Asst Prof of Economics @Columbia_Biz & @The_IGC. Working conditions, labor rights, & firm productivity + multinationals' interventions in developing countries.
New York, NY
Joined March 2011
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Thrilled to see this paper coming out in Econometrica! I'm grateful to the editor and the referees and to my mentors for helping me to realize its full potential.
I run an RCT on occupational safety & health (OSH) committees, the key worker voice institution for workplace health & safety. They have small, positive effects on OSH, with no evidence they are costly in terms of wages, employment, or labor productivity econometricsociety.org/publi…
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"We had to shoot them dead one by one, sir," a senior police officer by the name of Iqbal (according to the name plate on his chest) tells Asaduzzaman Khan, the former home minister, about their ordeal in dealing with the protesters.
Read more: thedailystar.net/news/bangla…
#Crime #openfire #BdPolice #QuotaProtest #studentMovement #bangladesh
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One of my favorite conferences of the year! Great place to submit management and personnel papers.
Super excited to announce the 10th edition of the Empirical Management Conference, which will gake place at HBS on December 12/13 2024.
Please submit your papers at the link below.
worldmanagementsurvey.org/em…
Cc @danielascur @renata__lemos @I_Am_NickBloom @johnvanreenen
It's a hopeful, critical juncture in 🇧🇩 now that Sheikh Hasina’s govt stepped down. Show solidarity with Bangladeshis: demand the US govt & int'l community support peaceful caretaker rule, the emergence of new political parties, & democratic elections.
Americans can contact the Congress people listed here. The action is no longer open, but these remain relevant leaders:
justiceforbangladesh.good.do…
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Bangladesh has made it!!! It has toppled a tyrant.
এই বিজয় ছাত্রদের! এই বিজয় সাধারণ জনগণের!!
I am also sick and tired of seeing some Indian so-called intellectuals portraying this mass revolution as a right-wing political move. Please stop that nonsense.
Bangladesh's PM Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country after weeks of deadly protests, ending her 15-year reign.
Here’s a look at her time in office: aje.io/h72qh2
The IGC Bangladesh team encourages proposals in all priority topics, but are especially looking to build in energy & environment and state capacity. We also have an exciting data-unlocking initiative in progress - reach out to us w/ questions! And please apply (by Sept 30)!
The IGC #callforproposals is now open 🟢
We welcome research proposals on #sustainable economic growth in low- and middle-income countries across four themes:
1️⃣ Firms, trade and productivity
2️⃣ State effectiveness
3️⃣ Cities
4️⃣ Energy and environment
theigc.org/funding/call-for-…
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Reminder, the IGC and the Yale Economic Growth Center are hosting a two-day conference on 24-25 October, 2024 on the theme of “Firms, Trade, and Development.” Its a great conference! Please submit by Monday, 16 August at 5 PM EST @ lse.tfaforms.net/f/IGC-EGC-C…
The past 2 weeks in Bangladesh have been horrifying: a brutal crackdown on protesters seeking govt reform w/ hundreds killed, deployment of the army & shoot-on-sight orders, near complete communication shut down, and nationwide curfew. Bangladeshis deserve so much better.
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Union leaders exhibit better leadership qualities than average workers and cultivate collective action in labor movements through coordinating workers’ views and participation, from @lauraboudreau, Rocco Macchiavello, @VirginiaMinni, and Mari Tanaka nber.org/papers/w32619
The New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is back! Last year's included a fascinating set of speakers & topics. I am sure this year's will be similarly or more productive & engaging. @Columbia on Nov 1-2. Submit your papers! 👇
The @Columbia New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is back, Nov. 1-2, 2024. Please submit papers: docs.google.com/forms/d/12gd…
Deadline Sept 13. Conference page:
cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/conte…
Links to fab 2023 version below.
Joint effort of @Policy_Dialogue, @Columbia_CDEP, CPE.
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Daughters of civil servants exposed to female co-workers are more likely to work later in life, command higher income, and have fewer children, from Abhay Aneja, Silvia Farina, and @guoxu_econ nber.org/papers/w32639
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Please RT: I'm super excited that the BREAD Conference on Development Economics is coming to Asia for the first time! Hosted in December by @NUSingapore in collaboration with partner organizations. More info at breadasia2024.com. Deadline August 16. Welcome to Singapore!
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When scientists are accused of sexual misconduct, their (and their co-authors' and their co-authors' co-authors') citations decline ...
... but not so much in male-dominated fields.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
Fascinating paper by @Rainer_Widmann1 & co-authors
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The secret is out: Beginning this summer, I will be joining @Columbia as the endowed Professor of Energy Policy at @ColumbiaSIPA.
I’m eager to collaborate with the brilliant minds at Columbia and contribute to our shared mission of driving informed policy change.
I am beyond grateful for this opportunity, and for everyone who has supported me on the journey here. Let’s continue the good work together!
Robert Metcalfe (@RDMetcalfe) joins SIPA as professor of international and public affairs, with a professorship of energy policy.
Metcalfe, who most recently was a professor of economics at the University of Southern California, studies applied microeconomics, with a focus on energy and environmental markets, transportation, firm and labor productivity, and public policy. He holds a PhD from Imperial College London.
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Call for papers is out for the BREAD-CEPR-TIME-TCD Symposium.
Send in your submissions, any area of development economics by July 1st.
Anyone can submit - please RT to help spread the word.
Submission portal: bit.ly/BREAD-CEPR-TIME-TCD
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Some multinationals privately enforce labour standards among their suppliers in developing countries. But is this effective, and does it complement or replace other ways to improve working conditions?
Listen to @LauraBoudreau discuss this research here: voxdev.org/topic/firms-trade…
I run an RCT on occupational safety & health (OSH) committees, the key worker voice institution for workplace health & safety. They have small, positive effects on OSH, with no evidence they are costly in terms of wages, employment, or labor productivity econometricsociety.org/publi…
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Submissions are open for NEUDC 2024 at Northeastern!
📣Spread the word!
Northeastern University is thrilled to host the North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) Conference on Nov 2-3, 2024!
📝 Call for Papers: Submission Starts June 1, and ends July 15
More details: cssh.northeastern.edu/gap/ne…
#NEUDC2024 #NEUDC
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Come apply to work with us!
📢 We're hiring!! Come work with @LoriBeaman @asanishasharma, @karsha & me on our Firms and Sexual Harassment Prevention project!
1️⃣YR pre-doc position based in Delhi 🇮🇳
⏱️Start asap, deadline June 6th
dropbox.com/scl/fi/un54naas7…
