Assoc prof at UH, fellow @OESatGSA, former postdoc @CGDev. Intrigued by health, language, data, peace, thought, behavior, behavioral econ, pol econ, etc

Joined March 2010
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🆕Hot off the press! The January 2026 issue featuring Editor’s Choice ‘When Information is Not Enough: Evidence from a Centralised School Choice System’ by Kehinde F Ajayi, @willafriedman, @ProfALucas @RoyalEconSoc @OxfordJournals #econtwitter 👉bit.ly/4ql3cGD
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🚨 The #AMIE Flagship Mentoring Program for 2025–2026 is now LIVE! 🌍 Already supported 150 PhD students across the globe. Don’t miss this chance—apply now & help spread the word! @econmentoring @nberpubs @JPAL_SA @JPAL @AEAjournals @IITPAT @IITKanpur @NUEcon @GAP_NU_
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📢 #AMIE’s Call for #Mentees for 2025–26 is live! tinyurl.com/yca8ycjk Ready to expand your network and get PhD guidance? Apply by July 11: forms.gle/PFjKKCV336Q7v6e1A Know more at econmentoring.org/ #econtwitter
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🚨New Paper Alert🚨 In this multi-country RCT just out in @EJ_RES we show that bias towards youth in family planning care reduces with a multifaceted intervention, and that this improves quality of fp care. Started this one when Obama was president! academic.oup.com/ej/advance-…

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I absolutely adored this experience: a chance to think a lot about totally new-to-me questions and methods with a wonderful group of people. Feel free to reach out with any questions!
📢 The Office of Evaluation Sciences is now accepting Evaluation Fellowship applications! OES Evaluators apply promising interventions at a national scale, reach millions of people, and work closely with key decision makers in government. Apply by 1/17: oes.gsa.gov/opps/
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📢 The Office of Evaluation Sciences is now accepting Evaluation Fellowship applications! OES Evaluators apply promising interventions at a national scale, reach millions of people, and work closely with key decision makers in government. Apply by 1/17: oes.gsa.gov/opps/
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Hello #EconTwitter, we are excited to introduce our 2024-25 Job Market Candidates. We have 9 candidates across fields this year; a thread. RT for visibility. You can find the list of candidates, their CVs and contact details on our website at uh.edu/class/economics/gradu…
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Our final seminar of 2024 will be held this Wednesday, November 13 at 2:30 EST -- we are excited to have @jenn_kao presenting "Representation in Product Development: Evidence from Insurance and Clinical Trials" joint with @TamarOostrom Register here: bit.ly/3YGlUvH

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#econtwitter @UH_econ #PhD Program provides a friendly, diverse environment with rigorous training in the heart of Houston. @Prof_Nishith_P @santosh_econ @shreyaseedas @fanwangecon @sharon_zuo @DietzVollrath @DavidPapell @shreyaseedas @mehconomics @somdeepc @MevludeAkbulut
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🧑‍🏫Are you a researcher from East or West Africa looking to grow your skillset in the quantitative social sciences? Apply now to the CEGA Fellowship Program! Successful applicants will spend 16 weeks in-person, at either @UCBerkeley or @NorthwesternU: go.cega.org/25-26Fellowship

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Happening today!
Happening in 2 days! Register below to join our chat about mental health impacts of work-from-home
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Don't forget to register for our next meeting on 10/9! We are excited to have @Gabri_EllaConti present "Workforce quality in early years interventions: Evidence from a large-scale home visiting program" (joint with @Sarah_Cattan and @ckfarquharson) Link: tinyurl.com/f7dkt7cy

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Looking for a couple of great recent papers related to gender for a development class. Big fan of papers with clear presentation and/or new ideas and/or that could be done on a limited budget. Send me ideas!
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@a_peterman @ProfALucas @eeshani_kandpal @DaveEvansPhD Any ideas?
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Indeed, we @CGDev are looking for fellows and senior fellows who can deliver impact by doing great research and helping make sure that leads to improved lives. Read @JustinSandefur full thread for fuller discussion of what being a researcher @CGDev is like and who should apply.
Did I mention @rglenner is our new president? It's probably hard to think of someone more invested in the idea that top tier academic research is relevant to development policy work.
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One week left to apply. Let me say a little about the roles and why I think @CGDev is a great place for development researchers, including policy-oriented academics, who might be skeptical of a think tank job... 1/
ICYMI: 🚨@CGDev is hiring🚨 Senior fellows / fellows Could be the biggest hiring round in my many years here, as @rglenner takes the reins this week as our new president. Esp. looking for ppl in: health development finance education agriculture, & climate
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ICYMI: 🚨@CGDev is hiring🚨 Senior fellows / fellows Could be the biggest hiring round in my many years here, as @rglenner takes the reins this week as our new president. Esp. looking for ppl in: health development finance education agriculture, & climate
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Two days! Come see the amazing @KosaliSimon present!
This is happening next week -- register now!
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📣Join us as a Research Associate. Exciting effort to evaluate key elements of $45 million @USAID scale-up of evidence-based education programs in Uganda "Targeting the Learning Crisis (TLC)". @willafriedman @mandabeat @sasha_gallant @_Rob_Rogers_ @econ_ra youth-impact.org/join-our-te…

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.@CGDev is looking for fellows or senior fellows w/ expertise in: * global health policy * education & child well-being * Sustainable agriculture * Climate change Fellow: 130k - 150k /yr Senior fellow: 180k - 190k /yr Apply by Sept 20th! #EconTwitter centerforglobaldevelopment.a…

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