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You are in school. Or, so you say…

Regardless of whether we do empirical or theoretical work, we all have to utilize information given to us by others. In the field of development economics, we rely heavily on surveys of individuals,...

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Early Childhood Development Programs – Beyond nutrition and cognitive...

This is the sixth post in our series of blogs by graduate students on the job market this year. Interventions during early childhood have begun to gain importance in the social policy agenda in...

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Ticket to Ride? Building Efficient and Equitable Cities with Bus Rapid...

This is the fifth in this year’s job market series. By 2050, 2.5 billion people will move into cities with the vast majority doing so in the developing world (United Nations 2014). This has the...

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The Earlier the Better? Timing and Type of Investments to Mitigate Early-Life...

This is the seventeenth, and penultimate, of this year’s job market series. Research question and motivation That early-life events can affect adult outcomes is now well established. Lifelong health,...

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Can Wealth Taxation Work in Developing Countries? Guest post by Juliana...

This is the first in this year's series of posts by PhD students on the job market. Developed countries have recently begun considering wealth taxes to raise revenue and curb rising inequality. Should...

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