Ashish Sedai
sedai.bsky.social
Ashish Sedai
@sedai.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Economics @UTArlington, research enthusiast, and advocate for inclusive economic growth. 🌍📈
I am thrilled to begin my appointment as a Visiting Scholar at SIEPR, @Stanford this Fall

A special thank you to my mentors @saumjha.bsky.social @Anita Alves Pena , @raymiller.bsky.social and @ramaa vasudevan, collaborators, and colleagues.

#Stanford #SIEPR #Economics #VisitingScholar #Research
September 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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#EMH2025 indeed, great first day with interesting sessions and an excellent keynote by Molly Schnell on a lovely campus with great weather. Looking forward to tomorrow.
September 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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It was such a pleasure to join @cinchessen.bsky.social/ @uvabatten.bsky.social at the invitation of @ckronenberg.bsky.social to present this prize and to meet Ashish and all the conference participants
September 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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September 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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🏆 We have our winner of the 2nd Standard Error Best Paper Prize at #EMHW25:

“Spousal Relationship & Adolescent Psychosocial Health”
by @sedai.bsky.social et al.

Their RCT finds that couples' counseling for parents boosts girls’ confidence, schooling & mothers’ mental health.

tinyurl.com/2b8hcd5j
September 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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2025 Workshop successfully concluded with nice sessions, a great keynote by Kosali and the best paper prize.
Thanks to @sebastiantt.bsky.social for hosting and Arnold Ventures for making it possible. Safe travels to everyone.
September 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Beyond thrill to receive the @standarderror.bsky.social best paper prize for our novel effort to improve adolescent psychosocial health through parental relationship interventions
🏆 We have our winner of the 2nd Standard Error Best Paper Prize at #EMHW25:

“Spousal Relationship & Adolescent Psychosocial Health”
by @sedai.bsky.social et al.

Their RCT finds that couples' counseling for parents boosts girls’ confidence, schooling & mothers’ mental health.

tinyurl.com/2b8hcd5j
September 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Yeah, this one.
Accidentally download the appendix of an econ working paper:
January 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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NBER Children and Families Spring Conference Call for Papers is out! Info Below!

conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
December 19, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Well first post here:

Free access:

academic.oup.com/wber/advance...

Proud of the work with @raymiller.bsky.social, Lackson and Lauren.
Private Sanitation and Psychosocial Health in Adolescent Girls
Abstract. The relationship between access to private sanitation facilities at home and psychosocial development is documented among adolescents aged 12 to
academic.oup.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:58 AM
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Hi #EconSky! Today at 11amEST/5pmCEST our next #WEFIDEV webinar in #Finance and #Development featuring work of @sedai.bsky.social in 🇮🇳 and Laura Aquino Arriaga in 🇲🇽. Full schedule on wefidev.com. Pls DM us to join the community
@seankhiggins.bsky.social, Nicola Limodio and Kim Fe Cramer
October 23, 2023 at 10:04 AM
Our new paper in World Development using contextualized survey to understand how unpaid care affects time-use of men and women. Unpaid caregiving: women lose: Employment, Happiness and Life Satisfaction, what they gain: Leisure.
#econbsky #unpaidwork #care

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 18, 2023 at 10:52 PM
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#Econsky 📉📈
My colleagues in quantitative marketing and I are looking to hire several pre docs at the University of Chicago Booth starting June. Please spread the word to your best students and apply.

www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...
www.chicagobooth.edu
October 11, 2023 at 12:31 AM
Here we go! Job: #EconProfessor UT Arlington Start: 09/01/24 Asst./Assoc. Prof. in Econ Arlington Apply by Dec 8: uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/25037 Must-Haves: PhD by Spring '24 Join the Fun! #Econbsky #UTAEcon #ApplyNow . Reach out for Questions.
October 10, 2023 at 3:19 PM
On this remarkable day for researcher working on issues of gender, I am proud to have been working on issues of gender in developing economies. Here are my papers:
1. Does reliable electrification reduce gender differences? Evidence from India - ScienceDirect
October 9, 2023 at 5:08 PM
In a world where the measure of conflict's toll is fatality, #Manipur should be in the spotlight just as much as #Israel. Let's shed light on the untold stories and work towards peace. 🕊️✨ #EndViolenceWithDialogue #TogetherForChange"
October 8, 2023 at 5:19 AM
Short introduction: I’m an assistant prof of Economics at the University of Texas at Arlington. My current research focuses on financial inclusion, innovation and literacy and its impact on household well-being, gendered outcomes inequality and resilience to natural disasters. #EconSky
October 7, 2023 at 4:59 PM