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Associate Professor of Economics @UCSDEcon | Ph.D. @Harvard | Development, culture, political economy, and economic history.

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@sararlowes
sara lowes
1 year
Hello! @DrNathanNunn @ABergeron_econ and I are looking for a Research Associate for research in DRC this summer. The RA will work on several ongoing research projects on the effects of kinship and family organization on individuals’ economic behaviors and beliefs.
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@sararlowes
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Hello! Please consider applying to a year-long RA position with me, @DrNathanNunn @awaambraseck and Jacob Moscona. Project involves ethnographic and historical work on culture and institutions in SSA. Deadline 6/3/24. @econ_ra
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@sararlowes
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The development groups at UCSD and UCLA are organizing a one-day workshop for advanced graduate students and junior faculty in the Southern California area to present work related to Economic Development, Political Economy, and Culture. @BauNatalie @UCSDEcon @UCLAEconomics
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@sararlowes
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2 months
Update to previous job post! Please apply to a year-long RA position with me, @DrNathanNunn (UBC) @awaambraseck (HBS) and Jacob Moscona (MIT). Project on culture and institutions in SSA using ethnographic data. Deadline 7/11/24. Thank you! @econ_ra
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@sararlowes
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4 years
some non-Covid 19 reading: new review article by @DrNathanNunn in @ScienceMagazine
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2 years
@DrNathanNunn @JamesAlanRobin1 @emontero_CR and I are looking for a summer intern in DRC. Please apply! Fluency in French required; BA or MA; preferred field work experience. Appreciate retweets :) Job application info here: @econ_ra
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@sararlowes
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7 years
In most recent version of paper we examine heterogeneity in World Bank project success in health and non-health sectors based on historical medical campaigns (using @AidData )
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1 year
@UCSDEcon @NSF Thank you @UCSDEcon ! Many thanks to @NSF for their generous support. Happy to make progress on these projects with many great coauthors: @DrNathanNunn @emontero_CR @awaambraseck @ELeRossignol James Robinson and Jacob Moscona.
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@sararlowes
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6 years
Joint work with @emontero_CR on colonial medical campaigns in Central Africa and present day trust in medicine
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Historical experiences and foreign aid efficacy
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@sararlowes
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@AletheiaDonald Julia Vaillant and I are hiring for a RA position for on-going work on childcare in the DRC. Please apply! The deadline is November 10. Application instructions here: @econ_ra
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@sararlowes
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1 year
Deadline soon - April 15 !! Looking forward to your applications! 😊
@sararlowes
sara lowes
1 year
Hello! @DrNathanNunn @ABergeron_econ and I are looking for a Research Associate for research in DRC this summer. The RA will work on several ongoing research projects on the effects of kinship and family organization on individuals’ economic behaviors and beliefs.
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Two more days to apply ☺️!! Thank you!!
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sara lowes
2 months
Update to previous job post! Please apply to a year-long RA position with me, @DrNathanNunn (UBC) @awaambraseck (HBS) and Jacob Moscona (MIT). Project on culture and institutions in SSA using ethnographic data. Deadline 7/11/24. Thank you! @econ_ra
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@sararlowes
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4 years
productivity tip from day 23 day of socially isolating: turns out working from the desk is way more effective than "working" from the couch.
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@sararlowes
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5 years
apply!!
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@sararlowes
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1 year
Candidates must speak English and French. The position is for 2-6 months. For more information on the position and how to apply, please check out the position posting: Thank you!
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@sararlowes
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1 year
Work in progress and preliminary work is encouraged. The workshop will be at UCSD on Saturday September 30, 2023. Please submit an application by August 3 here: . We will let the speakers know by mid-August.
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@sararlowes
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4 years
Submit by December 31!!
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@sararlowes
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6 years
Is it encouraging or discouraging when there is a mechanic tightening screws by hand around the engine of the plane you are about to take in Congo?
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@sararlowes
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5 years
so excited to be joining this group!! check out the new website!
@PaulFNiehaus
Paul Niehaus
5 years
has useful information about development economics @UCSDEcon , and beach pics
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@sararlowes
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7 years
Come work with me, @emontero_CR , @nnunn99 , and James Robinson in DRC this summer! More info here:
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@sararlowes
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4 years
day 24 of social distancing: transitioned from wearing exclusively indoor pants to forgoing the pretense of pants all together
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@sararlowes
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4 years
Did you #TakeYourTemp today? Enter it here:
@seema_econ
Seema Jayachandran
4 years
Please help this new effort to crowdsource data on people's temperature around the US. Simply take your temperature and log it, ideally daily, at .
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@sararlowes
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7 years
Evidence of a Toxic Environment for Women in Economics via @NYTimes
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@sararlowes
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5 months
@MarthaF_F @UCSDEcon Congratulations!! Happy to hear you are coming to UCSD!! And 🐬 🌊 ☀️!!!
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@sararlowes
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4 years
Elizabeth Warren's candidacy exposed an especially absurd strain of sexism. @megangarber on the curse of competence:
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@sararlowes
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1 year
Applications due by April 15, 2023. 😊
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1 year
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@sararlowes
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4 years
Why? The idea is to provide real time open source data on increases in COVID-19 symptoms. We need as many people to participate as possible. (This complements data collected by smart thermometer companies, like @kinsa ).
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@sararlowes
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7 years
@monicambravo Super interesting! may be interested in paper w @emontero_CR : colonial med campaigns and mistrust in med in Africa
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4 years
@otis_reid @bachlaw I can confirm it’s not a fun time to be single and living alone. But my cat is 100 percent thrilled to spend all his time w me.
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@sararlowes
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7 years
Great work by @emontero_CR !!
@DaveEvansPhD
David Evans
7 years
If you think cooperative property rights necessarily result in lower agricultural productivity, think again. In his paper and post, @EMontero_CR uses land reform in #ElSalvador to show the opposite.
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4 years
How? Login daily and enter your temperature and symptom information. The data we collect will be made available to public health officials and researchers. Please encourage family and friends to do the same. #takeyourtemp #COVID19 #COVIDActNow #coronavirus #healthiertogether
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@sararlowes
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1 year
@straightedge Come visit San Diego!! I don’t think we have this smoothie. But we have other things.
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@sararlowes
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4 years
@stef_fischer Can't remember. But also wondering if whenever that day comes if they will still fit :)
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2 years
@leightjessica Hello! I do this in Congo with spouses. Happy to answer any questions. The protocols are also posted.
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2 years
@_alice_evans Thanks Alice!! Looking forward to it 😀
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3 years
@cesicruz @tom_vogl @SaraLowes @DavidFortunato @tage_rai Not until September!! Let’s get some of those tacos tacos tacos
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@JlibDoesEcon you will be cold.
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4 years
@dieguin2017 @seema_econ @TakeYourTemp Yes we can. Great idea. Thanks!
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@sararlowes
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3 years
@paulnovosad Seveneves
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@sararlowes
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8 years
The Long Economic and Political Shadow of History, Volume 2 | VOX, CEPR’s Policy Portal
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8 years
Violence against women: A cross-cultural analysis for Africa | VOX, CEPR’s Policy Portal
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3 months
@r_sabareesh Congratulations!!
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@sararlowes
sara lowes
7 years
What critics of campus protest get wrong about free speech, from Thomas Healy:
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@sararlowes
sara lowes
9 years
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist: We're Headed for Oligarchy http://t.co/UcGxxHp2f4
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@sararlowes
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1 year
@hakeemjefferson @saadgulzar So much fun!! Miss you guys!!
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@sararlowes
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8 months
@ImranRasul3 🤩 great photos!!
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@sararlowes
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9 years
Tram 83, the Congolese novel that's wowing the literary world - extract
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@sararlowes
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9 years
Sexist peer review elicits furious Twitter response, PLOS apology http://t.co/C5e7FKXzcx
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@sararlowes
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1 year
@seperez84 congrats!! 🙂
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