Manaswini Rao
@manaswini.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics University of Delaware | Development, Institutions, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Firms, India
Webpage: https://manaswinirao.com
Webpage: https://manaswinirao.com
#econsky don't miss a great lineup of speakers for the virtual seminar series on the Indian Economy this Fall @gpsindiacenter.bsky.social; topics range from education, spatial labor markets, and environment 👇 details on registration and mailing list
🚀 📅 Announcing our Fall 2025 speaker lineup for the 21st Century India Center Seminar Series on the Indian Economy!
🌍📊 Get ready for monthly seminars featuring exciting speakers sharing cutting-edge research!
Don’t miss out — join ours seminars mailing list ➡️https://forms.gle/xtaUGBjNgUp2J88u9
🌍📊 Get ready for monthly seminars featuring exciting speakers sharing cutting-edge research!
Don’t miss out — join ours seminars mailing list ➡️https://forms.gle/xtaUGBjNgUp2J88u9
October 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#econsky don't miss a great lineup of speakers for the virtual seminar series on the Indian Economy this Fall @gpsindiacenter.bsky.social; topics range from education, spatial labor markets, and environment 👇 details on registration and mailing list
#econsky we are inviting self nominations to present your work on the Indian economy at the 21st Century India Center @gpsucsd.bsky.social for slots starting Fall 2025. Here is the form forms.gle/7XoQ5dNF92by... please circulate widely!
Self-Nomination Form for UC San Diego 21st Century India Center Seminar Series on the Indian Economy
The goal of the UC San Diego 21st Century India Center Seminar Series is to provide a platform for junior scholars to share their research on the Indian economy, engage with a community of scholars, a...
forms.gle
July 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
#econsky we are inviting self nominations to present your work on the Indian economy at the 21st Century India Center @gpsucsd.bsky.social for slots starting Fall 2025. Here is the form forms.gle/7XoQ5dNF92by... please circulate widely!
Our paper (w/ Alain de Janvry and Betty Sadoulet) on the long run diffusion of agricultural technology (flood resistant seeds) will be out in August in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization JEBO. Working paper version and thread 👇https://manaswinirao.com/files/20220713_ss1diffusion.pdf
June 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Our paper (w/ Alain de Janvry and Betty Sadoulet) on the long run diffusion of agricultural technology (flood resistant seeds) will be out in August in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization JEBO. Working paper version and thread 👇https://manaswinirao.com/files/20220713_ss1diffusion.pdf
#econsky I am excited to discuss Sampreet Goraya's paper on caste identity and misallocation across Indian firms at the last seminar at the 21CIC India seminar series this academic year. Registration details 👇. Also, stay tuned for info on 2025-26 talks
Join us for the last talk of this academic year. Sampreet Goraya will talk about caste and market access in India. One of the co-organizers of the seminar series, @manaswini.bsky.social will discuss the paper. See below ⬇️
June 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#econsky I am excited to discuss Sampreet Goraya's paper on caste identity and misallocation across Indian firms at the last seminar at the 21CIC India seminar series this academic year. Registration details 👇. Also, stay tuned for info on 2025-26 talks
#econsky Mark your calendar to listen to Disha Gupta (IGIDR, Mumbai) present her work on electricity subsidies and groundwater use in Punjab at @GPSIndiaCenter virtual seminar series. Grateful to Sudatta Ray for discussing. Registration details 👇
May 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#econsky Mark your calendar to listen to Disha Gupta (IGIDR, Mumbai) present her work on electricity subsidies and groundwater use in Punjab at @GPSIndiaCenter virtual seminar series. Grateful to Sudatta Ray for discussing. Registration details 👇
#econsky Join us tomorrow for our virtual seminar on the Indian economy by Chinmaya Kumar (AP @azimpremjiuniv ) on whether workers discriminate jobs based on their employers. @JUNISINGH1 will discuss the work. Registration details below and also on @GPSIndiaCenter 👇
April 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
#econsky Join us tomorrow for our virtual seminar on the Indian economy by Chinmaya Kumar (AP @azimpremjiuniv ) on whether workers discriminate jobs based on their employers. @JUNISINGH1 will discuss the work. Registration details below and also on @GPSIndiaCenter 👇
#econsky next talk in the Indian economy virtual seminar is by @vaidehitandel.bsky.social (Manchester) on flooding and housing prices in Mumbai. @aradhyasood.bsky.social (UofT) will discuss. Please see registration details below.
March 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
#econsky next talk in the Indian economy virtual seminar is by @vaidehitandel.bsky.social (Manchester) on flooding and housing prices in Mumbai. @aradhyasood.bsky.social (UofT) will discuss. Please see registration details below.
#econsky Don't forget to register for this week's talk here: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/HouseholdEnv...
February 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
#econsky Don't forget to register for this week's talk here: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/HouseholdEnv...
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Looking forward to discussing Raisa Sherif’s work at the @UCSDGPSIndiaCenter seminar! Join us next week! Registration link below! #econsky
Join us next week to learn about intra-hh dynamics (parent-children) around pro-environmental behavior by Raisa Sherif at UCSD GPSIndiaCenter virtual seminar. @apuravbhatiya.bsky.social will discuss the paper. Registration details in QR code below 👇
February 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Looking forward to discussing Raisa Sherif’s work at the @UCSDGPSIndiaCenter seminar! Join us next week! Registration link below! #econsky
Join us next week to learn about intra-hh dynamics (parent-children) around pro-environmental behavior by Raisa Sherif at UCSD GPSIndiaCenter virtual seminar. @apuravbhatiya.bsky.social will discuss the paper. Registration details in QR code below 👇
February 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Join us next week to learn about intra-hh dynamics (parent-children) around pro-environmental behavior by Raisa Sherif at UCSD GPSIndiaCenter virtual seminar. @apuravbhatiya.bsky.social will discuss the paper. Registration details in QR code below 👇
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Join us in a few hours to listen to @AshishKumarSed1 talk about couples therapy and gender-based labor market implications. @livia_alfonsi will discuss the paper. Details below ⬇️ @manaswini.bsky.social @gpsucsd.bsky.social
📢 #econsky New year new talks! Register (QR code in the image) to get the details for joining our seminar this month by Ashish Sedai @AshishKumarSed1 on couples therapy and gender-based labor market consequences. And who better to discuss than @livia_alfonsi 🙏
January 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Join us in a few hours to listen to @AshishKumarSed1 talk about couples therapy and gender-based labor market implications. @livia_alfonsi will discuss the paper. Details below ⬇️ @manaswini.bsky.social @gpsucsd.bsky.social
📢 #econsky New year new talks! Register (QR code in the image) to get the details for joining our seminar this month by Ashish Sedai @AshishKumarSed1 on couples therapy and gender-based labor market consequences. And who better to discuss than @livia_alfonsi 🙏
January 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
📢 #econsky New year new talks! Register (QR code in the image) to get the details for joining our seminar this month by Ashish Sedai @AshishKumarSed1 on couples therapy and gender-based labor market consequences. And who better to discuss than @livia_alfonsi 🙏
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Join us in a few hours to hear about residential schooling and its effects on marginalized students in India. Details below: @manaswini.bsky.social
We close Fall '24 virtual seminar series on the Indian economy this Wednesday. Join us to listen to Kartik Srivastava from Harvard present his work on residential schooling and it's effects on marginalized students in India. Registration details india.ucsd.edu/events/semin...
Seminar Series
india.ucsd.edu
December 11, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Join us in a few hours to hear about residential schooling and its effects on marginalized students in India. Details below: @manaswini.bsky.social
We close Fall '24 virtual seminar series on the Indian economy this Wednesday. Join us to listen to Kartik Srivastava from Harvard present his work on residential schooling and it's effects on marginalized students in India. Registration details india.ucsd.edu/events/semin...
Seminar Series
india.ucsd.edu
December 10, 2024 at 1:25 AM
We close Fall '24 virtual seminar series on the Indian economy this Wednesday. Join us to listen to Kartik Srivastava from Harvard present his work on residential schooling and it's effects on marginalized students in India. Registration details india.ucsd.edu/events/semin...
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Just a reminder that @gmcd.bsky.social and @kylefbutts.bsky.social have made an incredible public good describing how to use data.table and fixest to encourage moving from Stata to R!
stata2r.github.io
stata2r.github.io
Translating Stata to R
Learning R coming from Stata
stata2r.github.io
December 4, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Just a reminder that @gmcd.bsky.social and @kylefbutts.bsky.social have made an incredible public good describing how to use data.table and fixest to encourage moving from Stata to R!
stata2r.github.io
stata2r.github.io
Colleague with watchmaking as a hobby! Can it get any cooler! Fortunate to have @bartonwillage.com as a senior colleague at #UD econ.
Great write-up about one of my newest #UDelaware #LernerCollege Economics colleagues Barton Willage (@bartonwillage.com)
lerner.udel.edu/seeing-oppor...
lerner.udel.edu/seeing-oppor...
Lerner Welcomes New Faculty: Barton Willage
Willage is an associate professor of economics; he spoke with Lerner about his research focus and why he is excited to join UD.
lerner.udel.edu
November 26, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Colleague with watchmaking as a hobby! Can it get any cooler! Fortunate to have @bartonwillage.com as a senior colleague at #UD econ.
Fantastic paper! #econsky take a look.
Excited to share my #JMP!🎉
"Do NGOs Matter for Development? Evidence from Pakistan"
NGOs often fill gaps left by limited public spending on health, education, etc.📚🏥But do NGOs truly move the needle on development? Let’s dive in!👇🧵[/10]
(www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pe7oz...)
"Do NGOs Matter for Development? Evidence from Pakistan"
NGOs often fill gaps left by limited public spending on health, education, etc.📚🏥But do NGOs truly move the needle on development? Let’s dive in!👇🧵[/10]
(www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pe7oz...)
November 26, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Fantastic paper! #econsky take a look.
HUGE public service 🙏🙏
Interested in upcoming econ conference dates?
Quick econ tip: here's a list of over 100 economics conferences: docs.google.com/spreadsheets.... Curated by @anne-m-burton.bsky.social and @bartonwillage.com.
November 18, 2024 at 5:23 PM
HUGE public service 🙏🙏
Bubbling this up. Register here for this week's talk gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/CarbonFootpr...
November 18, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Bubbling this up. Register here for this week's talk gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/CarbonFootpr...
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Okay, the first Women in Econ starter pack was such a success that we quickly hit the BlueSky starter pack limit (150 accounts). But, I've got a version 2.0 with even more awesome economists you should follow!
go.bsky.app/J6nhkk7
go.bsky.app/J6nhkk7
I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ
November 13, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Okay, the first Women in Econ starter pack was such a success that we quickly hit the BlueSky starter pack limit (150 accounts). But, I've got a version 2.0 with even more awesome economists you should follow!
go.bsky.app/J6nhkk7
go.bsky.app/J6nhkk7
Join us next week online at UC San Diego India Center to learn about special economic zones and their environmental impact by Zhanhan Yu followed by discussion by Danae Hernandez-Cortes. Register here: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/CarbonFootpr...
Carbon Footprint of Place-Based Economic Policies
Please join us for a virtual paper discussion presented by author Zhanhan Yu and comments made by discussant Danae Hernandez-Cortes.
gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com
November 14, 2024 at 4:07 AM
Join us next week online at UC San Diego India Center to learn about special economic zones and their environmental impact by Zhanhan Yu followed by discussion by Danae Hernandez-Cortes. Register here: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/CarbonFootpr...
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while clearing forests for infrastructure in India has large environmental costs, I demonstrate that it also has progressive distributional benefits especially for smaller projects in densely populated areas - today’s job market post by Sunny Mitra of Berkeley blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
Who benefits from deforestation for infrastructure in India? Guest post by Sayantan (Sunny) Mitra
Who benefits from deforestation for infrastructure in India? Guest post by Sayantan (Sunny) Mitra
blogs.worldbank.org
November 13, 2024 at 1:42 AM
while clearing forests for infrastructure in India has large environmental costs, I demonstrate that it also has progressive distributional benefits especially for smaller projects in densely populated areas - today’s job market post by Sunny Mitra of Berkeley blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
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Inaugural #UDelaware Economics Department #BlueHenEconomicsClub football tailgate was a great success! Thank you for organizing #EYetter #OBerchuk #JButler! #GoBlueHens!
November 12, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Inaugural #UDelaware Economics Department #BlueHenEconomicsClub football tailgate was a great success! Thank you for organizing #EYetter #OBerchuk #JButler! #GoBlueHens!
Please join us next week at @GPSIndiaCenter to listen to @suannaoh talk about flexible labor contracts with discussion by @soumitrashukla9 . Register here gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/WorkerAbsenc...
October 23, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Please join us next week at @GPSIndiaCenter to listen to @suannaoh talk about flexible labor contracts with discussion by @soumitrashukla9 . Register here gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/WorkerAbsenc...
We are back with the #21CIC @GPS_UCSD India seminar series this Winter/Spring with Yusuf Neggers (U Michigan) presenting his joint work on bureaucratic performance tomorrow (01/24) at 830 am Pacific time. Hat tip ShahBano (Occidental) for agreeing to discuss. Details tinyurl.com/mvvy3k67
21CIC Seminar Series
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January 23, 2024 at 3:58 PM
We are back with the #21CIC @GPS_UCSD India seminar series this Winter/Spring with Yusuf Neggers (U Michigan) presenting his joint work on bureaucratic performance tomorrow (01/24) at 830 am Pacific time. Hat tip ShahBano (Occidental) for agreeing to discuss. Details tinyurl.com/mvvy3k67