Eric Verhoogen
@ericverhoogen.bsky.social
Economist at Columbia (Econ & SIPA), studying firms & development. http://www.columbia.edu/~ev2124/
Call for papers! 4th New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, Nov. 6, 2026. Conference page: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-.... Submit here (deadline Sept. 14): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
New Thinking in Industrial Policy: Perspectives from Developed and Developing Countries | Center for Development Economics and Policy (CDEP)
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Two days in, 2,671 development economists from 126 countries have joined @ideadevecon.bsky.social! @owenozier.bsky.social lays out why development economics needed a global home. Now on the @cgdev.org blog. Read it, then add your name: idea.devecon.org 🌍 www.cgdev.org/blog/introdu...
Introducing IDEA—the International Development Economics Association
Labor economists have the Society of Labor Economists. Health economists have the International Health Economics Association. Economic historians have the Economic History Association. What about deve...
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How many dev papers are RCTs, really? Years ago I did a relatively small-sample manual coding exercise; now with the aid of Claude code, I pulled published dev papers in top general-interest journals + JDE 2020-2025. The punchline: about 30% + stable #econtwitter #econsky
In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies: a) Ever; b) In the run-up to starting a war in the Middle East FT has the scoop: www.ft.com/content/744e... In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight.
A nice @nber.org Digest summary of our findings on the employment impacts of the CHIPS Act is here: www.nber.org/digest?page=... Pdf of the print version here: www.nber.org/sites/defaul... @columbiasipa.bsky.social interview about the project here: www.sipa.columbia.edu/news/new-sip...
The Digest
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NBER@nber.org · 7mo agoShedding early light on the effects of the CHIPS and Science Act on short-term employment, from Bilge Erten, Joseph E. Stiglitz, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34625
Video of my talk about this chapter at the STEG 2026 Conference in Nairobi is here (from 1:56.00 to 2:52.30): www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEDi... I also discuss my new paper with Ritam Chaurey, Gaurav Nayyar, and Siddharth Sharma on learning spillovers in Bangladesh: www.columbia.edu/%7Eev2124/re...
STEG Annual Conference 2026 Friday 9th January - Part 2
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Eric Verhoogen@ericverhoogen.bsky.social · 6mo agoNew paper!
A @voxdev.bsky.social summary of our paper on quality upgrading in Colombian coffee (R&R at QJE!). Tl;dr: Quality premia (above minimum) are not passed through, so farmers don't make long-term investments. But a large buyer solved the problem, in part by making mills pay more for quality.
VoxDev@voxdev.bsky.social · 5mo agoUnder standard conditions in the Colombian coffee sector, the benefits of producing better coffee are not passed on to farmers, weakening their incentives to invest in higher-quality production. Read today's article to learn more:
At @columbiasipa.bsky.social , we are hiring a Professor of Practice in Development Economics. JOE listing: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing..... We're looking for people with both research and policy experience. Feel free to reach out via DM or email (eric.verhoogen@columbia.edu) with questions.
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Learning spillovers between firms are widely seen as important but are hard to estimate cleanly. We ran an experiment with energy-efficient motors in the Dhaka leather-goods sector. Links to non-technical summary and video below. With Ritam Chaurey, Gaurav Nayyar, and Siddharth Sharma.
Innovations for Poverty Action@poverty-action.bsky.social · 6mo agoHow do new, climate-friendly technologies spread within industries? With IPA, researchers Ritam Chaurey, Gaurav Nayyar, Siddharth Sharma, and Eric Verhoogen studied leather goods manufacturers in Bangladesh to understand how awareness, and proximity, shape adoption of energy-efficient servo motors.
📣📆 We are happy to announce our 2-day Summer school on Organizations in Developing Countries that will take place on June 24-25th. We will welcome two great keynotes: Manuel GARCÍA-SANTANA (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social (Columbia University).
In today's blog, I discuss how countries can use sector-targeted skills development for industrial policy. This involves training workers in specific areas desired by industries you are targeting to develop. I give examples, caveats, lessons & note research gaps blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
Sector-targeted Skills Development as Industrial Policy
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"This chapter takes stock of what has been learned from the recent micro-development literature about wedges." NEW in @nber.org by Lauren F. Bergquist, @ldaniall.bsky.social, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social: nber.org/papers/w34756
New paper!
NBER@nber.org · 6mo agoDispersion in marginal returns is often seen as evidence of misallocation. Not so fast, argues this review. Dispersion may reflect technological factors, not just distortions, from Lauren F. Bergquist, Danial Lashkari, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34756
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Lauren Falcao Bergquist, Danial Lashkari & @ericverhoogen.bsky.social analyze how microeconomic frictions and wedges distort resource allocation, with implications for productivity and economic efficiency. 🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
📢 New free virtual course (PEDL x STEG) Private Enterprises, Productivity, and Economic Growth - starting 6 Feb 2026 When: Fridays, 15:30–17:00 (London time) Format: Virtual + recordings available 🔗 More info: grp.cepr.org/node/231 📝 Register here: cepr.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Shedding early light on the effects of the CHIPS and Science Act on short-term employment, from Bilge Erten, Joseph E. Stiglitz, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34625
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! @bilgeerten.bsky.social, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @ericverhoogen.bsky.social analyze the employment impacts of the CHIPS Act, examining how industrial policy shapes job creation and labor-market adjustment. 🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
Studying whether returns to quality upgrading get passed through to primary agricultural producers finds that in Colombian coffee, the answer is mostly no, but sometimes yes, from Macchiavello, Miquel-Florensa, de Roux, @ericverhoogen.bsky.social, Bernasconi, and Farrell www.nber.org/papers/w34610
A quick (2 minute) video explainer of the main results of our Brookings paper on the employment effects of the CHIPS Act is here: www.youtube.com/shorts/BUY8g...
Did the CHIPS Act lead to an increase in employment?
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Eric Verhoogen@ericverhoogen.bsky.social · 8mo agoUS Industrial policy underwent a revival under Biden. What have the effects been? @bilgeerten.bsky.social, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social , and I have a new @brookings.edu paper on employment effects of the CHIPS Act. We sat with @markmuro1.bsky.social to discuss. www.brookings.edu/articles/has...
A stimulating conference! (Link to program: www.sbe.org.br/en/encontro/...) Highlights were presenting alongside @christianvolpem.bsky.social and @emanuelornelas.bsky.social on export promotion, getting great feedback on Brazil minimum wages project -- and forro music at the conference party!
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Christian Volpe Martincus@christianvolpem.bsky.social · 8mo agoLast week, I had the pleasure to participate in a session on export promotion with two great colleagues, @ericverhoogen.bsky.social and @emanuelornelas.bsky.social, who are conducting fascinating and policy-relevant research in this area.
US Industrial policy underwent a revival under Biden. What have the effects been? @bilgeerten.bsky.social, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social , and I have a new @brookings.edu paper on employment effects of the CHIPS Act. We sat with @markmuro1.bsky.social to discuss. www.brookings.edu/articles/has...
Has the CHIPS Act created jobs? | Brookings
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 included funds for billions of dollars in federal investments in U.S.-based manufacturing, a major landmark in the history of America’s industrial policy. While the f...
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Looking forward to the @theigc.bsky.social / @yaleegc.bsky.social Firms/Trade/Development conference tomorrow and Saturday! Conference page is here: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/.... There's a virtual option.
International Growth Centre@theigc.bsky.social · 10mo agoHow can firm-level decisions drive productivity & inclusive growth? During the Firms, Trade & Development Conference, we'll discuss topics such as: 💡Gender & hiring 💡Retention 💡Family firms 💡Diversity Read more: theigc.org/blogs/firm-l... @yaleegc.bsky.social #FirmsTradeDev
The Columbia New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is coming up Nov. 6-7. We have a great program lined up: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/sites/cdep.s... Conference page: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-... Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/18HK... Please register by Oct. 30.
Eric Verhoogen@ericverhoogen.bsky.social · 11mo agoSubmission deadline for the Columbia New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is this Friday, Sept. 12, 11:59pm ET. Congressman Ro Khanna (@khanna.house.gov) will be the keynote speaker. Send us your papers!
Knowledge spillovers are key to growth but hard to estimate. Randomly giving out energy-efficient motors to leather-goods firms in Bangladesh led to strong local spillovers, from Ritam Chaurey, Gaurav Nayyar, Siddharth Sharma, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w34296
It was a real pleasure to present at the @brookings.edu BPEA conference on Thursday, a new paper on the employment effects of the CHIPS Act in the US, with @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and @bilgeerten.bsky.social. Video, slides, and preliminary draft are here: www.brookings.edu/events/bpea-...
BPEA Fall 2025 Conference | Brookings
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Submission deadline for the Columbia New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is this Friday, Sept. 12, 11:59pm ET. Congressman Ro Khanna (@khanna.house.gov) will be the keynote speaker. Send us your papers!
Eric Verhoogen@ericverhoogen.bsky.social · 12mo agoCall for papers! 3rd New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference at Columbia, Nov. 6-7, 2025. Submit here by Sept. 12: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Conf page: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-.... Hosts: @ipdcolumbia.bsky.social, @cdepcolumbia.bsky.social, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, CPE.
Submission deadline is this Sunday.
Eric Verhoogen@ericverhoogen.bsky.social · 12mo agoSubmission deadline for this PEDL young scholars workshop (to take place the day before the Oct 24-25 @theigc.bsky.social/@yaleegc.bsky.social Firms/Trade/Development conference) is Sept 7 (soon!). For researchers post-PhD but untenured (or <=8 years out). Hope to see many of you there.
Submission deadline for this PEDL young scholars workshop (to take place the day before the Oct 24-25 @theigc.bsky.social/@yaleegc.bsky.social Firms/Trade/Development conference) is Sept 7 (soon!). For researchers post-PhD but untenured (or <=8 years out). Hope to see many of you there.
Isabela Manelici@imanelici.bsky.social · 12mo ago📥 PEDL will hold a 1-day workshop for young researchers on Oct 23, 2025, as part of the IGC and the Yale Economic Growth Center “Firms, Trade, and Development” conference on Oct 24-25. All events will take place in person @yaleeconomics.bsky.social. More details: www.theigc.org/call-papers-...
Call for papers! 3rd New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference at Columbia, Nov. 6-7, 2025. Submit here by Sept. 12: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Conf page: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-.... Hosts: @ipdcolumbia.bsky.social, @cdepcolumbia.bsky.social, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, CPE.
Check out our conversation with Eric Verhoogen @ericverhoogen.bsky.social, who visited us this past year. Hear about his path from union organizer to development economist, how to optimally tile pentagons when making soccer balls, and more rpde.princeton.edu/news/2025/co...
A conversation with RPDE Visiting Professor Eric Verhoogen: from teacher and union organizer to studying soccer ball manufacturing
Summer has meant a lot of changes here at RPDE. As with everyone at Princeton, it has meant bracing for summer heat and saying goodbye to graduating students and those leaving for summer. At RPDE in p...
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