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Economics and and data-driven insights for equitable development. https://egc.yale.edu
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📊 Professor LaPoint’s research explores topics at the intersection of real estate, macro-finance, and corporate finance. A theme of his research is how housing market conditions matter for the aggregate economy and financial markets.

📚Learn more about Cameron LaPoint: egc.yale.edu/people/camer...
Cameron LaPoint
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November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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📚 Read more from EGC’s Nicholas Ryan and coauthors: egc.yale.edu/news/250730/...
Paying to Pollute: How Carbon Offsets Actually Raised Emissions in China
Carbon offset programs aim to lower emissions by allowing high-income countries to meet part of their reduction targets by financing projects in low- and middle-income countries. Evidence from China—o...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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🌏 Carbon offset programs aim to lower emissions by allowing high-income countries to meet part of their reduction targets by financing projects in low- and middle-income countries. Evidence from China suggests that non-additional offsets can in fact exacerbate environmental damages.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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The IDE Program is a one-year Master's program that helps students build the necessary toolkit for embracing obstacles in their future careers in international development.

📖 Read more about the program at the IDE website: economics.yale.edu/ide-ma-program
International and Development Economics
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August 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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📅 TOMORROW, Wednesday, August 20: 8AM & 2PM ET

💻 Register for the 8AM session: yale.zoom.us/s/96899267601

💻 Register for the 2PM session: yale.zoom.us/s/99609469695
August 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Join us for an informational session about the IDE Master's program hosted by EGC & @yaleeconomics.bsky.social.

📅 Wednesday, August 20: Two sessions: 8AM & 2PM ET
💻 Register for the 8AM session: yale.zoom.us/s/96899267601
💻 Register for the 2PM session: yale.zoom.us/s/99609469695
August 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The IDE Program is a one-year Master's program that helps students build the necessary toolkit for embracing obstacles in their future careers in international development.

📖 Read more about the program at the IDE website: economics.yale.edu/ide-ma-program
August 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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📚 Read more in the EGC Affiliate Spotlight: egc.yale.edu/research/mar...
Maria Kogelnik describes her research on gender differences in persisting at challenging career paths
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August 14, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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📊 Using a novel method of linking US Census records across time, new EGC affiliate Leah Boustan traces immigrants’ economic and cultural trajectories – confronting several prevailing myths about immigration in the process.

📚 Read the latest EGC Affiliate Spotlight: egc.yale.edu/research/lea...
Leah Boustan on debunking immigration myths with data
New EGC affiliate Leah Boustan analyzes US historical data to evaluate contemporary narratives around immigration.
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August 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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This two-day event will bring together leading researchers to discuss the latest evidence and insights at the intersection of #FirmsTradeDev.

📍 In-person: Yale University
💻 Virtual: Zoom Webinar

Register now: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/...
Firms, Trade, and Development Conference 2025
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August 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM