelming impact reducing rations has on local camp economies and people’s survival.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
When aid doesn’t arrive on time, many refugees turn to debt to survive, effectively pledging future aid to buy food for today.
CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social & @odid-qeh.bsky.social's Vittorio Bruni on the cost of ration cuts & delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps.
CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social & @odid-qeh.bsky.social's Vittorio Bruni on the cost of ration cuts & delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps.
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🚨 Evidence alert: RCT from a @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social / @ox.ac.uk team found that unconditional cash xfers led to 48% ⬇️ infant deaths in Kenya. 🧢 off to team behind this study: Michael Walker, @tedmiguel.bsky.social, Dennis Egger, Nick Shankar, and Grady Killeen.
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Cash Transfers Dramatically Cut Infant Mortality in Kenya, New Research Finds
Berkeley, CA (18 Aug. 2025) — With the global development community facing financial upheaval, global development goals increasingly out of reach, and the need for aid greater than ever, new...
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August 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
🚨 Evidence alert: RCT from a @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social / @ox.ac.uk team found that unconditional cash xfers led to 48% ⬇️ infant deaths in Kenya. 🧢 off to team behind this study: Michael Walker, @tedmiguel.bsky.social, Dennis Egger, Nick Shankar, and Grady Killeen.
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Link to @apoorvanyt.bsky.social NYT coverage: archive.ph/ct2o0
Link to study: nber.org/papers/w34152
Link to @give-directly.bsky.social summary: givedirectly.org/mortality2025/
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Link to study: nber.org/papers/w34152
Link to @give-directly.bsky.social summary: givedirectly.org/mortality2025/
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A New Way to Reduce Children’s Deaths: Cash
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August 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Link to @apoorvanyt.bsky.social NYT coverage: archive.ph/ct2o0
Link to study: nber.org/papers/w34152
Link to @give-directly.bsky.social summary: givedirectly.org/mortality2025/
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
Link to study: nber.org/papers/w34152
Link to @give-directly.bsky.social summary: givedirectly.org/mortality2025/
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
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The paper 'Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in Kenya' is published in @nber.org er.org
✒️Michael Walker, @nshankar.bsky.social, @tedmiguel.bsky.social, @eggerdennis.bsky.social & Grady Killeen
Read here👇 www.nber.org/papers/w34152
✒️Michael Walker, @nshankar.bsky.social, @tedmiguel.bsky.social, @eggerdennis.bsky.social & Grady Killeen
Read here👇 www.nber.org/papers/w34152
Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in Kenya
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August 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The paper 'Can Cash Transfers Save Lives? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in Kenya' is published in @nber.org er.org
✒️Michael Walker, @nshankar.bsky.social, @tedmiguel.bsky.social, @eggerdennis.bsky.social & Grady Killeen
Read here👇 www.nber.org/papers/w34152
✒️Michael Walker, @nshankar.bsky.social, @tedmiguel.bsky.social, @eggerdennis.bsky.social & Grady Killeen
Read here👇 www.nber.org/papers/w34152
Great NYT write up of our new results on child mortality and cash transfers in Kenya:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
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A New Way to Reduce Children’s Deaths: Cash
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August 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Great NYT write up of our new results on child mortality and cash transfers in Kenya:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/h...
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Was stunned when I saw these results...👇
In rural Kenya a $1k transfer cut infant & child mortality in ~ *half* with largest drops around delivery & near physician-staffed facilities 😲
Kudos to @tedmiguel.bsky.social @nshankar.bsky.social @eggerdennis.bsky.social & others involved in the study!🧵
In rural Kenya a $1k transfer cut infant & child mortality in ~ *half* with largest drops around delivery & near physician-staffed facilities 😲
Kudos to @tedmiguel.bsky.social @nshankar.bsky.social @eggerdennis.bsky.social & others involved in the study!🧵
August 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Was stunned when I saw these results...👇
In rural Kenya a $1k transfer cut infant & child mortality in ~ *half* with largest drops around delivery & near physician-staffed facilities 😲
Kudos to @tedmiguel.bsky.social @nshankar.bsky.social @eggerdennis.bsky.social & others involved in the study!🧵
In rural Kenya a $1k transfer cut infant & child mortality in ~ *half* with largest drops around delivery & near physician-staffed facilities 😲
Kudos to @tedmiguel.bsky.social @nshankar.bsky.social @eggerdennis.bsky.social & others involved in the study!🧵
