Yale Economic Growth Center
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Economics and and data-driven insights for equitable development. https://egc.yale.edu
We're pleased to host co-authors & discussants presenting their chapters in progress for the upcoming edition of the Handbook of Development Economics. A special thanks to editors Pascaline Dupas, Penny Goldberg & Rohini Pande!
More information on the event & Handbook: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
More information on the event & Handbook: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
September 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We're pleased to host co-authors & discussants presenting their chapters in progress for the upcoming edition of the Handbook of Development Economics. A special thanks to editors Pascaline Dupas, Penny Goldberg & Rohini Pande!
More information on the event & Handbook: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
More information on the event & Handbook: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
🧑🎓 Learn more about the IDE Masters Program 🧑🎓
Join program leadership for an informational session about the International and Development Economics Master's program hosted by EGC & Yale Department of Economics.
Join program leadership for an informational session about the International and Development Economics Master's program hosted by EGC & Yale Department of Economics.
August 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🧑🎓 Learn more about the IDE Masters Program 🧑🎓
Join program leadership for an informational session about the International and Development Economics Master's program hosted by EGC & Yale Department of Economics.
Join program leadership for an informational session about the International and Development Economics Master's program hosted by EGC & Yale Department of Economics.
🌎 Immigration indisputably shapes economic growth and development in the United States. But today, immigration’s effects on the US economy is one of the most polarizing topics in American politics.
August 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🌎 Immigration indisputably shapes economic growth and development in the United States. But today, immigration’s effects on the US economy is one of the most polarizing topics in American politics.
🌍 At an event organized by EGC and @cgdev.org and hosted by the Gates Foundation, researchers shed light on how gender gaps interact with and are impacted by structural transformation, including processes of urbanization, industrialization, and digitalization in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
July 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🌍 At an event organized by EGC and @cgdev.org and hosted by the Gates Foundation, researchers shed light on how gender gaps interact with and are impacted by structural transformation, including processes of urbanization, industrialization, and digitalization in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
🗣️ “We need to move beyond a single indicator like labor force participation if we truly care about better jobs for women." - Rohini Pande
July 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🗣️ “We need to move beyond a single indicator like labor force participation if we truly care about better jobs for women." - Rohini Pande
🎓 Congrats to the Class of '25!
Today EGC & #InclusionEconomics celebrated:
📘 @yaleeconomics.bsky.social PhDs (dev, trade, econ history)
📊 #YaleIDE Master’s grads
📈 Predocs
💼 Undergrad interns & Salus Populi Foundation members
So proud of you all!
Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250519/...
Today EGC & #InclusionEconomics celebrated:
📘 @yaleeconomics.bsky.social PhDs (dev, trade, econ history)
📊 #YaleIDE Master’s grads
📈 Predocs
💼 Undergrad interns & Salus Populi Foundation members
So proud of you all!
Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250519/...
May 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🎓 Congrats to the Class of '25!
Today EGC & #InclusionEconomics celebrated:
📘 @yaleeconomics.bsky.social PhDs (dev, trade, econ history)
📊 #YaleIDE Master’s grads
📈 Predocs
💼 Undergrad interns & Salus Populi Foundation members
So proud of you all!
Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250519/...
Today EGC & #InclusionEconomics celebrated:
📘 @yaleeconomics.bsky.social PhDs (dev, trade, econ history)
📊 #YaleIDE Master’s grads
📈 Predocs
💼 Undergrad interns & Salus Populi Foundation members
So proud of you all!
Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250519/...
📃 A new EGC Discussion Paper by Orazio Attanasio, Gabriella Conti, Pamela Jervis, Costas Meghir & Aysu Okbay investigates whether the impacts of a randomized Early Childhood Intervention in Colombia vary depending on the child’s genetic background.
📚 Read the paper: egc.yale.edu/research/att...
📚 Read the paper: egc.yale.edu/research/att...
May 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
📃 A new EGC Discussion Paper by Orazio Attanasio, Gabriella Conti, Pamela Jervis, Costas Meghir & Aysu Okbay investigates whether the impacts of a randomized Early Childhood Intervention in Colombia vary depending on the child’s genetic background.
📚 Read the paper: egc.yale.edu/research/att...
📚 Read the paper: egc.yale.edu/research/att...
📃 A new EGC Discussion Paper by Russell Morton examines creation and distribution of surplus from global value chains (GVCs) in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) domestic supply chains.
📚 Read the paper:
elischolar.library.yale.edu/egcenter-dis...
📚 Read the paper:
elischolar.library.yale.edu/egcenter-dis...
May 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
📃 A new EGC Discussion Paper by Russell Morton examines creation and distribution of surplus from global value chains (GVCs) in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) domestic supply chains.
📚 Read the paper:
elischolar.library.yale.edu/egcenter-dis...
📚 Read the paper:
elischolar.library.yale.edu/egcenter-dis...
🎉 Last week, students and alumni gathered to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the IDE Master’s Program.
🗣️ Co-directors Michael Boozer and Ana Cecilia Fieler spoke about the program’s history and role in shaping students for global leadership roles in international development.
🗣️ Co-directors Michael Boozer and Ana Cecilia Fieler spoke about the program’s history and role in shaping students for global leadership roles in international development.
May 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🎉 Last week, students and alumni gathered to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the IDE Master’s Program.
🗣️ Co-directors Michael Boozer and Ana Cecilia Fieler spoke about the program’s history and role in shaping students for global leadership roles in international development.
🗣️ Co-directors Michael Boozer and Ana Cecilia Fieler spoke about the program’s history and role in shaping students for global leadership roles in international development.
🏫 Speakers highlighted emerging insights from a project examining the impacts of enriching public preschool quality and expanding access to younger children on children's and mothers' outcomes.
May 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🏫 Speakers highlighted emerging insights from a project examining the impacts of enriching public preschool quality and expanding access to younger children on children's and mothers' outcomes.
💡The event spotlighted a partnership between the County Government of Tharaka Nithi in Kenya and an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Yale University, Kenyatta University, Bangor University, and The University of the West Indies.
May 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
💡The event spotlighted a partnership between the County Government of Tharaka Nithi in Kenya and an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Yale University, Kenyatta University, Bangor University, and The University of the West Indies.
🗣️ “Childcare changes the rules of the game”
🌍 The Yale Economic Growth Center and Yale #InclusionEconomics, in collaboration with the Yale MacMillan Center and the Gates Foundation, hosted a research-policy dialogue on May 7
🌍 The Yale Economic Growth Center and Yale #InclusionEconomics, in collaboration with the Yale MacMillan Center and the Gates Foundation, hosted a research-policy dialogue on May 7
May 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🗣️ “Childcare changes the rules of the game”
🌍 The Yale Economic Growth Center and Yale #InclusionEconomics, in collaboration with the Yale MacMillan Center and the Gates Foundation, hosted a research-policy dialogue on May 7
🌍 The Yale Economic Growth Center and Yale #InclusionEconomics, in collaboration with the Yale MacMillan Center and the Gates Foundation, hosted a research-policy dialogue on May 7
Do carbon offsets sold by firms in China under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) actually decrease emissions?
New EGC Discussion Paper by Qiaoyi Chen, Nicholas Ryan, and Yi (Daniel) Xu:
elischolar.library.yale.edu/egcenter-dis...
New EGC Discussion Paper by Qiaoyi Chen, Nicholas Ryan, and Yi (Daniel) Xu:
elischolar.library.yale.edu/egcenter-dis...
May 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Do carbon offsets sold by firms in China under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) actually decrease emissions?
New EGC Discussion Paper by Qiaoyi Chen, Nicholas Ryan, and Yi (Daniel) Xu:
elischolar.library.yale.edu/egcenter-dis...
New EGC Discussion Paper by Qiaoyi Chen, Nicholas Ryan, and Yi (Daniel) Xu:
elischolar.library.yale.edu/egcenter-dis...
📰 @indianexpress.com: "World’s first particulate matter trading scheme in Gujarat cut pollution by up to 30%"
🆕 study from EGC researchers and coauthors evaluated the world’s first cap-and-trade market for particulate matter.
Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250416/...
🆕 study from EGC researchers and coauthors evaluated the world’s first cap-and-trade market for particulate matter.
Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250416/...
April 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
📰 @indianexpress.com: "World’s first particulate matter trading scheme in Gujarat cut pollution by up to 30%"
🆕 study from EGC researchers and coauthors evaluated the world’s first cap-and-trade market for particulate matter.
Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250416/...
🆕 study from EGC researchers and coauthors evaluated the world’s first cap-and-trade market for particulate matter.
Read more: egc.yale.edu/news/250416/...
The final session of #NEUGD covered a wide range of gender-related topics, with presentations from Cameron Deal (Harvard University), Ahmet Gulek (MIT), and Raymond Caraher (University of Massachusetts Amherst).
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
April 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The final session of #NEUGD covered a wide range of gender-related topics, with presentations from Cameron Deal (Harvard University), Ahmet Gulek (MIT), and Raymond Caraher (University of Massachusetts Amherst).
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
Session 5 of #NEUGD featured pitch coffee rounds, organized around specific research interest areas, with students getting the opportunity to discuss research ideas with faculty and peers.
April 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Session 5 of #NEUGD featured pitch coffee rounds, organized around specific research interest areas, with students getting the opportunity to discuss research ideas with faculty and peers.
Session 4 of #NEUGD featured presentations from Nancy Wang (MIT), Corinne Stephenson (Boston University), and Ruchi Mahadeshwar (Brown) on the role of gender in negotiations, outside options, and job searches.
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
April 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Session 4 of #NEUGD featured presentations from Nancy Wang (MIT), Corinne Stephenson (Boston University), and Ruchi Mahadeshwar (Brown) on the role of gender in negotiations, outside options, and job searches.
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
Attendees at #NEUGD had the opportunity to engage in a Q&A session with a faculty panel consisting of Bilge Erten (Northeastern), Rohini Pande (Yale), Ursina Schaede (Tufts), and Joanna Venator (Boston College).
April 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Attendees at #NEUGD had the opportunity to engage in a Q&A session with a faculty panel consisting of Bilge Erten (Northeastern), Rohini Pande (Yale), Ursina Schaede (Tufts), and Joanna Venator (Boston College).
Session 2 of #NEUGD highlighted female labor force participation, property rights, and household dynamics, with presentations from Kailash Rajah (MIT), Akanksha Vardani (Columbia), and Dyah Pritadrajati (Yale).
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
April 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Session 2 of #NEUGD highlighted female labor force participation, property rights, and household dynamics, with presentations from Kailash Rajah (MIT), Akanksha Vardani (Columbia), and Dyah Pritadrajati (Yale).
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
View the conference program and papers:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
Our first session of #NEUGD featured presentations from Marcela Carvalho (Harvard University), Savannah Noray (Harvard University), and Dana Scott (Yale University) on the role of gender in the workplace.
Learn more about the conference:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
Learn more about the conference:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
April 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our first session of #NEUGD featured presentations from Marcela Carvalho (Harvard University), Savannah Noray (Harvard University), and Dana Scott (Yale University) on the role of gender in the workplace.
Learn more about the conference:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
Learn more about the conference:
egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
Rohini Pande welcomes attendees to #NEUGD
Follow along for live posts from a fascinating series of presentations exploring the role of gender in the economy.
Program here: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
Follow along for live posts from a fascinating series of presentations exploring the role of gender in the economy.
Program here: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
April 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Rohini Pande welcomes attendees to #NEUGD
Follow along for live posts from a fascinating series of presentations exploring the role of gender in the economy.
Program here: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
Follow along for live posts from a fascinating series of presentations exploring the role of gender in the economy.
Program here: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
📆 THIS WEEK:
🗣️What social responsibilities should we expect corporations to have?
The @yale.edu Ethics, Politics, and Economics program will host a two-part Castle lecture on April 2 and April 3 with Raghuram Rajan (UChicago).
💻 Learn more & register to attend:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗣️What social responsibilities should we expect corporations to have?
The @yale.edu Ethics, Politics, and Economics program will host a two-part Castle lecture on April 2 and April 3 with Raghuram Rajan (UChicago).
💻 Learn more & register to attend:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
April 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
📆 THIS WEEK:
🗣️What social responsibilities should we expect corporations to have?
The @yale.edu Ethics, Politics, and Economics program will host a two-part Castle lecture on April 2 and April 3 with Raghuram Rajan (UChicago).
💻 Learn more & register to attend:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🗣️What social responsibilities should we expect corporations to have?
The @yale.edu Ethics, Politics, and Economics program will host a two-part Castle lecture on April 2 and April 3 with Raghuram Rajan (UChicago).
💻 Learn more & register to attend:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🔊 Are vocational training programs effective?
On the newest #DevelopmentDialogue with @voxdev.bsky.social, Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Stefano Caria (University of Warwick) & Munshi Sulaiman (BIGD) examine the real impact of these programs.
Listen to the full episode:
egc.yale.edu/news/250401/...
On the newest #DevelopmentDialogue with @voxdev.bsky.social, Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Stefano Caria (University of Warwick) & Munshi Sulaiman (BIGD) examine the real impact of these programs.
Listen to the full episode:
egc.yale.edu/news/250401/...
April 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🔊 Are vocational training programs effective?
On the newest #DevelopmentDialogue with @voxdev.bsky.social, Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Stefano Caria (University of Warwick) & Munshi Sulaiman (BIGD) examine the real impact of these programs.
Listen to the full episode:
egc.yale.edu/news/250401/...
On the newest #DevelopmentDialogue with @voxdev.bsky.social, Oriana Bandiera (LSE), Stefano Caria (University of Warwick) & Munshi Sulaiman (BIGD) examine the real impact of these programs.
Listen to the full episode:
egc.yale.edu/news/250401/...
In his work on electrification in Bihar, Nicholas Ryan sees that people’s priorities when they are reached with power:
1. Charging for their mobile phone
2. Light bulb
The panel explores common desires in wealthy and low-income countries
1. Charging for their mobile phone
2. Light bulb
The panel explores common desires in wealthy and low-income countries
March 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
In his work on electrification in Bihar, Nicholas Ryan sees that people’s priorities when they are reached with power:
1. Charging for their mobile phone
2. Light bulb
The panel explores common desires in wealthy and low-income countries
1. Charging for their mobile phone
2. Light bulb
The panel explores common desires in wealthy and low-income countries
Which environmental harms are about enriching the few, versus benefiting the many?
Sunil Amrith explores historical environmental tradeoffs in our panel "Why are the rich failing the poor on climate change?"
Sunil Amrith explores historical environmental tradeoffs in our panel "Why are the rich failing the poor on climate change?"
March 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Which environmental harms are about enriching the few, versus benefiting the many?
Sunil Amrith explores historical environmental tradeoffs in our panel "Why are the rich failing the poor on climate change?"
Sunil Amrith explores historical environmental tradeoffs in our panel "Why are the rich failing the poor on climate change?"