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Economist; Author; Oxfam Professor of Environmental & Resource Economics, Director of Center for Effective Global Action at University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA
Joined February 2009
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
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The truth matters! .And researchers need to be able to seek the truth without fear of harm -- even if the wealthy + powerful don't like their findings @UCBITSS @OSFramework .A link to support the brilliant @DataColada team, organized by @siminevazire:.
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A special ⁦@UCBerkeley⁩ development economics reunion this week with three of my all-time favorite colleagues
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Edward Miguel
3 years
Incredible and well-deserved honor for Dave, Guido and Josh! They have changed Economics and social science for the better - and helped our field contribute more meaningfully to public policy debates. Bravo!!.
@UCBerkeley
UC Berkeley
3 years
Congratulations to Professor David Card, awarded the 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel! 🌟 #NobelPrize #BerkeleyNobel
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Edward Miguel
3 years
It felt awesome to run the #AEA5k around Lake Merritt on a cool but sunny day in Oakland.Thanks to @causalinf and @dbergstresser for organizing!
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Edward Miguel
4 years
Very excited to participate!.
@LaceaLames2021
Lacea Lames 2021
4 years
We confirm the participation of Edward Miguel as keynote speaker. @tedmiguel is Professor of Economics and Director of the CEGA @CEGA_UC at the University of California Berkeley @UCBerkeley. Learn more about #LaceaLames2021 at:
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Edward Miguel
1 year
What an incredible honor for @UCBITSS @CEGA_UC and @UCBerkeley !!.
@Einstein_Berlin
Einstein Foundation
1 year
This year’s Institutional #EinsteinFoundationAward2023 w/ @questbih recognizes the work of the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS) @UCBITSS @CEGA_UC, which advocates for rigor, transparency, and reproducibility in social scientific research. (1/2)
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Brilliant paper.
@nberpubs
NBER
4 years
The first evaluation of an anti-poverty program using only satellite imagery and deep-learning, from Luna Yue Huang, Solomon M. Hsiang, and Marco Gonzalez-Navarro
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Que descanses en paz, Dieguito.
@FelipePigna
Felipe Pigna
4 years
Hasta Siempre Diego. Tristeza infinita.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
This is good news -- Janet Yellen is a superb choice for Treasury.@berkeleyecon.
@CNBCnow
CNBC Now
4 years
BREAKING: Biden chooses former Fed Chair Janet Yellen to be Treasury secretary - Dow Jones
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
11 months
What an honor to be part of the ⁦@Einstein_Berlin⁩ award ceremony representing ⁦@UCBITSS⁩ — together with the great ⁦@Marcia4Science⁩ of the US National Academy of Sciences. Congrats to Yves Moreau and ⁦@annegartner⁩ !! ⁦@CEGA_UC
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Important result.
@JohnHolbein1
John B. Holbein
4 years
Can you guess what happened when, in 2007, Mexico decriminalized and subsidized early-term elective abortions? . "A sharp decline in maternal morbidity" occurred as a direct result.
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4 years
Well done article on social inequality, pollution exposure and health in Delhi-.
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Edward Miguel
1 year
Thanks David for the fun questions and exchange of ideas!.@CEGA_UC @UCBerkeley.
@dmckenzie001
David McKenzie
1 year
Six Questions with Ted Miguel - I interview @tedmiguel about what he learned from the worm wars, when to do a long-term follow-up, the magic of multipliers, what can be done to encourage more research in understudied poor places, and more.
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Edward Miguel
4 years
Good news on the dismantling of capital punishment—hopefully the US can follow the example set by Sierra Leone:.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
2 years
Berkeley Economics is hiring multiple Assistant Professors this year, with two "open field" slots and one slot on the economics of inequality. Please apply!.(Job advert here:..@berkeleyecon @UCBerkeley @Berkeley_OLab .
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@tedmiguel
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@ecmaEditors What an honor — feeling grateful for this + my coauthors and amazing research team. Thank you!.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
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@JustinSandefur Another influential British development economist of the same generation, Paul Collier, had a similarly unexpected intellectual evolution late in his career regarding the desirability of immigration.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
“And lift up your mojitos —. 'Cause she manages the mint”. “Hamilton"-style song about Janet Yellen by Dessa - Marketplace. ICON
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4 years
Mass grave of indigenous children at Catholic school in Canada. Decades of neglect, abuse — and death. No apology or acknowledgement from the Vatican, despite appeals by Trudeau.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Proud of my @berkeleyecon @Berkeley_OLab colleagues for this piece, and the important underlying research.
@EDerenoncourt
Ellora Derenoncourt
4 years
The minimum wage is a racial justice tool. Our takeaway in the @nytimes. With @cmontialoux:
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Excited that this paper is now out in the Journal of Economic Perspectives - and big thanks to colleagues at ⁦@UCBITSS⁩ and beyond for the collaborations that enabled it:.Evidence on Research Transparency in Economics - American Economic Association
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
3 years
"Science [does not] typically recognize the critical capacity-building activities that are necessary to create the robust scientific ecosystems necessary to produce high quality research in the first place." Check this out: . @Einstein_Berlin @UCBITSS.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
3 years
@KhoaVuUmn Who?.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
@AtifRMian I am so sorry to hear this Atif. What a loss - shutting down the exchange of ideas. We will always stand with you.
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Edward Miguel
3 years
So proud of BITSS's global reach -- across so many research disciplines and communities!.
@UCBITSS
BITSS
3 years
#RT2virtual is a wrap -- 4 days with 52 participants from 20 different countries, representing nearly all social science disciplines! Big thanks to all participants and our wonderful roster of instructors and TAs!.Find the materials at Videos coming soon!
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Important finding on disease outbreaks and armed conflict risk.
@DaveEvansPhD
David Evans
4 years
"Malaria outbreaks in epidemic areas lead to a significant increase in civil violence."
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Edward Miguel
4 years
Fascinating news economic history study by my brilliant colleagues which speaks to the origin of modern economic growth. Punchline - institutional change in England may have been an effect of faster ec growth rather than a leading cause.
@JonSteinsson
Jon Steinsson
4 years
Curious when growth began? Turns out productivity growth in England began in 1600, almost a century before the Glorious Revolution. Check out my new paper: Joint with Paul Bouscasse and @eminakamura2 1/8.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
3 years
Fantastic news! @UCBITSS.
@Econ_4_Everyone
John A. List
3 years
JPE-Micro also will include Registered Reports: authors can have their lab or field experiments reviewed and approved for publication before empirical results are known. Overall guidelines coming soon!.
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Edward Miguel
3 years
UH-OH we’ve seen this movie before in research fraud cases. A global tragedy for Alzheimer’s research.@UCBITSS .“She and others in the lab often ran experiments and produced Western blots, Larson says, but in their papers together, Lesné prepared all the images for publication”.
@mushfiq_econ
Mushfiq Mobarak
3 years
A sad and frustrating story about scientific fraud that may have misdirected research on Alzheimer's for over a decade, wasting hundreds of millions in public research funds
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
2 years
@jpsimmon The scientific community supports you — the truth matters.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
This interview is truly . Great.
@CEGA_UC
Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA)
4 years
🎧LISTEN: Our Executive Director @carsonamelia7 spoke w/ s @Emil_Ekvardt about how CEGA helps ensure that gov’t & philanthropic funds directed toward the relief of poverty are used effectively and in-line w/ effectual policies
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Edward Miguel
3 years
Aleksandar Bogdanoski of @CEGA_UC @UCBITSS shares insights from our just published PNAS article ( on how the Reporting All Results Efficiently (RARE) framework can reduce publication bias in social science research:.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
3 years
As usual, thank you @DataColada.
@DataColada
Data Colada
3 years
Colada 99: When conclusions from an influential economics methods paper depend on an unfortunate STATA default .
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
My son and our cat are definitely excited about the Man City - Spurs match.#MCITOT #MyPLMorning
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Edward Miguel
4 years
Some progress on open access publishing in the UC system:.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Congratulations to my awesome colleague Pat Kline on this well-deserved prize!.
@iza_bonn
IZA
4 years
Congratulations to Patrick Kline @berkeleyecon on winning the 2021 IZA Young Labor Economist Award! 🎉.
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Edward Miguel
1 year
What a tragedy, pole sana to all Kenyans.
@WorldAthletics
World Athletics
1 year
World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24. Obit: 🔗
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
@PJakiela This is a depressing statistic, Pam. But please keep tweeting out data -- it's really valuable for the profession.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
3 years
A powerful + beautiful articulation of the global importance of fighting for Ukraine’s freedom and democracy, by my brilliant colleague Yuriy Gorodnichenko.
@J_C_Suarez
Juan Carlos Suárez
3 years
This is a must-read piece by Yuriy Gorodnichenko on the global implications of the Ukraine situation.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Jimmy Butler had a career defining game tonight - amazing heart.
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Edward Miguel
4 years
Op-Ed: A foreign policy solution that pays big economic returns - Los Angeles Times.⁦@CEGA_UC⁩ ⁦@UCBITSS
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Edward Miguel
4 years
@maya_rossin Congratulations, Maya! You have come a long way since Econ 172 at Berkeley :) I am really proud of you.
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Edward Miguel
2 years
@BerkouwerS That’s awful, Susanna — we’ve got your back whatever some bigots think or do.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Welcome!.
@VeEscudero_
Verónica Escudero
4 years
I’m happy to announce that I will be joining @CEGA_UC (@UCBerkeley) as visiting scholar in March 2021 for a year 🙌🏼. Thanks so much @tedmiguel, Giacomo De Giorgi & @mipellizzari for opening the door for this opportunity!
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Edward Miguel
4 years
More disappointing news on Chinese vaccines:.
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Edward Miguel
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@PeterHotez This is disgusting and disgraceful, Peter. We admire your courage - stay strong and know that you have many, many friends who are here for you and your family.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
3 years
Please submit papers to the upcoming @UCBITSS annual meeting — and hear Dave Card’s keynote talk!.
@UCBITSS
BITSS
3 years
Mark your calendars: The 10th BITSS Annual Meeting (#bitss10) is taking place Feb. 10-11 and will feature a keynote address by Nobel Laureate David Card!. RSVP now and submit your papers in all aspects of #metascience by Dec. 5.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
3 years
Félicitations au Sénégal! #CAN2021 .
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Edward Miguel
3 years
Despite Putin’s propaganda, Russia’s economy is actually collapsing under US-led sanctions after its invasion of Ukraine:.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
3 years
@mushfiq_econ It was awesome to work together, both productive and fun. Agreed - let's keep the trend going! It was also great to work as part of a super-star research team, with @NeelaSaldanha, Leila Njee Bugha, and @mattkrupoff, and others at Berkeley and Yale.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
@chris_roudiez
Chris Roudiez
4 years
@TrevonDLogan @berkeleyecon I expanded the time covered to 1995-2017 and added Hispanic American graduates. Berkeley also stands out with producing Hispanic American graduates.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
@EmilyNix100 This is similar to the (null) impact of elite high schools on student outcomes in Kenya (great paper by Lucas and Mbiti):.
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Edward Miguel
3 years
An exciting new opportunity for those working in international development and anti poverty programming - worth checking out:.
@AgencyFund
The Agency Fund
3 years
@agencyfund harnesses science, data, and technology to support people as they chart a path forward. A path out of poverty.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
2 years
Colombia’s @Linda__caicedo is doing amazing things in the World Cup, at age 18 — what a goal!.
@brfootball
B/R Football
2 years
LINDA CAICEDO WOW 🤯. (via @TelemundoSports).
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Edward Miguel
4 years
This is a very positive development in TZ.
@qzafrica
Quartz Africa
4 years
Tanzania’s new leader is making up for lost time in the fight against Covid
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Fascinating new paper - congrats Kelly and Erick!.
@kmpjones
Kelly Jones
4 years
Happy to share my newly published article in Journal of Health Economics (joint with Erick Gong @middecon). Open access until June 15: A quick thread on our work.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Always inspiring -- Eliud Kipchoge:.
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2 years
Check out our new opinion piece on Open policy analysis with my @UCBITSS @CEGA_UC colleague @fhoces .
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Edward Miguel
3 years
The ineffectiveness of even three doses of Sinovac against Omicron = v bad news for the Chinese and global economy. Zero Covid policy will likely be untenable. How many outbreaks/deaths until China loses face + imports higher efficacy intl vaccines?.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
1 year
Felicidades!!.
@cristobalotero
Cristóbal Otero
1 year
I'll frame this
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A Peaceful democratic transition in Liberia is good news for West Africa, and a credit to George Weah:.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
Brilliant and important paper.
@ecmaEditors
Econometrica
4 years
Can econometrics be used to fight employment discrimination? Analysis of resume correspondence experiments reveals that most jobs discriminate little, but a few discriminate heavily. Sending ten resumes per job enables reliable detection of discriminators
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Edward Miguel
2 years
@typesfast @SrinathPonduri @paulg Thanks for the shout out.The corruption result holds even controlling for country income in a regression.
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@JonSteinsson The big problem is that they stopped releasing reliable microdata over a decade ago so we don’t really know what’s going on on the ground. .
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Edward Miguel
4 years
@evavivalt @Econ_Sandy @lkatz42 @HilaryHoynes Thank you Eva - that means a lot. I’ve been so impressed with your path as a scholar since you left Cal - we will continue cheering you on from here!.
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Edward Miguel
3 years
Fascinating new NBER working paper by Bazzi et al:.
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
If you liked this NYT article, you may like this book, which I really enjoyed @mushfiq_econ . The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben.
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Edward Miguel
2 years
Big step forward for transparent + open research and policy!.
@WHOSTP
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
2 years
How is the Biden-Harris Admin working to ensure taxpayer-funded research data & publications advance innovation for ALL Americans?. Today, @WHOSTP is releasing new guidance to make this research immediately available to the public at no cost. Learn more⤵️
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@tedmiguel
Edward Miguel
4 years
@cblatts Wait didn’t I boda boda you around Busia? (Does that count? :).
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@jhaushofer @JaminSpeer @dmckenzie001 @cblatts That's really nice Johannes :).
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@Econ_4_Everyone Great news! @UCBITSS.
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Edward Miguel
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@dannyyagan Bravo, Danny! Thanks for taking on public service at this critical time.
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Edward Miguel
4 years
Congrats!.
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Edward Miguel
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@SeanGailmard I will miss Bob so much, the scholar and especially the man. He was so kind, and courageous to the end. RIP Bob.
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Edward Miguel
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It's more important than ever to ensure research is reproducible + transparent. @CEGA_UC is searching for a Program Manager for BITSS, which focuses on #openscience and promotes research transparency in social science. Come work with us! @UCBITSS .
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Edward Miguel
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@RyanDEnos Thanks Ryan, this is so valuable.
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@AsaMethodology Thank you for this amazing honor! @CEGA_UC @UCBITSS @jeremyfreese @g_theonion.
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Edward Miguel
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@albrgr Thanks for sharing this research — a striking exhibit of how private sector profits fail to align with social objectives in health care.
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@jhaushofer Ha! They switched us — and the feeling is mutual :).
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Edward Miguel
3 years
Looking forward to your talk!.
@maxkasy
Maximilian Kasy
3 years
Looking forward to the @UCBITSS meeting tomorrow & on Friday!. Program: . Keynote by David Card!. I will talk about "Rationalizing Pre-Analysis Plans: Statistical Decisions Subject to Implementability".
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Edward Miguel
4 years
Fascinating new empirical results on how localized Great Recession-related economic shocks contributed to rise of extremist right-wing groups in the US: .
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Hopefully the first of many-.
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@mushfiq_econ Wow gorgeous.
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Edward Miguel
3 years
So proud to be part of this with a tremendous group of scholars including Aleks Jakubowski at.@CEGA_UC.
@mushfiq_econ
Mushfiq Mobarak
3 years
.@tedmiguel and I assembled experts in epidemiology, economics, public health, political science, sociology, medicine, immunology, vaccine science to write about the LMIC experience with COVID-19 and how to end it, for @ScienceMagazine anniversary issue
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Edward Miguel
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@JustinSandefur @aecoppock Please give me some props for this subtitle, ok? 😎.
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Edward Miguel
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“Catastrophic moral failure”.
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Edward Miguel
2 years
🇵🇱 + 🇺🇾 = Magic.
@FCBarcelona
FC Barcelona
2 years
💪💪!!
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@cblatts We’re so sorry for your loss, Chris. This is a beautiful tribute — please accept our condolences. And hang in there.
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Edward Miguel
3 years
Provocative analysis of the dangers of China-US geopolitical rivalry not because "China is rising" but because "China has already peaked" -- and faces rapidly declining economic + demographic prospects in the coming decades:.
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@albrgr @aidthoughts @ryancbriggs Awesome, thanks! I always thought I looked like Bill Murray :).
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