Eeshani Kandpal
@eeshani.bsky.social
She/her. Development economist. Gender, health, and nutrition. Currently at CGD. WB Research, Illinois, and Macalester alumna. Forever a Delhi girl. #econsky
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Eeshani Kandpal
@eeshani.bsky.social
· Dec 10
How Do Pakistani Parents’ Preferences Drive Investments in Their Girls?
The traditional economics model for human capital accumulation says that labor market returns to schooling drive parents’ investments in their children’s education. Makes sense—we choose to invest in ...
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Our new working paper with Rossella Calvi and Hira Farooqi. We try to understand parental beliefs and preferences around marriage market returns to girls’ education in Pakistan. (Longer thread to come soon.)
For now, read our blog and the paper itself here 👇🏾
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-do-...
For now, read our blog and the paper itself here 👇🏾
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-do-...
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Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
Opinion | Renee Good wasn’t the first person shot in her car by ICE. The justification followed a familiar script.
Mike Fox: The officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
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PEPFAR treated 14.4m women in 2024—the largest share of individuals served.
As the program faces major uncertainty, analysis from @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean for women and children:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
As the program faces major uncertainty, analysis from @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean for women and children:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
What PEPFAR’s 2024 Data Reveal About the Mounting Risks For Women and Children
For more than two decades, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been one of the most successful global health investments in history. Since 2003, it has helped save an esti...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
PEPFAR treated 14.4m women in 2024—the largest share of individuals served.
As the program faces major uncertainty, analysis from @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean for women and children:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
As the program faces major uncertainty, analysis from @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean for women and children:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
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Our findings 20 years post conflict: Childhood trauma from conflict has lasting psychological and social effects that may be missed by standard economic measures.
📣 Child abductions are still tragically commonplace in conflicts around the worldtoday.
cgdev.org/publication/ch…
📣 Child abductions are still tragically commonplace in conflicts around the worldtoday.
cgdev.org/publication/ch…
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Our findings 20 years post conflict: Childhood trauma from conflict has lasting psychological and social effects that may be missed by standard economic measures.
📣 Child abductions are still tragically commonplace in conflicts around the worldtoday.
cgdev.org/publication/ch…
📣 Child abductions are still tragically commonplace in conflicts around the worldtoday.
cgdev.org/publication/ch…
New work with @alessandracassar.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social Christine Mbabaze Mpyangu and @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social
In a new study, @eeshani.bsky.social & fellow experts ask: What does life look like for northern Ugandan women who were taken as children and are now adults?
20 years on, the study finds lasting psychological & social impacts that economic measures often miss:
https://go.cgdev.org/49j4n31
20 years on, the study finds lasting psychological & social impacts that economic measures often miss:
https://go.cgdev.org/49j4n31
From Childhood Abduction to Adulthood: What 20 Years Reveal About Women in Northern Uganda
Two decades after the LRA left northern Uganda, its legacy of abduction lives on in the daily emotional experiences of the girls–now women– that they abducted. Addressing that legacy requires policy c...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New work with @alessandracassar.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social Christine Mbabaze Mpyangu and @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social
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📣What does life look like for the Ugandan women who were taken as children by the Lord Resistance Army in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, & are now adults raising families of their own? 📣
➡️ New @CGDev blog post, on our study @alessandracassar.bsky.social @eeshani.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social
➡️ New @CGDev blog post, on our study @alessandracassar.bsky.social @eeshani.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social
📢 In a new paper with @alessandracassar.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social Christine Mbabaze Mpyangu @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social, we study how childhood abductions cast a long shadow into adulthood among women in northern Uganda.
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/childho...
#gender #conflict #mentalhealth
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/childho...
#gender #conflict #mentalhealth
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
📣What does life look like for the Ugandan women who were taken as children by the Lord Resistance Army in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, & are now adults raising families of their own? 📣
➡️ New @CGDev blog post, on our study @alessandracassar.bsky.social @eeshani.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social
➡️ New @CGDev blog post, on our study @alessandracassar.bsky.social @eeshani.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social
📢 In a new paper with @alessandracassar.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social Christine Mbabaze Mpyangu @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social, we study how childhood abductions cast a long shadow into adulthood among women in northern Uganda.
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/childho...
#gender #conflict #mentalhealth
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/childho...
#gender #conflict #mentalhealth
December 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
📢 In a new paper with @alessandracassar.bsky.social @mirandainez.bsky.social Christine Mbabaze Mpyangu @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social, we study how childhood abductions cast a long shadow into adulthood among women in northern Uganda.
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/childho...
#gender #conflict #mentalhealth
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/childho...
#gender #conflict #mentalhealth
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"The question is not whether PEPFAR will change, but whether its evolution will uphold the dignity, rights, and survival of those who depend on it."
New analysis by @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
New analysis by @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
What PEPFAR’s 2024 Data Reveal About the Mounting Risks For Women and Children
For more than two decades, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been one of the most successful global health investments in history. Since 2003, it has helped save an esti...
go.cgdev.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"The question is not whether PEPFAR will change, but whether its evolution will uphold the dignity, rights, and survival of those who depend on it."
New analysis by @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
New analysis by @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
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So pleased to learn that @seyeabimbola.bsky.social has been promoted to full professorship!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So pleased to learn that @seyeabimbola.bsky.social has been promoted to full professorship!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
Bravo, Seye! 🎉
Keep up the inspiring work!!
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PEPFAR treated 14.4 million women in 2024—the largest share of individuals served.
As the program faces major uncertainty, new analysis by @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean for women and children:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
As the program faces major uncertainty, new analysis by @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean for women and children:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
What PEPFAR’s 2024 Data Reveal About the Mounting Risks For Women and Children
For more than two decades, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been one of the most successful global health investments in history. Since 2003, it has helped save an esti...
go.cgdev.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
PEPFAR treated 14.4 million women in 2024—the largest share of individuals served.
As the program faces major uncertainty, new analysis by @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean for women and children:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
As the program faces major uncertainty, new analysis by @eeshani.bsky.social and Brian Webster shows who relies on PEPFAR and what disruptions could mean for women and children:
https://go.cgdev.org/4aaa44f
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Sometimes nudges backfire. www.cgdev.org/publication/...
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Sometimes nudges backfire. www.cgdev.org/publication/...
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The American Economic Association's Committee on the Job Market surveyed Economics Departments in the U.S. regarding their plans to hire assistant professors this cycle (2025-26). 29.7% said that their department was under a hiring freeze.
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#EconSky #EconJobMarket
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#EconSky #EconJobMarket
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The American Economic Association's Committee on the Job Market surveyed Economics Departments in the U.S. regarding their plans to hire assistant professors this cycle (2025-26). 29.7% said that their department was under a hiring freeze.
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#EconSky #EconJobMarket
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#EconSky #EconJobMarket
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Thoughtful and thorough piece on the risk to independent research at World Bank of latest reorg. To every economist everywhere working on global development: Read this and resist. @charlesjkenny.bsky.social @eeshani.bsky.social
The World Bank plans to “operationally align” its research arm. But the changes could undermine its ability to deliver rigorous, independent analysis free from client or internal pressure.
More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
The World Bank Group Reorganization: A Retreat from Research Quality?
A recent PowerPoint presentation presents the outline for the institutional structure of “The WBG Knowledge Bank.” But a knowledge bank owes it to its stakeholders impartial and transparent considerat...
go.cgdev.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thoughtful and thorough piece on the risk to independent research at World Bank of latest reorg. To every economist everywhere working on global development: Read this and resist. @charlesjkenny.bsky.social @eeshani.bsky.social
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The World Bank plans to “operationally align” its research arm. But the changes could undermine its ability to deliver rigorous, independent analysis free from client or internal pressure.
More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
The World Bank Group Reorganization: A Retreat from Research Quality?
A recent PowerPoint presentation presents the outline for the institutional structure of “The WBG Knowledge Bank.” But a knowledge bank owes it to its stakeholders impartial and transparent considerat...
go.cgdev.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The World Bank plans to “operationally align” its research arm. But the changes could undermine its ability to deliver rigorous, independent analysis free from client or internal pressure.
More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
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Thanks @daveevansphd.bsky.social !
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thanks @daveevansphd.bsky.social !
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
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Stay tuned for follow-up, where we conduct an RCT involving vulnerable women in this area - half abducted as children - to assess the impact of:
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Stay tuned for follow-up, where we conduct an RCT involving vulnerable women in this area - half abducted as children - to assess the impact of:
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
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Gender parity in hiring hasn't translated into parity in promotion at IFIs.
To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
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November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Gender parity in hiring hasn't translated into parity in promotion at IFIs.
To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
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Amid the emergence of Gen Z-led protests, @eeshani.bsky.social asks: Can they translate mass mobilization into pro-poor policy, evidence-based decision-making, & transparent governance?
Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
A Populism That’s Really of the People? Poverty, Protest, and Regime Collapse in South Asia
The emergence of youth- and student-led protests raises a hopeful but uncertain question: will these movements deliver differently once in power? Having toppled governments, can they translate mass mo...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Amid the emergence of Gen Z-led protests, @eeshani.bsky.social asks: Can they translate mass mobilization into pro-poor policy, evidence-based decision-making, & transparent governance?
Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
Independent research at risk at the World Bank?!??!? Ouch/No! On why that's a bad idea: www.cgdev.org/blog/world-b... @eeshani.bsky.social @cgdev.org
The World Bank Group Reorganization: A Retreat from Research Quality?
A recent PowerPoint presentation presents the outline for the institutional structure of “The WBG Knowledge Bank.” But a knowledge bank owes it to its stakeholders impartial and transparent considerat...
www.cgdev.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Independent research at risk at the World Bank?!??!? Ouch/No! On why that's a bad idea: www.cgdev.org/blog/world-b... @eeshani.bsky.social @cgdev.org
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
The World Bank plans to reform its research structure—but @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social warn the changes could undermine its ability to deliver rigorous, independent analysis free from client or internal pressure.
More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
The World Bank Group Reorganization: A Retreat from Research Quality?
A recent PowerPoint presentation presents the outline for the institutional structure of “The WBG Knowledge Bank.” But a knowledge bank owes it to its stakeholders impartial and transparent considerat...
go.cgdev.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The World Bank plans to reform its research structure—but @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social warn the changes could undermine its ability to deliver rigorous, independent analysis free from client or internal pressure.
More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
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"There are three reasons the World Bank needs an independent research department: rigor and accountability, blue sky thinking, and generating public goods."
The World Bank Group is planning to reorganize its research functions. The results could be even uglier than the powerpoint: an end to independent research at the institution and conflicts of interest all over...
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
October 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"There are three reasons the World Bank needs an independent research department: rigor and accountability, blue sky thinking, and generating public goods."
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
The World Bank Group is planning to reorganize its research functions. The results could be even uglier than the powerpoint: an end to independent research at the institution and conflicts of interest all over...
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The World Bank Group is planning to reorganize its research functions. The results could be even uglier than the powerpoint: an end to independent research at the institution and conflicts of interest all over...
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.