We need to urgently work on climate change adaptation in South Asia, and adaptation in multiple dimensions that covers both health and livelihood risks

#COP28 identified improved weather forecasts as a key tool to address climate change impacts on food security & ag.

New EPIC research put this concept to the test and found accurate weather forecasts can help farmers decide how much to plant or whether to plant at all.🧵 1/5

We are hiring multiple predocs at DevDataLab with Sam Asher.

Work on amazing projects, learn a ton of CS and Econ, hang out with our fab team.

These are the good predocs, not the kind you read about on Twitter!

devdatalab.org/careers

Exciting job market news: we have the green light to hire a junior faculty in Empirical IO USC Economics.

Check out the job ad for details: usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angele…

We're moving fast, so encourage your PhD students to apply soon!

We are hiring a postdoc at UChicago EPIC India! Come join our team doing frontier research on the global energy challenge. econjobmarket.org/positions/10420

School voucher systems are common, but policy designs vary dramatically. @harshilsahai's JMP uses data from India, the world's largest voucher policy, to study how design shapes equity & efficiency. He finds that impacts depend critically on design choice. Harshil.com

Yesterday hurt. Today, Utkarsh Saxena and I went back to the court that denied our rights, and exchanged rings. So this week wasn't about a legal loss, but our engagement. We'll return to fight another day.

Blog your job market paper 2023: submissions now open in our annual call for PhD students on the job market to summarize and share their development job market papers blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluati…

Every dev econ JMC should submit. Great way to practice your pitch & to get the word out on your work. A beer on me to anyone with a cornier title than I had 8 yrs ago. Still can't believe Paul Novosad Radhika Jain (and David McKenzie) didn't stop me... blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluati…

#NowHiring :

📌Research Professional – Fiona Burlig
📌Research Professional – Koichiro Ito
📌 Research Professional – Michael Greenstone / Climate Impact Lab

Application deadline is Oct 15: epic.uchicago.edu/about/jobs-fel… #UChiEnergy #Fellowships

Development economists: Harris Policy is hiring at the Associate & Full level. Join a huge & growing group at Harris & The University of Chicago. Apply if interested. RT and circulate to colleagues. Email me if you have questions or are weighing whether to apply. EOE/Vet/Disability

9)Clean water remains one of the toughest global challenges, yet academic literature seems focused on a disliked solution:chlorine. Anant Sudarshan shows a new approach & reveals people are aware of the benefits of clean water, yet their willingness to pay outstrips their ability

Know anyone with a deep love of economics, history & political economy who wants to get more research exposure before doing a PhD?

UChicago EPIC India is hiring an Assistant Manager to execute innovative ideas related to energy & environmental policy, manage small #research , field teams, play an instrumental role in developing and expanding its pipeline of applied economics research projects.
epic.uchicago.in/opportunities/…

DIME preparing to hire research economists!

Get in on this possible first (by Aug 31) as Fiona Burlig & colleagues let people join a forecasting study about a forecasting study!

socialscienceprediction.org/predict/r/e547…