Happy to share: “Economic Empowerment and Mental Health: Evidence from India” (with Sulagna Mookerjee) is accepted at Economic Development and Cultural Change :) Full Paper: www.ajinkyakeskar.com/files/MHDraf...
Ajinkya Keskar
@akeskar.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Economics at Binghamton University. Previously Postdoc J-PAL South Asia. PhD from Rice University. Interested in Family Economics, Gender, and Early Childhood Education. https://www.ajinkyakeskar.com
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
Had a great visit with @akeskar.bsky.social & colleagues in the Binghamton University Economics Department last Friday to present my work on promoting youth entrepreneurship in Rwanda. Many thanks for hosting me! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Unintended Consequences of Youth Entrepreneurship Programs: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda
The persistently high employment share of the informal sector makes entrepreneurship a necessity for youth in many developing countries. We exploit exogenous va
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1/ 🤔 Ever wondered if pairing socially isolated students with popular peers helps or hurts their outcomes? My job market paper explores this through a large-scale RCT across Indian schools. Thread below 🧵 #EconSky #EconJobMarket #JMP
I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed. go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe