Jie Bai
@jiebai16
Development economist @MSFTResearch & @Kennedy_School
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There used to be more econ papers published on China than India, but the opposite is true with impact evaluations (see Figure below). I asked several researchers who work on China how an outsider might start work there, and summarize in today's blogpost blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluati…
The Economist | Retailing: Push my buttons economist.com/news/business/… via @TheEconomist
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Push my buttons
Experiments in automated consumption
Congratulations to Bengt and Oliver! Bengt's contract theory is definitely one of the most inspiring classes I've taken at MIT. Thank you!
BREAKING 2016 Prize in Economic Sci. to Oliver Hart @Harvard & Bengt Holmström @MIT “for their contributions to contract theory” #NobelPrize
Chris Udry on studying development economics from this excellent 20min @PlanetMoney podcast buff.ly/2cePJej
Great listen: @Susan_Athey talks about machine learning & differences of data analysis in academia vs Silicon Valley econtalk.org/archives/2016/…
If policy makers could understand simple economics... economist.com/news/leaders/2… via @TheEconomist
Very nice article to read! Do modern technologies reinforce or weaken the role of trust? economist.com/news/finance-a… via @TheEconomist
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Believing is seeing
New technologies will make society richer by cultivating trust
The Economist | American business investment: Econundrum economist.com/news/finance-a… via @TheEconomist
Happy Labor Day from the team at EPoD Harvard!
The Economist | China’s data: Superstition ain’t the way economist.com/news/finance-a… via @TheEconomist
The Economist | Data analytics: The power of learning economist.com/news/leaders/2… via @TheEconomist
Important to have an avenue for public to vent dissatisfaction. Courts probably better than streets. economist.com/news/china/217… @TheEconomist
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Suppress and support
The Communist Party cracks down on political activists, even as it eases up on some less sensitive legal cases
About $1000 cash for people who risk homelessness due to temporary shock can help them stay off streets over 2 years sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/b…
A relatively minor investment in retraining could allow U.S. coal workers to switch to solar-related jobs s.hbr.org/2b8moqd
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What If All U.S. Coal Workers Were Retrained to Work in Solar?
A study quantifies the costs and identifies four ways to pay for it.
Great talk by Michael Kremer on how much evidence is enough, with a focus on global dev policy. #EAGlobal
In-depth podcast conversation with Heidi Williams on the economics of medical innovation, by Alphachatterbox podcast.ft.com/2016/08/05/alp…
Economics turns out to be the most political centrist research field in the US
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