Abhijeet Singh
@singhabhi.bsky.social
Development Economist in Stockholm. Past: Oxford Econ, UCL and Delhi Univ. Mostly posts about Econ, India, education, miscellanea. #econsky
Website: www.abhijeetsingh.dev
Website: www.abhijeetsingh.dev
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Abhijeet Singh
@singhabhi.bsky.social
· Sep 5
Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
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Painful as a finance prof
October 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Painful as a finance prof
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Four items by Mokyr: the first is a topic already recognised by the Nobel, but the other three are less well known areas of Mokyr: his study of the Irish famine, his explanation of why the Dutch Republic was not the first, and his artisan theory of the Industrial Revolution.
October 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Four items by Mokyr: the first is a topic already recognised by the Nobel, but the other three are less well known areas of Mokyr: his study of the Irish famine, his explanation of why the Dutch Republic was not the first, and his artisan theory of the Industrial Revolution.
Come work with me!
Stockholm Sch of Econ (@handels_sse ) is hiring Assistant Professors this year, both in Economics (my dept) and in Finance.
By revealed preference, I think it’s a great place to work + a lovely city to live in.
Econ advert below:
jobs.hhs.se/en/job/stock...
Stockholm Sch of Econ (@handels_sse ) is hiring Assistant Professors this year, both in Economics (my dept) and in Finance.
By revealed preference, I think it’s a great place to work + a lovely city to live in.
Econ advert below:
jobs.hhs.se/en/job/stock...
Tenure Track, Assistant Professor Position at The Department of Economics
Description and QualificationThe Department of Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) seeks candidates for one tenure-track assistant professor po...
jobs.hhs.se
October 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Come work with me!
Stockholm Sch of Econ (@handels_sse ) is hiring Assistant Professors this year, both in Economics (my dept) and in Finance.
By revealed preference, I think it’s a great place to work + a lovely city to live in.
Econ advert below:
jobs.hhs.se/en/job/stock...
Stockholm Sch of Econ (@handels_sse ) is hiring Assistant Professors this year, both in Economics (my dept) and in Finance.
By revealed preference, I think it’s a great place to work + a lovely city to live in.
Econ advert below:
jobs.hhs.se/en/job/stock...
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📢 Call for papers:
🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩
30-31 March 2026, Munich
Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard)
PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!
www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...
Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
@caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social
🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩
30-31 March 2026, Munich
Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard)
PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!
www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...
Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
@caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
📢 Call for papers:
🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩
30-31 March 2026, Munich
Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard)
PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!
www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...
Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
@caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social
🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩
30-31 March 2026, Munich
Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard)
PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!
www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...
Deadline: 11 Jan 2026
@caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social
Our new paper in EJ shows facts I've been curious about for ages.
I'm biased but, IMO, these results are important.
Most of all, though, this paper was fun to write --- coauthors who worked well together, steady progress, and referees who were demanding but made the paper SO much better!
I'm biased but, IMO, these results are important.
Most of all, though, this paper was fun to write --- coauthors who worked well together, steady progress, and referees who were demanding but made the paper SO much better!
Early Childhood Education is central to India’s NEP and global edu goals. Our(@petterberg.bsky.social @singhabhi.bsky.social) new paper at EJ (@resmedia.bsky.social ky.social, bit.ly/4gOtoVV), shows private ECE outperform public options, explaining 60% of the SES gap. In primary, NO private premium.
September 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our new paper in EJ shows facts I've been curious about for ages.
I'm biased but, IMO, these results are important.
Most of all, though, this paper was fun to write --- coauthors who worked well together, steady progress, and referees who were demanding but made the paper SO much better!
I'm biased but, IMO, these results are important.
Most of all, though, this paper was fun to write --- coauthors who worked well together, steady progress, and referees who were demanding but made the paper SO much better!
Reposted by Abhijeet Singh
I remember meeting Karthik & @singhabhi.bsky.social w/ the Mindspark/EI team when I was working at Global Innovation Fund back in 2017—and being blown away by how they were designing for impact @ scale from day 1.
A stellar example of academics + do-ers partnering for scale 🚀📈👇
A stellar example of academics + do-ers partnering for scale 🚀📈👇
Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
September 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I remember meeting Karthik & @singhabhi.bsky.social w/ the Mindspark/EI team when I was working at Global Innovation Fund back in 2017—and being blown away by how they were designing for impact @ scale from day 1.
A stellar example of academics + do-ers partnering for scale 🚀📈👇
A stellar example of academics + do-ers partnering for scale 🚀📈👇
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Really cool result here -- edtech intervention using personalized adaptive learning in RCT in India reduces mismatch between students and the (overly ambitious) curriculum
A key new result, enabled by multi-year RCT:
PAL significantly reduced mismatch between students and curriculum over time as seen in the pivot over time in the Figure below: 8/16
PAL significantly reduced mismatch between students and curriculum over time as seen in the pivot over time in the Figure below: 8/16
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Really cool result here -- edtech intervention using personalized adaptive learning in RCT in India reduces mismatch between students and the (overly ambitious) curriculum
Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
September 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
Reposted by Abhijeet Singh
📢Our CESifo Conference on Economics of Education is about to start!🤩
This will be so exciting!!!🥳
🔗https://www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/event/2025-09-05/cesifo-area-conference-economics-education-2025
@raffasadun.bsky.social @sandramcnally.bsky.social @christinafelfe.bsky.social @singhabhi.bsky.social …
This will be so exciting!!!🥳
🔗https://www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/event/2025-09-05/cesifo-area-conference-economics-education-2025
@raffasadun.bsky.social @sandramcnally.bsky.social @christinafelfe.bsky.social @singhabhi.bsky.social …
September 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
📢Our CESifo Conference on Economics of Education is about to start!🤩
This will be so exciting!!!🥳
🔗https://www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/event/2025-09-05/cesifo-area-conference-economics-education-2025
@raffasadun.bsky.social @sandramcnally.bsky.social @christinafelfe.bsky.social @singhabhi.bsky.social …
This will be so exciting!!!🥳
🔗https://www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/event/2025-09-05/cesifo-area-conference-economics-education-2025
@raffasadun.bsky.social @sandramcnally.bsky.social @christinafelfe.bsky.social @singhabhi.bsky.social …
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Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
September 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
This would also be devastating for current US Econ PhD programs. Nobody finishes in 4 years, even 5 is rare!
It would be strange if US unis were forced to move to the old UK/France model (separate Masters + 3y PhD) now when finally the top end of European programs finally converged to 5y programs…
It would be strange if US unis were forced to move to the old UK/France model (separate Masters + 3y PhD) now when finally the top end of European programs finally converged to 5y programs…
Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students
Trump officials have proposed a new rule limiting international students to fixed periods of entry, making a U.S. education more precarious.
www.forbes.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This would also be devastating for current US Econ PhD programs. Nobody finishes in 4 years, even 5 is rare!
It would be strange if US unis were forced to move to the old UK/France model (separate Masters + 3y PhD) now when finally the top end of European programs finally converged to 5y programs…
It would be strange if US unis were forced to move to the old UK/France model (separate Masters + 3y PhD) now when finally the top end of European programs finally converged to 5y programs…
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Fans of "slow television" are in for a treat, as Swedish TV is live-streaming the effort to move an entire church in Kiruna from one place to another over the course of two days: www.svtplay.se/video/KnDgQ9... Enjoy!
Den stora kyrkflytten – Första dagen
I direktsändning följer vi den världsunika flytten av Kiruna kyrka, från gamla stadskärnan till dess nya plats, fem kilometer bort. Den stora kyrkflytten tar två dagar och är en del av den omfattande ...
www.svtplay.se
August 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Fans of "slow television" are in for a treat, as Swedish TV is live-streaming the effort to move an entire church in Kiruna from one place to another over the course of two days: www.svtplay.se/video/KnDgQ9... Enjoy!
I'm very excited to be in Nairobi again -- the last time was 15 years ago!
I'll be busy with a conference Wed-Fri (which looks great): iipf.org/cng.htm
But I have spare time over the weekend. What should I go and check out? Any friends still in Nairobi, please DM!
I'll be busy with a conference Wed-Fri (which looks great): iipf.org/cng.htm
But I have spare time over the weekend. What should I go and check out? Any friends still in Nairobi, please DM!
International Institute of Public Finance Annual Congress
iipf.org
August 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I'm very excited to be in Nairobi again -- the last time was 15 years ago!
I'll be busy with a conference Wed-Fri (which looks great): iipf.org/cng.htm
But I have spare time over the weekend. What should I go and check out? Any friends still in Nairobi, please DM!
I'll be busy with a conference Wed-Fri (which looks great): iipf.org/cng.htm
But I have spare time over the weekend. What should I go and check out? Any friends still in Nairobi, please DM!
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🪅DHS (not that one) Program website active again, and accepting requests for data access dhsprogram.com/Who-we-are/N... (via @ipums.bsky.social )
dhsprogram.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🪅DHS (not that one) Program website active again, and accepting requests for data access dhsprogram.com/Who-we-are/N... (via @ipums.bsky.social )
Independent reliable statistics are crucial in all modern democracies — and under attack in many parts of the world…
AEA Statement on Dismissal of BLS Comm.
"The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions."
"The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions."
August 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Independent reliable statistics are crucial in all modern democracies — and under attack in many parts of the world…
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Stefan Zweig on borders is almost too much to bear
August 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Stefan Zweig on borders is almost too much to bear
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📢 #CallForPapers To honour the memory of Ghazala Azmat, the Economics Department of SciencesPo is creating an award in her name. Junior researchers can submit a paper in economics of discrimination, gender, education & organizational #economics. Submit by 31 August.
cepr.org/events/ghaza...
#EconSky
cepr.org/events/ghaza...
#EconSky
July 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
📢 #CallForPapers To honour the memory of Ghazala Azmat, the Economics Department of SciencesPo is creating an award in her name. Junior researchers can submit a paper in economics of discrimination, gender, education & organizational #economics. Submit by 31 August.
cepr.org/events/ghaza...
#EconSky
cepr.org/events/ghaza...
#EconSky
Nordic design — winning since the Palaeolithic Age!
This might be the prettiest stone axe ever made. Fiskumoksa, found in Norway
July 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Nordic design — winning since the Palaeolithic Age!
This is a very neat demonstration of how subtitling promotes English language acquisition (compared to dubbing).
I wonder what the net effects of Netflix etc is for future cohorts. You can watch in any language, subtitle *anything* and it’s always much nicer than dubbing. But it’s voluntary…
I wonder what the net effects of Netflix etc is for future cohorts. You can watch in any language, subtitle *anything* and it’s always much nicer than dubbing. But it’s voluntary…
❓Why do the Nordics & Dutch speak English so much better than the Germans, Italians & French?
➡️ New Working Paper:
Out-of-School Learning: Subtitling vs. Dubbing and the Acquisition of Foreign-Language Skills
w/ F. Baumeister & E. Hanushek
www.nber.org/papers/w33984
A 🧵 1/12
➡️ New Working Paper:
Out-of-School Learning: Subtitling vs. Dubbing and the Acquisition of Foreign-Language Skills
w/ F. Baumeister & E. Hanushek
www.nber.org/papers/w33984
A 🧵 1/12
July 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
This is a very neat demonstration of how subtitling promotes English language acquisition (compared to dubbing).
I wonder what the net effects of Netflix etc is for future cohorts. You can watch in any language, subtitle *anything* and it’s always much nicer than dubbing. But it’s voluntary…
I wonder what the net effects of Netflix etc is for future cohorts. You can watch in any language, subtitle *anything* and it’s always much nicer than dubbing. But it’s voluntary…
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USAID has spent $2 billion supporting vaccines through GAVI. In research, published in AEJ:Economic Policy, Kartini Shastry and I find GAVI saved 1.5 million lives at a low cost of $9,000 per child saved. See the writeup of our research in VoxDev:
voxdev.org/topic/health...
voxdev.org/topic/health...
Effective health aid: Evidence from Gavi’s vaccine programme
Coordinated health aid for vaccination has increased coverage rates and saved the lives of children around the world.
voxdev.org
February 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
USAID has spent $2 billion supporting vaccines through GAVI. In research, published in AEJ:Economic Policy, Kartini Shastry and I find GAVI saved 1.5 million lives at a low cost of $9,000 per child saved. See the writeup of our research in VoxDev:
voxdev.org/topic/health...
voxdev.org/topic/health...
This thread about applying for ERC Starting Grants is super useful. Checks out 100% with my experience.
Heck, now I wish I’d just spoken to Konrad before applying myself — took me ages to figure this stuff out at the time!
Heck, now I wish I’d just spoken to Konrad before applying myself — took me ages to figure this stuff out at the time!
In 2021 and 2023 I had the chance to serve on the @ERC_Research Starting Grant evaluation panel. There are a couple of things I learned that might be helpful to future applicants. I guess some points apply to other grants as well.
June 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This thread about applying for ERC Starting Grants is super useful. Checks out 100% with my experience.
Heck, now I wish I’d just spoken to Konrad before applying myself — took me ages to figure this stuff out at the time!
Heck, now I wish I’d just spoken to Konrad before applying myself — took me ages to figure this stuff out at the time!
Ooh, I don’t like this either.What I don’t know:
How much of my reaction comes from:
1) being a Masters student in the UK in 2007-08, or
2) broader Econ training/work in the ~17 years since
I suspect 1 is a lot stronger than 2 (never worked on finance/macro, altho exposed to many folks ofc)
How much of my reaction comes from:
1) being a Masters student in the UK in 2007-08, or
2) broader Econ training/work in the ~17 years since
I suspect 1 is a lot stronger than 2 (never worked on finance/macro, altho exposed to many folks ofc)
Very mixed feelings about this.
on.ft.com/43ormH2 Return of 100% mortgage gathers pace as lenders target first-time buyers
on.ft.com/43ormH2 Return of 100% mortgage gathers pace as lenders target first-time buyers
Return of 100% mortgage gathers pace as lenders target first-time buyers
More no-deposit deals to come after launches this month, say industry figures
on.ft.com
May 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Ooh, I don’t like this either.What I don’t know:
How much of my reaction comes from:
1) being a Masters student in the UK in 2007-08, or
2) broader Econ training/work in the ~17 years since
I suspect 1 is a lot stronger than 2 (never worked on finance/macro, altho exposed to many folks ofc)
How much of my reaction comes from:
1) being a Masters student in the UK in 2007-08, or
2) broader Econ training/work in the ~17 years since
I suspect 1 is a lot stronger than 2 (never worked on finance/macro, altho exposed to many folks ofc)
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New blog: @rglenner.bsky.social & I suggest 4 criteria for donors choosing between multilateral education funds (eg GPE/ECW/IDA/IFFED/UNICEF/UNESCO)
1. Cost-effective interventions
2. Foundational literacy & numeracy
3. Poor countries
4. Financial & policy leverage
www.cgdev.org/blog/four-cr...
1. Cost-effective interventions
2. Foundational literacy & numeracy
3. Poor countries
4. Financial & policy leverage
www.cgdev.org/blog/four-cr...
May 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
New blog: @rglenner.bsky.social & I suggest 4 criteria for donors choosing between multilateral education funds (eg GPE/ECW/IDA/IFFED/UNICEF/UNESCO)
1. Cost-effective interventions
2. Foundational literacy & numeracy
3. Poor countries
4. Financial & policy leverage
www.cgdev.org/blog/four-cr...
1. Cost-effective interventions
2. Foundational literacy & numeracy
3. Poor countries
4. Financial & policy leverage
www.cgdev.org/blog/four-cr...
I wonder if rich US universities will start setting up foreign subsidiaries in the near future just to reduce political risk.
A hostile govt can always attack pipelines of funding and foreign students/staff. Harvard subsidiaries in Canada or Norway might be the best insurance?
A hostile govt can always attack pipelines of funding and foreign students/staff. Harvard subsidiaries in Canada or Norway might be the best insurance?
May 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I wonder if rich US universities will start setting up foreign subsidiaries in the near future just to reduce political risk.
A hostile govt can always attack pipelines of funding and foreign students/staff. Harvard subsidiaries in Canada or Norway might be the best insurance?
A hostile govt can always attack pipelines of funding and foreign students/staff. Harvard subsidiaries in Canada or Norway might be the best insurance?
Reposted by Abhijeet Singh
christ, what a day to be an immigrant cursed with the ability to read
May 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
christ, what a day to be an immigrant cursed with the ability to read