PhD Scholar, Demography| International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.
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Great to see, we need more people working and making data available on India's multiplicity of (5000!) ethnic groups. Just so much to understand and inequality to address.
New from Censusnama / India State Stories:
We are releasing a public database on Caste, Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and OBC lists in India — 1931 to present.
Dataset:
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#Censusnama #CasteCensus #Census2027
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What does climate change mean for poverty reduction?
New UNU-WIDER research across 70+ countries finds rising temperatures can increase multidimensional poverty, affecting living conditions, nutrition, and access to electricity.
Read the blog here: go.unu.edu/v9HK7
ALT Scatter plot showing a positive relationship between temperature and multidimensional poverty, with an upward red trend line.
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MAHTAB ALAM retweeted
Today marked the grand launch of NDTV Dettol Banega Swasth India Season 13 on Gandhi Jayanti, centered around the theme "Giving Better Health In More Hands, Everyday"
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Indiatoday Reports: "A new study finds older Indians spend far fewer years in good health and security than life expectancy suggests. The gap is widest for women and rural residents, raising questions about elderly care and social support". indiatoday.in/amp/health/sto…
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The average temperature in Delhi is rising again, returning to levels seen in the past.
2026 Delhi Winter School || The Econometric Society
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This new piece by Professor U.S. Mishra and me argues that India is transitioning through Three Demographic Clocks and therefore needs economic planning informed by demographic intelligence. policyedge.in/p/rethinking-p… @ThePolicyEdge_
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The real demographic question is no longer how many children are born, but how many were actually wanted. India's next family planning milestone should be monitoring Wanted Total Fertility Rate (WTFR) rather than just Total Fertility Rate (TFR). The gap between the two reveals unintended pregnancies, unmet contraceptive needs, and the true extent of reproductive choice.
#FamilyPlanning #Demography #ReproductiveHealth #India
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Come work with Paul and me!
We are looking for an econ pre-doc to work with us @devdatalab and Dartmouth, position is based in Hanover NH.
Come work with us on the future of cities in the Global South!
Link / details in thread
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Our Call for Mentors is open 🚨
Join us to inspire the next generation of economists!
Commit 12-15 hours for the year
Eligibility: PhD in economics, public policy or related fields
Deadline: July 15
Apply: tinyurl.com/amie-call-for-me…
@Prof_Nishith_P @leightjessica @p_mukherj
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Bravo Jean!!
A Life That Served a Purpose
In a world chasing fleeting applause, some souls choose the long, quiet road of service. Today, welfare economist Jean Drèze has been honoured with a global award for his profound research on poverty and inequality in India.
Born in Belgium, he made India his home and its people his purpose. With a scholar’s rigour and a revolutionary’s heart, he stood beside the forgotten—documenting their struggles, amplifying their voices, and shaping policies that reached millions.
His tireless advocacy helped birth two landmark legislations that still stand as lifelines: the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), which offered dignity through work to the rural poor, and the National Food Security Act, which sought to ensure no one sleeps hungry in a land of plenty.
This is not just an award. It is recognition of a life lived in radical empathy. Of choosing dusty villages over ivory towers. Of measuring success not in citations or comfort, but in the quiet lifting of human suffering.
Jean Drèze reminds us that the highest calling is to use one’s intellect, privilege, and time in the service of those who have the least.
In an age of cynicism, his journey is a living ode:
To knowledge that heals. To scholarship that serves. To a life that mattered.
Congratulations and Thank You Professor Drèze.
India is better because you walked among us.
May your example inspire a new generation to stop performing compassion and start practising it—with depth, persistence, and love.
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#JeanDreze #ServiceAboveSelf #India #SocialJustice
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This is the result of more than two years of research of 45 direct contributors and in continuation of many international initiatives and a much longer research tradition on inequality and the climate crisis.
Find report, website, research papers and more here: globaljusticeproject.wid.wor…
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MAHTAB ALAM retweeted
Very short, very packed with statistical data! The effective tax rates are way worse than I expected….
Look forward to meeting @gabriel_zucman soon. A must read!
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Wave 2 field work of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) is progressing across multiple states, generating one of the most important evidence bases on ageing, health, family support, and socioeconomic transitions in India. #LASI #Ageing #India #PublicHealth #Demography
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𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 | 𝐈𝐈𝐌 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚
We are pleased to share that a paper titled “Labor Market Penalty for Single Mothers” has been accepted for publication in a forthcoming issue of the 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐀𝐁𝐃𝐂: 𝐀*), a leading journal in Economics.
Authored by Prof. Somdeep Chatterjee, (Associate Professor, IIM Calcutta) along with Prof. Ralitza Dimova (University of Manchester) and Mr. Shubham Ojha (Doctoral Student, IIM Calcutta), the study uses a large-scale correspondence experiment involving 10,000 job applications.
The findings reveal that, compared to never-married women, single mothers need to apply to nearly twice as many jobs to receive the same number of callbacks—highlighting evidence of demand-side discrimination and uncovering a critical dimension of gender inequality in labour markets.
#IIMCalcutta #FacultyResearch #Economics #GenderEquality #LabourEconomics #AcademicExcellence
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ESCoE will host a @WorldBankGroup workshop on global poverty and inequality data.
This will take place at 14:00 – 16:00 on Thursday 21 May 2026 @kingsbschool @KingsCollegeLon.
Find out more and register: tinyurl.com/28kerx48
ALT Graphic says: World Bank workshop: Exploring global poverty and inequality data King's College London, 21 May 2026
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StataSphere: Panel and Longitudinal Data Analysis Using Stata.: Participants will gain hands-on exposure to methods for handling complex datasets, understanding dynamic changes over time, and applying advanced statistical tools for robust analysis.
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When asked about what's next on the agenda, Goldin proposed "You can grant rights, but if you don’t have enforcement, and you don’t have benefits, then what good is granting rights?"
There’s lots more in the paper! Check it out! nber.org/papers/w31762 5/5
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Once in a while @TheLancet publishes philosophy. this one by Sudhir Anand helps explain difference between health equity and health justice. and gives you a tour of some big contemporary philosophers.
[read it. save it.]
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In this new piece, we explain the "Virchow’s philosophy", which undoubtedly galvanised thinking across the disciplines, emphasises how political–economic ideologies and income inequality shape the distribution of health and social problems.
@ShalemBalla1
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MAHTAB ALAM retweeted
Please find our new paper examining how gender ideologies shape work–family conflict globally. We would greatly appreciate your feedback.
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