Radhika Jain
@radhikajain.bsky.social
Health/dev economist working on inequality, healthcare policy in India. Assistant Prof at UCL. Into dogs, secret lives of plants & animals, low budget travel.
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Call for papers for a World Bank Economic Review special issue on migration and development: we are doing a special issue that builds on a recent conference, but with submissions open also for non-conference papers. Short papers in the AER insights type format also welcome. Deadline November 30.
October 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Call for papers for a World Bank Economic Review special issue on migration and development: we are doing a special issue that builds on a recent conference, but with submissions open also for non-conference papers. Short papers in the AER insights type format also welcome. Deadline November 30.
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Do you have a paper on the economics of health in lower-and-middle income countries? Submit it to the 2nd Workshop of the Global Health Economics WG in Rotterdam 4-5 June 2026. Submit at tinyurl.com/ywcwz7ba by 1 Dec. Special treat: keynote by @martinabjorkman.bsky.social
ESE-RGHI-GHE Workshop on Health Economics in LMICs 2026
The workshop will foster in-depth discussions, bringing together development economists and health researchers from across the globe.
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October 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Do you have a paper on the economics of health in lower-and-middle income countries? Submit it to the 2nd Workshop of the Global Health Economics WG in Rotterdam 4-5 June 2026. Submit at tinyurl.com/ywcwz7ba by 1 Dec. Special treat: keynote by @martinabjorkman.bsky.social
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And obviously, the NHS.
Yes, it is overstretched and suffering from neglect, but bring a parent in for a day procedure and witness the depth of compassion in that organisation.
If nothing else does, that should restore hope.
Yes, it is overstretched and suffering from neglect, but bring a parent in for a day procedure and witness the depth of compassion in that organisation.
If nothing else does, that should restore hope.
June 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
And obviously, the NHS.
Yes, it is overstretched and suffering from neglect, but bring a parent in for a day procedure and witness the depth of compassion in that organisation.
If nothing else does, that should restore hope.
Yes, it is overstretched and suffering from neglect, but bring a parent in for a day procedure and witness the depth of compassion in that organisation.
If nothing else does, that should restore hope.
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Last week, @rhodesben.bsky.social and I did a Munk Debates against Kevin Roberts and Kellyanne Conway on whether Trump is leading America into a new golden age.
We won. This is from my closing statement.
There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.
We won. This is from my closing statement.
There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.
June 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Last week, @rhodesben.bsky.social and I did a Munk Debates against Kevin Roberts and Kellyanne Conway on whether Trump is leading America into a new golden age.
We won. This is from my closing statement.
There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.
We won. This is from my closing statement.
There’s nothing golden about a movement that bathes in gratuitous cruelty.
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"For 142 years, the merit-based civil service survived because both parties recognized that functional government requires professional expertise. That consensus is dead. We're watching the transformation of public servants into party servants, of a government of laws into a government of loyalty."
this @adambonica.bsky.social piece deserves to be read beside the yeoman work that @donmoyn.bsky.social and @pamherd.bsky.social have been doing. The dismantling of administrative expertise is one of those stories that is so big that pro journalists with beats find it hard to focus on or explain .
How to Dismantle a Democracy, One Job Posting at a Time
OPM’s new hiring memo imports the authoritarian playbook—quietly, bureaucratically, and by design.
data4democracy.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"For 142 years, the merit-based civil service survived because both parties recognized that functional government requires professional expertise. That consensus is dead. We're watching the transformation of public servants into party servants, of a government of laws into a government of loyalty."
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The tragic landslide in Blatten gives me the excuse to tell you the story of how we found out Ice Ages existed. It's a cool story and the most important bit is rather similar to what's happening now.
Aerial view westward over the Blatten deposit and the newly formed lake upstream! 🧊🌊
📷Via Christian Petit/Linkedin
📷Via Christian Petit/Linkedin
May 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The tragic landslide in Blatten gives me the excuse to tell you the story of how we found out Ice Ages existed. It's a cool story and the most important bit is rather similar to what's happening now.
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indefensible
Israel says it will establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. They would include new settlements and the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization.
Israel authorizes more Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank
Israel says it will authorize 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. They would include new settlements and the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization.
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May 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
indefensible
Our 2-part series on urban LMIC primary care is out. These are thick markets w many providers but variable quality. Rural frameworks focused on inadequate access don't apply. Instead, leverage competition, choice to shape mkts, reward high/push out low quality.
May 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Our 2-part series on urban LMIC primary care is out. These are thick markets w many providers but variable quality. Rural frameworks focused on inadequate access don't apply. Instead, leverage competition, choice to shape mkts, reward high/push out low quality.
Finally got around to reading it. What an awesome paper (and example of how careful descriptive stats can be enlightening)!
How did such a large share of the world’s population escape extreme poverty? Paul Niehaus, Tom Vogl and I were curious and are excited to share with you what we've found.
vincentarmentano.com/research/hpf...
vincentarmentano.com/research/hpf...
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April 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Finally got around to reading it. What an awesome paper (and example of how careful descriptive stats can be enlightening)!
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People with Yale connections, please check out and consider signing onto this letter asking Yale leaders to join others — notably including Yale's own faculty — in taking a stand.
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April 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
People with Yale connections, please check out and consider signing onto this letter asking Yale leaders to join others — notably including Yale's own faculty — in taking a stand.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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How many more headlines like this do we have to see? The Israeli military's repeated strikes on areas where Gaza's most vulnerable seek refuge are neither legal nor strategic. It must stop, and an immediate independent investigation into this tragedy is necessary.
April 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
How many more headlines like this do we have to see? The Israeli military's repeated strikes on areas where Gaza's most vulnerable seek refuge are neither legal nor strategic. It must stop, and an immediate independent investigation into this tragedy is necessary.
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This is why we have due process; because random people speculating about things is a terrible way to run a government. Without due process, we're all just vigilantes.
At its core, that's what this is about. Due process and the rule of law. Everything else is window dressing.
At its core, that's what this is about. Due process and the rule of law. Everything else is window dressing.
Rep. Dan Meuser on Abrego Garcia: "Maybe he's not a terrorist. But he's a potential terrorist. He's a terrorist watchlist person."
April 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is why we have due process; because random people speculating about things is a terrible way to run a government. Without due process, we're all just vigilantes.
At its core, that's what this is about. Due process and the rule of law. Everything else is window dressing.
At its core, that's what this is about. Due process and the rule of law. Everything else is window dressing.
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Such a striking depiction of turnout differences btwn Democrats and Republicans in 2024.
As @adambonica.bsky.social notes below: “Official turnout records show registered Republicans had higher turnout rates than Democrats everywhere but DC.”
Seems this is what Dems should really talk about.
As @adambonica.bsky.social notes below: “Official turnout records show registered Republicans had higher turnout rates than Democrats everywhere but DC.”
Seems this is what Dems should really talk about.
Which party turned out more in 2024? Official turnout records show registered Republicans had higher turnout rates than Democrats everywhere but DC (avg gap R+7 pts).
That’s hard to square with the narrative that Democrats now benefit when fewer people vote.
That’s hard to square with the narrative that Democrats now benefit when fewer people vote.
April 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Such a striking depiction of turnout differences btwn Democrats and Republicans in 2024.
As @adambonica.bsky.social notes below: “Official turnout records show registered Republicans had higher turnout rates than Democrats everywhere but DC.”
Seems this is what Dems should really talk about.
As @adambonica.bsky.social notes below: “Official turnout records show registered Republicans had higher turnout rates than Democrats everywhere but DC.”
Seems this is what Dems should really talk about.
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🚨PhD alert! In light of everything happening in the world, the Econ Department at Imperial College is conducting a second round of admissions for fall 2025! Applications due April 30, offers in mid-May. Please spread the word! More details:
#EconPhD @mondpanther.bsky.social @samasher.bsky.social
#EconPhD @mondpanther.bsky.social @samasher.bsky.social
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April 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🚨PhD alert! In light of everything happening in the world, the Econ Department at Imperial College is conducting a second round of admissions for fall 2025! Applications due April 30, offers in mid-May. Please spread the word! More details:
#EconPhD @mondpanther.bsky.social @samasher.bsky.social
#EconPhD @mondpanther.bsky.social @samasher.bsky.social
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Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
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Our database of terminated grants is powered first by PIs who send us information about their grants. If your grant was terminated--or if you received a stop work order of some sort--let us know!
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April 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Our database of terminated grants is powered first by PIs who send us information about their grants. If your grant was terminated--or if you received a stop work order of some sort--let us know!
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20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.
A better world is possible.
A better world is possible.
April 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
20,000 in ruby red Utah on their feet, in community, and ready to organize for a better world.
A better world is possible.
A better world is possible.
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I don't think people realize that in important respects tariffs are now higher & more inflationary than what was announced on last Wednesday.
Since then we've gone from 54% to 125% on China, our 3rd largest trading partner. That outweighs delaying the increases on 70+ others.
Since then we've gone from 54% to 125% on China, our 3rd largest trading partner. That outweighs delaying the increases on 70+ others.
April 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I don't think people realize that in important respects tariffs are now higher & more inflationary than what was announced on last Wednesday.
Since then we've gone from 54% to 125% on China, our 3rd largest trading partner. That outweighs delaying the increases on 70+ others.
Since then we've gone from 54% to 125% on China, our 3rd largest trading partner. That outweighs delaying the increases on 70+ others.
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The release of a working paper by Heather Sarsons in 2015 led junior female economists to reduce the number of working papers co-authored exclusively with men.
The decrease in male co-authorships was not offset and led to a net decrease in working papers and publications.
The decrease in male co-authorships was not offset and led to a net decrease in working papers and publications.
April 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The release of a working paper by Heather Sarsons in 2015 led junior female economists to reduce the number of working papers co-authored exclusively with men.
The decrease in male co-authorships was not offset and led to a net decrease in working papers and publications.
The decrease in male co-authorships was not offset and led to a net decrease in working papers and publications.
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Pittsburgh-based aerospace company, which sells parts to the major aviation companies, has declared a force majeure in the wake of Trump's tariffs so it can break contract obligations
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Exclusive: Aircraft supplier Howmet may halt orders if hit by Trump tariffs, letter says
Howmet Aerospace , which supplies parts for planes built by Airbus and Boeing , may halt some shipments if they are impacted by tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 5, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Pittsburgh-based aerospace company, which sells parts to the major aviation companies, has declared a force majeure in the wake of Trump's tariffs so it can break contract obligations
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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I wrote a piece for @voxdev.bsky.social on the economic and social impact of US tariffs on Bangladesh.
It’s bleak
It’s bleak
🆕 US tariffs on Bangladesh threaten decades of economic and social progress 🇧🇩
Today on VoxDev, @susannahhares.bsky.social outlines how export-led manufacturing boosted women's economic empowerment in Bangladesh & explores the threats posed by US tariffs: voxdev.org/topic/trade/...
Today on VoxDev, @susannahhares.bsky.social outlines how export-led manufacturing boosted women's economic empowerment in Bangladesh & explores the threats posed by US tariffs: voxdev.org/topic/trade/...
US tariffs on Bangladesh threaten decades of economic and social progress
The US has imposed a 37% tariff on Bangladeshi garment exports, a sector that employs more than 4 million people. Rigorous evidence shows that export-led manufacturing in Bangladesh has boosted female...
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April 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I wrote a piece for @voxdev.bsky.social on the economic and social impact of US tariffs on Bangladesh.
It’s bleak
It’s bleak
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today we will all read imbens 2021 on statistical significance and p values, which is a strong contender for having the best opening paragraph of any stats paper
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
April 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
today we will all read imbens 2021 on statistical significance and p values, which is a strong contender for having the best opening paragraph of any stats paper
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
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If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
April 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.