Sandip Sukhtankar
@sandipz.bsky.social
Development economist \ potter \ cricket fan \ besotted father
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India now spends ₹2 trillion/year (0.6% of GDP) on cash transfers to 130M+ women—yet we know little about their effects. In a new paper (bit.ly/4mE6EtW), @karthik-econ.bsky.social Paul Niehaus Jeff Weaver & I present findings from the first large-scale RCT of maternal cash transfers in India (1/10)
August 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
India now spends ₹2 trillion/year (0.6% of GDP) on cash transfers to 130M+ women—yet we know little about their effects. In a new paper (bit.ly/4mE6EtW), @karthik-econ.bsky.social Paul Niehaus Jeff Weaver & I present findings from the first large-scale RCT of maternal cash transfers in India (1/10)
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Long time (8 yrs!) in the making, but it's here! Our article on gender, policing, & institutional change is out (Open Access) in @apsrjournal.bsky.social! Working on this @amangla.bsky.social & @sandipz.bsky.social was a privilege, adventure, esp in mixed method research. tinyurl.com/yc4f6ste
Institutional Recognition: Activating Representation to Build Police Responsiveness to Women | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Institutional Recognition: Activating Representation to Build Police Responsiveness to Women
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August 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Long time (8 yrs!) in the making, but it's here! Our article on gender, policing, & institutional change is out (Open Access) in @apsrjournal.bsky.social! Working on this @amangla.bsky.social & @sandipz.bsky.social was a privilege, adventure, esp in mixed method research. tinyurl.com/yc4f6ste
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Real Estate Regulatory Authority was introduced in 2016 to bring transparency in the Indian real estate
What was its impact on outcomes? We answer this question in our new @jpube.bsky.social paper "Do mandatory disclosures squeeze the lemons?"
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What was its impact on outcomes? We answer this question in our new @jpube.bsky.social paper "Do mandatory disclosures squeeze the lemons?"
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1/6
Do mandatory disclosures squeeze the lemons? The case of housing markets in India
What is the impact of mandatory disclosures of quality on market outcomes? Does the impact differ across income groups due to a difference in abilitie…
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June 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Real Estate Regulatory Authority was introduced in 2016 to bring transparency in the Indian real estate
What was its impact on outcomes? We answer this question in our new @jpube.bsky.social paper "Do mandatory disclosures squeeze the lemons?"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1/6
What was its impact on outcomes? We answer this question in our new @jpube.bsky.social paper "Do mandatory disclosures squeeze the lemons?"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1/6
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Congratulations to J-PAL affiliated professor @sandipz.bsky.social and coauthors for winning the APSA-PSA International Partnership Award! Read about their #RCT evaluating the impact of women's help desks in Indian police stations: povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/i...
May 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Congratulations to J-PAL affiliated professor @sandipz.bsky.social and coauthors for winning the APSA-PSA International Partnership Award! Read about their #RCT evaluating the impact of women's help desks in Indian police stations: povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/i...
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*PSA Prizes* 'Policing in #Patriarchy' wins APSA-PSA International Partnership Award 2025. @apsa.bsky.social. Congratulations @amangla.bsky.social @sandipz.bsky.social and @gabikw.bsky.social buff.ly/jm7zMOk
May 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
*PSA Prizes* 'Policing in #Patriarchy' wins APSA-PSA International Partnership Award 2025. @apsa.bsky.social. Congratulations @amangla.bsky.social @sandipz.bsky.social and @gabikw.bsky.social buff.ly/jm7zMOk
Our first round of decisions for UVA Econ Phd admissions went out on Fri Feb 28. We will have an Open House on Mon Mar 24, both in person and virtual. We can only host a limited number in person, so only admitted students and those high on the waitlist will receive invites for visiting C'ville. 1/n
March 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Our first round of decisions for UVA Econ Phd admissions went out on Fri Feb 28. We will have an Open House on Mon Mar 24, both in person and virtual. We can only host a limited number in person, so only admitted students and those high on the waitlist will receive invites for visiting C'ville. 1/n
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Trump’s attack on US institutions, even if fully expected, is dispiriting, discombobulating and dangerous.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
February 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump’s attack on US institutions, even if fully expected, is dispiriting, discombobulating and dangerous.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
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One last conference announcement for today... Submit your papers to the BREAD Development Economics conference at Princeton, May 2-3! Submission deadline Feb 25.
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BREAD Conference on Development, Princeton, May 2-3, 2025 – BREAD
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January 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
One last conference announcement for today... Submit your papers to the BREAD Development Economics conference at Princeton, May 2-3! Submission deadline Feb 25.
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#EconSky
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Here’s a piece I wrote with @rfisman.bsky.social in the NYT, collecting some of our thoughts about what the oligarchic embrace of Trump can do to our economy and our politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/o...
Opinion | TikTok, Trump and the Economic Cost of C.E.O.s Cozying Up to Trump (Gift Article)
The fealty that corporate chieftains are showing the new president is a worrying sign for our economy.
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January 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Here’s a piece I wrote with @rfisman.bsky.social in the NYT, collecting some of our thoughts about what the oligarchic embrace of Trump can do to our economy and our politics. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/o...
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We spent time thinking carefully about best practices/suggestions for the use of social media in Economics and the report is now out here: www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... #Econsky 1/n
January 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We spent time thinking carefully about best practices/suggestions for the use of social media in Economics and the report is now out here: www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... #Econsky 1/n
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Report from the AEA Ad Hoc Committee on the Use of Social Media in Economics is out.
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@belindaarch.bsky.social @florianederer.bsky.social @sarahjacobson.bsky.social @corinnelow.bsky.social & I were the committee
thanks to everyone who answered survey or commented.
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@belindaarch.bsky.social @florianederer.bsky.social @sarahjacobson.bsky.social @corinnelow.bsky.social & I were the committee
thanks to everyone who answered survey or commented.
Report on the Status of Social Media Use in Economics and Recommendations for Best Practices
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January 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Report from the AEA Ad Hoc Committee on the Use of Social Media in Economics is out.
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
@belindaarch.bsky.social @florianederer.bsky.social @sarahjacobson.bsky.social @corinnelow.bsky.social & I were the committee
thanks to everyone who answered survey or commented.
www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
@belindaarch.bsky.social @florianederer.bsky.social @sarahjacobson.bsky.social @corinnelow.bsky.social & I were the committee
thanks to everyone who answered survey or commented.
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Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "Accelerating India’s Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance by Karthik Muralidharan" by Jishnu Das. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Accelerating India’s Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance by Karthik Muralidharan
(Forthcoming Article)
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January 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "Accelerating India’s Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance by Karthik Muralidharan" by Jishnu Das. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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1/ This very important paper by Tim Conley and Morgan Kelly is now forthcoming.
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The standard errors of persistence
Many studies of historical persistence find that modern outcomes strongly reflect characteristics of the same places in the distant past. However they…
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December 8, 2024 at 7:14 PM
1/ This very important paper by Tim Conley and Morgan Kelly is now forthcoming.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Pretty striking findings! www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/app/uploads/...
December 5, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Pretty striking findings! www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/app/uploads/...
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How to Promote Equality without Backlash?
This is a major challenge, exacerbated by social media.
I welcome critique and would love to see further research
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This is a major challenge, exacerbated by social media.
I welcome critique and would love to see further research
www.ggd.world/p/how-to-pro...
December 5, 2024 at 2:50 PM
How to Promote Equality without Backlash?
This is a major challenge, exacerbated by social media.
I welcome critique and would love to see further research
www.ggd.world/p/how-to-pro...
This is a major challenge, exacerbated by social media.
I welcome critique and would love to see further research
www.ggd.world/p/how-to-pro...
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An intervention within schools in Mozambique aimed at reducing gender-based violence mitigated violence by deterring potential perpetrators and fostering a proactive stance among victims, from Amaral, Garcia-Ramos, Gulesci, Ramos, Ore-Quispe, and Sviatschi https://www.nber.org/papers/w33203
December 1, 2024 at 10:00 PM
An intervention within schools in Mozambique aimed at reducing gender-based violence mitigated violence by deterring potential perpetrators and fostering a proactive stance among victims, from Amaral, Garcia-Ramos, Gulesci, Ramos, Ore-Quispe, and Sviatschi https://www.nber.org/papers/w33203
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December 1, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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I've posted several times about the working paper, but the publication on "AER: Insights" is a good occasion to do it again: immigrants to the US have been less likely to be incarcerated for over 50 years **even without controlling for demographic characteristics.**
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December 1, 2024 at 10:30 PM
I've posted several times about the working paper, but the publication on "AER: Insights" is a good occasion to do it again: immigrants to the US have been less likely to be incarcerated for over 50 years **even without controlling for demographic characteristics.**
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Postdocs on industrial policy at Columbia University www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025
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November 25, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Postdocs on industrial policy at Columbia University www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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The Environmental Inequality Lab is hiring 2 new pre-docs to join our team! We do research in environmental economics but those with interests in labor/public/urban/spatial/development economics should def apply. Apply here: tinyurl.com/EIL-pre-doc
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Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics and Frank Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia
Apply for Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics and Frank Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Res...
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November 22, 2024 at 2:38 PM
The Environmental Inequality Lab is hiring 2 new pre-docs to join our team! We do research in environmental economics but those with interests in labor/public/urban/spatial/development economics should def apply. Apply here: tinyurl.com/EIL-pre-doc
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Please spread far and wide: we (Johns Hopkins SAIS) are looking for an assistant professor in international macro. Come work with our amazing group of economists (and beyond), in our wonderful new building right at the heart of Washington, DC! apply.interfolio.com/159423
November 21, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Please spread far and wide: we (Johns Hopkins SAIS) are looking for an assistant professor in international macro. Come work with our amazing group of economists (and beyond), in our wonderful new building right at the heart of Washington, DC! apply.interfolio.com/159423
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Maybe an example of negativity bias - there is a massive literature (deservedly so) on India’s missing women, but very little on the recent normalization of the sex ratio
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November 20, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Maybe an example of negativity bias - there is a massive literature (deservedly so) on India’s missing women, but very little on the recent normalization of the sex ratio
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...
Some announcements related to admissions to our PhD program @UVAEcon! Please see full thread below for updated information on application deadlines, application fee waivers, and TOEFL waivers. All information is also available on our updated website, economics.virginia.edu/graduate 1/n
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November 19, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Some announcements related to admissions to our PhD program @UVAEcon! Please see full thread below for updated information on application deadlines, application fee waivers, and TOEFL waivers. All information is also available on our updated website, economics.virginia.edu/graduate 1/n
Application fees should not deter you from applying to our PhD program @UVAEcon! Waivers are available for US and international applicants. US applicants please see: graddiversity.virginia.edu/application-.... Internationals from countries below get automatic waivers!
November 28, 2023 at 9:01 PM
Application fees should not deter you from applying to our PhD program @UVAEcon! Waivers are available for US and international applicants. US applicants please see: graddiversity.virginia.edu/application-.... Internationals from countries below get automatic waivers!
Since my co-authors Paul and Karthik are not on this site, it's up to me to point folks to this wonderful piece by Pramit Bhattacharya on the impact of India's workfare program (NREGS) on the rural economy, drawing on our recently published Econometrica article www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-...
The welfare programme economists loved to hate
Unlike several populist schemes that disproportionately benefit rural elites, MGNREGS reaches precisely those who need the State’s help the most.
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November 15, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Since my co-authors Paul and Karthik are not on this site, it's up to me to point folks to this wonderful piece by Pramit Bhattacharya on the impact of India's workfare program (NREGS) on the rural economy, drawing on our recently published Econometrica article www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-...