Eeshani Kandpal
@eeshani.bsky.social
She/her. Development economist. Gender, health, and nutrition. Currently at CGD. WB Research, Illinois, and Macalester alumna. Forever a Delhi girl. #econsky
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Eeshani Kandpal
@eeshani.bsky.social
· Dec 10
How Do Pakistani Parents’ Preferences Drive Investments in Their Girls?
The traditional economics model for human capital accumulation says that labor market returns to schooling drive parents’ investments in their children’s education. Makes sense—we choose to invest in ...
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Our new working paper with Rossella Calvi and Hira Farooqi. We try to understand parental beliefs and preferences around marriage market returns to girls’ education in Pakistan. (Longer thread to come soon.)
For now, read our blog and the paper itself here 👇🏾
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-do-...
For now, read our blog and the paper itself here 👇🏾
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-do-...
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The World Bank plans to “operationally align” its research arm. But the changes could undermine its ability to deliver rigorous, independent analysis free from client or internal pressure.
More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
The World Bank Group Reorganization: A Retreat from Research Quality?
A recent PowerPoint presentation presents the outline for the institutional structure of “The WBG Knowledge Bank.” But a knowledge bank owes it to its stakeholders impartial and transparent considerat...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The World Bank plans to “operationally align” its research arm. But the changes could undermine its ability to deliver rigorous, independent analysis free from client or internal pressure.
More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
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Thanks @daveevansphd.bsky.social !
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thanks @daveevansphd.bsky.social !
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
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Stay tuned for follow-up, where we conduct an RCT involving vulnerable women in this area - half abducted as children - to assess the impact of:
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Stay tuned for follow-up, where we conduct an RCT involving vulnerable women in this area - half abducted as children - to assess the impact of:
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu
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Gender parity in hiring hasn't translated into parity in promotion at IFIs.
To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
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November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Gender parity in hiring hasn't translated into parity in promotion at IFIs.
To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
To help close this gap, Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social launch a new phase of work to analyze data, spotlight solutions, & help IFIs strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
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Amid the emergence of Gen Z-led protests, @eeshani.bsky.social asks: Can they translate mass mobilization into pro-poor policy, evidence-based decision-making, & transparent governance?
Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
A Populism That’s Really of the People? Poverty, Protest, and Regime Collapse in South Asia
The emergence of youth- and student-led protests raises a hopeful but uncertain question: will these movements deliver differently once in power? Having toppled governments, can they translate mass mo...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Amid the emergence of Gen Z-led protests, @eeshani.bsky.social asks: Can they translate mass mobilization into pro-poor policy, evidence-based decision-making, & transparent governance?
Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
Here's what they could mean for stability & governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
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Independent research at risk at the World Bank?!??!? Ouch/No! On why that's a bad idea: www.cgdev.org/blog/world-b... @eeshani.bsky.social @cgdev.org
The World Bank Group Reorganization: A Retreat from Research Quality?
A recent PowerPoint presentation presents the outline for the institutional structure of “The WBG Knowledge Bank.” But a knowledge bank owes it to its stakeholders impartial and transparent considerat...
www.cgdev.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Independent research at risk at the World Bank?!??!? Ouch/No! On why that's a bad idea: www.cgdev.org/blog/world-b... @eeshani.bsky.social @cgdev.org
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
The World Bank plans to reform its research structure—but @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social warn the changes could undermine its ability to deliver rigorous, independent analysis free from client or internal pressure.
More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
The World Bank Group Reorganization: A Retreat from Research Quality?
A recent PowerPoint presentation presents the outline for the institutional structure of “The WBG Knowledge Bank.” But a knowledge bank owes it to its stakeholders impartial and transparent considerat...
go.cgdev.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The World Bank plans to reform its research structure—but @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @eeshani.bsky.social warn the changes could undermine its ability to deliver rigorous, independent analysis free from client or internal pressure.
More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
More ⬇️
https://go.cgdev.org/43vNSgK
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NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
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If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
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"There are three reasons the World Bank needs an independent research department: rigor and accountability, blue sky thinking, and generating public goods."
The World Bank Group is planning to reorganize its research functions. The results could be even uglier than the powerpoint: an end to independent research at the institution and conflicts of interest all over...
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
October 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"There are three reasons the World Bank needs an independent research department: rigor and accountability, blue sky thinking, and generating public goods."
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
The World Bank Group is planning to reorganize its research functions. The results could be even uglier than the powerpoint: an end to independent research at the institution and conflicts of interest all over...
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The World Bank Group is planning to reorganize its research functions. The results could be even uglier than the powerpoint: an end to independent research at the institution and conflicts of interest all over...
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
New blog with @eeshani.bsky.social, link in reply.
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
Many IFIs have achieved gender parity in hiring—but not in promotion.
Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social have launched a new phase of work aimed at analyzing data & spotlighting solutions to help strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social have launched a new phase of work aimed at analyzing data & spotlighting solutions to help strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
Meritocracy Matters—and Why Tracking Women's Leadership at the IFIs Is More Important Than Ever
The international financial institutions have long said that gender equality is central to development. Yet CGD research shows a persistent blind spot within these institutions: women are being hired ...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Many IFIs have achieved gender parity in hiring—but not in promotion.
Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social have launched a new phase of work aimed at analyzing data & spotlighting solutions to help strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
Kelsey Harris & @eeshani.bsky.social have launched a new phase of work aimed at analyzing data & spotlighting solutions to help strengthen women’s leadership pipelines:
https://bit.ly/3KxW4qa
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Read Jakiela's and my new, practitioner-focused paper on fathers, and find...
• 5 things we know about how fathers engage in early childhood development in low- & middle-income countries
• 3 suggestions to improve programs intended to engage fathers
drive.google.com/file/d/1K8pF...
• 5 things we know about how fathers engage in early childhood development in low- & middle-income countries
• 3 suggestions to improve programs intended to engage fathers
drive.google.com/file/d/1K8pF...
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Read Jakiela's and my new, practitioner-focused paper on fathers, and find...
• 5 things we know about how fathers engage in early childhood development in low- & middle-income countries
• 3 suggestions to improve programs intended to engage fathers
drive.google.com/file/d/1K8pF...
• 5 things we know about how fathers engage in early childhood development in low- & middle-income countries
• 3 suggestions to improve programs intended to engage fathers
drive.google.com/file/d/1K8pF...
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I have been slow on this, but a dangerous idea --World Bank Group is moving to a single country manager for both private (IFC, MIGA) & public (IBRD, IDA) arms.
For eg: IFC sponsoring a noncompetitive energy project with lock in take or pay agreements (they do that)...
For eg: IFC sponsoring a noncompetitive energy project with lock in take or pay agreements (they do that)...
October 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I have been slow on this, but a dangerous idea --World Bank Group is moving to a single country manager for both private (IFC, MIGA) & public (IBRD, IDA) arms.
For eg: IFC sponsoring a noncompetitive energy project with lock in take or pay agreements (they do that)...
For eg: IFC sponsoring a noncompetitive energy project with lock in take or pay agreements (they do that)...
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If you're in the DC area, come out for this exciting conversation on Friday morning! We'll see recent evidence from Indonesia, still-to-be-published evidence from Pakistan (sneak preview!), and we'll hear thoughtful perspectives on what we should be doing to make sure every child can read!
How big are the returns to early investments in literacy and numeracy?📚
📅 During the #AnnualMeetings, join us
for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritizing foundational skills.
RSVP to join us in person or online:
bit.ly/3VRRSE8
📅 During the #AnnualMeetings, join us
for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritizing foundational skills.
RSVP to join us in person or online:
bit.ly/3VRRSE8
October 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If you're in the DC area, come out for this exciting conversation on Friday morning! We'll see recent evidence from Indonesia, still-to-be-published evidence from Pakistan (sneak preview!), and we'll hear thoughtful perspectives on what we should be doing to make sure every child can read!
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Zero new jobs in the federal government posted on JOE in the past three weeks.
Not surprising given the government shutdown (which began Oct 1), but still grim. At least two-thirds fewer such jobs posted in 2025 than in each of the past six years at this time.
#econjobmarket
Not surprising given the government shutdown (which began Oct 1), but still grim. At least two-thirds fewer such jobs posted in 2025 than in each of the past six years at this time.
#econjobmarket
October 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Zero new jobs in the federal government posted on JOE in the past three weeks.
Not surprising given the government shutdown (which began Oct 1), but still grim. At least two-thirds fewer such jobs posted in 2025 than in each of the past six years at this time.
#econjobmarket
Not surprising given the government shutdown (which began Oct 1), but still grim. At least two-thirds fewer such jobs posted in 2025 than in each of the past six years at this time.
#econjobmarket
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@eeshani.bsky.social reminds us of what datasets can't show: the lived reality of disease.
She reflects on Margaret Bourke-White’s photographs of cholera amid climbing mortality in Africa:
https://bit.ly/42AMr05
She reflects on Margaret Bourke-White’s photographs of cholera amid climbing mortality in Africa:
https://bit.ly/42AMr05
The Human Cost of Cholera
In a blog also released today, my colleagues and I present the numbers behind the currently unfolding cholera epidemics across Africa—and juxtapose rising cholera deaths with steep cuts in US foreign ...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@eeshani.bsky.social reminds us of what datasets can't show: the lived reality of disease.
She reflects on Margaret Bourke-White’s photographs of cholera amid climbing mortality in Africa:
https://bit.ly/42AMr05
She reflects on Margaret Bourke-White’s photographs of cholera amid climbing mortality in Africa:
https://bit.ly/42AMr05
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Blog with CGD colleagues: Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid.
Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...
Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...
October 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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To provide real-world evidence of aid cuts, CGD experts are using data on reported cholera deaths and US spending responses.
They find elevated cholera mortality across Africa in 2025, but no corresponding aid response from the US:
https://bit.ly/4hmWV9L
They find elevated cholera mortality across Africa in 2025, but no corresponding aid response from the US:
https://bit.ly/4hmWV9L
Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid
The United States—long the world’s largest provider of lifesaving assistance and the largest humanitarian donor to many countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa—saw a sharp reversal in early 2025. ...
www.cgdev.org
October 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
To provide real-world evidence of aid cuts, CGD experts are using data on reported cholera deaths and US spending responses.
They find elevated cholera mortality across Africa in 2025, but no corresponding aid response from the US:
https://bit.ly/4hmWV9L
They find elevated cholera mortality across Africa in 2025, but no corresponding aid response from the US:
https://bit.ly/4hmWV9L
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"The emergence of youth- and student-led protests raises a hopeful but uncertain question: will these movements deliver differently once in power?"
@eeshani.bsky.social discusses what the Gen Z-led protests could mean for stability and governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
@eeshani.bsky.social discusses what the Gen Z-led protests could mean for stability and governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
t.co
October 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"The emergence of youth- and student-led protests raises a hopeful but uncertain question: will these movements deliver differently once in power?"
@eeshani.bsky.social discusses what the Gen Z-led protests could mean for stability and governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
@eeshani.bsky.social discusses what the Gen Z-led protests could mean for stability and governance in South Asia:
https://bit.ly/3KwlN2j
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See also @eeshani.bsky.social accompanying blog on Margaret Bourke-White’s haunting photographs of cholera outbreaks during the partition of India.
www.cgdev.org/blog/human-c...
www.cgdev.org/blog/human-c...
October 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
See also @eeshani.bsky.social accompanying blog on Margaret Bourke-White’s haunting photographs of cholera outbreaks during the partition of India.
www.cgdev.org/blog/human-c...
www.cgdev.org/blog/human-c...
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Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/cholera...
By @eeshani.bsky.social @markusgold.bsky.social Brian Webster Juan Manuel Menéndez and me.
By @eeshani.bsky.social @markusgold.bsky.social Brian Webster Juan Manuel Menéndez and me.
Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid
The United States—long the world’s largest provider of lifesaving assistance and the largest humanitarian donor to many countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa—saw a sharp reversal in early 2025. ...
www.cgdev.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Blog: www.cgdev.org/blog/cholera...
By @eeshani.bsky.social @markusgold.bsky.social Brian Webster Juan Manuel Menéndez and me.
By @eeshani.bsky.social @markusgold.bsky.social Brian Webster Juan Manuel Menéndez and me.
Reposted by Eeshani Kandpal
Blog with CGD colleagues: Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid.
Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...
Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...
October 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Blog with CGD colleagues: Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid.
Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...
Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...