Eric Verhoogen
@ericverhoogen.bsky.social
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In today's blog, I discuss how countries can use sector-targeted skills development for industrial policy. This involves training workers in specific areas desired by industries you are targeting to develop. I give examples, caveats, lessons & note research gaps blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
Sector-targeted Skills Development as Industrial Policy
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February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
In today's blog, I discuss how countries can use sector-targeted skills development for industrial policy. This involves training workers in specific areas desired by industries you are targeting to develop. I give examples, caveats, lessons & note research gaps blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
Reposted by Eric Verhoogen
"This chapter takes stock of what has been learned from the recent micro-development literature about wedges."
NEW in @nber.org by Lauren F. Bergquist, @ldaniall.bsky.social, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social: nber.org/papers/w34756
NEW in @nber.org by Lauren F. Bergquist, @ldaniall.bsky.social, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social: nber.org/papers/w34756
February 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"This chapter takes stock of what has been learned from the recent micro-development literature about wedges."
NEW in @nber.org by Lauren F. Bergquist, @ldaniall.bsky.social, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social: nber.org/papers/w34756
NEW in @nber.org by Lauren F. Bergquist, @ldaniall.bsky.social, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social: nber.org/papers/w34756
New paper!
Dispersion in marginal returns is often seen as evidence of misallocation. Not so fast, argues this review. Dispersion may reflect technological factors, not just distortions, from Lauren F. Bergquist, Danial Lashkari, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34756
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
New paper!
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Lauren Falcao Bergquist, Danial Lashkari & @ericverhoogen.bsky.social analyze how microeconomic frictions and wedges distort resource allocation, with implications for productivity and economic efficiency.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:39 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper! Lauren Falcao Bergquist, Danial Lashkari & @ericverhoogen.bsky.social analyze how microeconomic frictions and wedges distort resource allocation, with implications for productivity and economic efficiency.
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📢 New free virtual course (PEDL x STEG)
Private Enterprises, Productivity, and Economic Growth - starting 6 Feb 2026
When: Fridays, 15:30–17:00 (London time)
Format: Virtual + recordings available
🔗 More info: grp.cepr.org/node/231
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Private Enterprises, Productivity, and Economic Growth - starting 6 Feb 2026
When: Fridays, 15:30–17:00 (London time)
Format: Virtual + recordings available
🔗 More info: grp.cepr.org/node/231
📝 Register here: cepr.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?...
January 29, 2026 at 11:35 AM
📢 New free virtual course (PEDL x STEG)
Private Enterprises, Productivity, and Economic Growth - starting 6 Feb 2026
When: Fridays, 15:30–17:00 (London time)
Format: Virtual + recordings available
🔗 More info: grp.cepr.org/node/231
📝 Register here: cepr.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?...
Private Enterprises, Productivity, and Economic Growth - starting 6 Feb 2026
When: Fridays, 15:30–17:00 (London time)
Format: Virtual + recordings available
🔗 More info: grp.cepr.org/node/231
📝 Register here: cepr.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?...
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Shedding early light on the effects of the CHIPS and Science Act on short-term employment, from Bilge Erten, Joseph E. Stiglitz, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34625
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Shedding early light on the effects of the CHIPS and Science Act on short-term employment, from Bilge Erten, Joseph E. Stiglitz, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34625
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@bilgeerten.bsky.social, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @ericverhoogen.bsky.social analyze the employment impacts of the CHIPS Act, examining how industrial policy shapes job creation and labor-market adjustment.
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@bilgeerten.bsky.social, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @ericverhoogen.bsky.social analyze the employment impacts of the CHIPS Act, examining how industrial policy shapes job creation and labor-market adjustment.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@bilgeerten.bsky.social, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @ericverhoogen.bsky.social analyze the employment impacts of the CHIPS Act, examining how industrial policy shapes job creation and labor-market adjustment.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
@bilgeerten.bsky.social, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @ericverhoogen.bsky.social analyze the employment impacts of the CHIPS Act, examining how industrial policy shapes job creation and labor-market adjustment.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
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Studying whether returns to quality upgrading get passed through to primary agricultural producers finds that in Colombian coffee, the answer is mostly no, but sometimes yes, from Macchiavello, Miquel-Florensa, de Roux, @ericverhoogen.bsky.social, Bernasconi, and Farrell www.nber.org/papers/w34610
January 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Studying whether returns to quality upgrading get passed through to primary agricultural producers finds that in Colombian coffee, the answer is mostly no, but sometimes yes, from Macchiavello, Miquel-Florensa, de Roux, @ericverhoogen.bsky.social, Bernasconi, and Farrell www.nber.org/papers/w34610
A quick (2 minute) video explainer of the main results of our Brookings paper on the employment effects of the CHIPS Act is here: www.youtube.com/shorts/BUY8g...
December 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A quick (2 minute) video explainer of the main results of our Brookings paper on the employment effects of the CHIPS Act is here: www.youtube.com/shorts/BUY8g...
Many thanks to @emanuelornelas.bsky.social, Humberto Moreira, and Cecilia Menezes de Carvalho for the invitation!
December 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Many thanks to @emanuelornelas.bsky.social, Humberto Moreira, and Cecilia Menezes de Carvalho for the invitation!
A stimulating conference! (Link to program: www.sbe.org.br/en/encontro/...) Highlights were presenting alongside @christianvolpem.bsky.social and @emanuelornelas.bsky.social on export promotion, getting great feedback on Brazil minimum wages project -- and forro music at the conference party!
December 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A stimulating conference! (Link to program: www.sbe.org.br/en/encontro/...) Highlights were presenting alongside @christianvolpem.bsky.social and @emanuelornelas.bsky.social on export promotion, getting great feedback on Brazil minimum wages project -- and forro music at the conference party!
US Industrial policy underwent a revival under Biden. What have the effects been? @bilgeerten.bsky.social, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social , and I have a new @brookings.edu paper on employment effects of the CHIPS Act. We sat with @markmuro1.bsky.social to discuss.
www.brookings.edu/articles/has...
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Has the CHIPS Act created jobs? | Brookings
The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 included funds for billions of dollars in federal investments in U.S.-based manufacturing, a major landmark in the history of America’s industrial policy. While the f...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
US Industrial policy underwent a revival under Biden. What have the effects been? @bilgeerten.bsky.social, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social , and I have a new @brookings.edu paper on employment effects of the CHIPS Act. We sat with @markmuro1.bsky.social to discuss.
www.brookings.edu/articles/has...
www.brookings.edu/articles/has...
Looking forward to the @theigc.bsky.social / @yaleegc.bsky.social Firms/Trade/Development conference tomorrow and Saturday! Conference page is here: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/.... There's a virtual option.
How can firm-level decisions drive productivity & inclusive growth?
During the Firms, Trade & Development Conference, we'll discuss topics such as:
💡Gender & hiring
💡Retention
💡Family firms
💡Diversity
Read more: theigc.org/blogs/firm-l...
@yaleegc.bsky.social #FirmsTradeDev
During the Firms, Trade & Development Conference, we'll discuss topics such as:
💡Gender & hiring
💡Retention
💡Family firms
💡Diversity
Read more: theigc.org/blogs/firm-l...
@yaleegc.bsky.social #FirmsTradeDev
How can firm-level decisions drive productivity and inclusive growth?
Explore how firm-level decisions impact hiring, diversity and job creation in South Asia and Africa at the 2025 Firms, Trade, and Development Conference.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Looking forward to the @theigc.bsky.social / @yaleegc.bsky.social Firms/Trade/Development conference tomorrow and Saturday! Conference page is here: egc.yale.edu/events/2025/.... There's a virtual option.
The Columbia New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is coming up Nov. 6-7. We have a great program lined up: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/sites/cdep.s... Conference page: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-... Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/18HK... Please register by Oct. 30.
Submission deadline for the Columbia New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is this Friday, Sept. 12, 11:59pm ET. Congressman Ro Khanna (@khanna.house.gov) will be the keynote speaker. Send us your papers!
Call for papers! 3rd New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference at Columbia, Nov. 6-7, 2025. Submit here by Sept. 12: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Conf page: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-.... Hosts:
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social, @cdepcolumbia.bsky.social, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, CPE.
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social, @cdepcolumbia.bsky.social, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, CPE.
October 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Columbia New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is coming up Nov. 6-7. We have a great program lined up: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/sites/cdep.s... Conference page: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-... Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/18HK... Please register by Oct. 30.
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Knowledge spillovers are key to growth but hard to estimate. Randomly giving out energy-efficient motors to leather-goods firms in Bangladesh led to strong local spillovers, from Ritam Chaurey, Gaurav Nayyar, Siddharth Sharma, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w34296
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Knowledge spillovers are key to growth but hard to estimate. Randomly giving out energy-efficient motors to leather-goods firms in Bangladesh led to strong local spillovers, from Ritam Chaurey, Gaurav Nayyar, Siddharth Sharma, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w34296
Short version: using two county-level difference-in-difference strategies, we show that the Act had significant employment effects that began with a Senate precursor bill (USICA) and anticipated the actual CHIPS awards. Check it out. Final version will be posted soon.
September 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Short version: using two county-level difference-in-difference strategies, we show that the Act had significant employment effects that began with a Senate precursor bill (USICA) and anticipated the actual CHIPS awards. Check it out. Final version will be posted soon.
It was a real pleasure to present at the @brookings.edu BPEA conference on Thursday, a new paper on the employment effects of the CHIPS Act in the US, with @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and @bilgeerten.bsky.social. Video, slides, and preliminary draft are here: www.brookings.edu/events/bpea-...
BPEA Fall 2025 Conference | Brookings
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September 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It was a real pleasure to present at the @brookings.edu BPEA conference on Thursday, a new paper on the employment effects of the CHIPS Act in the US, with @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and @bilgeerten.bsky.social. Video, slides, and preliminary draft are here: www.brookings.edu/events/bpea-...
Submission deadline for the Columbia New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is this Friday, Sept. 12, 11:59pm ET. Congressman Ro Khanna (@khanna.house.gov) will be the keynote speaker. Send us your papers!
Call for papers! 3rd New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference at Columbia, Nov. 6-7, 2025. Submit here by Sept. 12: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Conf page: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-.... Hosts:
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social, @cdepcolumbia.bsky.social, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, CPE.
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social, @cdepcolumbia.bsky.social, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, CPE.
September 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Submission deadline for the Columbia New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference is this Friday, Sept. 12, 11:59pm ET. Congressman Ro Khanna (@khanna.house.gov) will be the keynote speaker. Send us your papers!
Submission deadline is this Sunday.
Submission deadline for this PEDL young scholars workshop (to take place the day before the Oct 24-25 @theigc.bsky.social/@yaleegc.bsky.social Firms/Trade/Development conference) is Sept 7 (soon!). For researchers post-PhD but untenured (or <=8 years out). Hope to see many of you there.
📥 PEDL will hold a 1-day workshop for young researchers on Oct 23, 2025, as part of the IGC and the Yale Economic Growth Center “Firms, Trade, and Development” conference on Oct 24-25. All events will take place in person @yaleeconomics.bsky.social. More details: www.theigc.org/call-papers-...
September 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Submission deadline is this Sunday.
Submission deadline for this PEDL young scholars workshop (to take place the day before the Oct 24-25 @theigc.bsky.social/@yaleegc.bsky.social Firms/Trade/Development conference) is Sept 7 (soon!). For researchers post-PhD but untenured (or <=8 years out). Hope to see many of you there.
📥 PEDL will hold a 1-day workshop for young researchers on Oct 23, 2025, as part of the IGC and the Yale Economic Growth Center “Firms, Trade, and Development” conference on Oct 24-25. All events will take place in person @yaleeconomics.bsky.social. More details: www.theigc.org/call-papers-...
Call for papers: Young Researchers Workshop
Learn more about the Call for papers: Young Researchers Workshop for the IGC/EGC Conference on Firms, Trade, and Development 2025
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August 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Submission deadline for this PEDL young scholars workshop (to take place the day before the Oct 24-25 @theigc.bsky.social/@yaleegc.bsky.social Firms/Trade/Development conference) is Sept 7 (soon!). For researchers post-PhD but untenured (or <=8 years out). Hope to see many of you there.
Call for papers! 3rd New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference at Columbia, Nov. 6-7, 2025. Submit here by Sept. 12: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Conf page: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-.... Hosts:
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social, @cdepcolumbia.bsky.social, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, CPE.
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social, @cdepcolumbia.bsky.social, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, CPE.
August 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Call for papers! 3rd New Thinking in Industrial Policy Conference at Columbia, Nov. 6-7, 2025. Submit here by Sept. 12: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Conf page: cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-.... Hosts:
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social, @cdepcolumbia.bsky.social, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, CPE.
@ipdcolumbia.bsky.social, @cdepcolumbia.bsky.social, @columbiaigp.bsky.social, CPE.
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Check out our conversation with Eric Verhoogen @ericverhoogen.bsky.social, who visited us this past year. Hear about his path from union organizer to development economist, how to optimally tile pentagons when making soccer balls, and more
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A conversation with RPDE Visiting Professor Eric Verhoogen: from teacher and union organizer to studying soccer ball manufacturing
Summer has meant a lot of changes here at RPDE. As with everyone at Princeton, it has meant bracing for summer heat and saying goodbye to graduating students and those leaving for summer. At RPDE in p...
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July 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Check out our conversation with Eric Verhoogen @ericverhoogen.bsky.social, who visited us this past year. Hear about his path from union organizer to development economist, how to optimally tile pentagons when making soccer balls, and more
rpde.princeton.edu/news/2025/co...
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Reposted by Eric Verhoogen
A randomized evaluation of matching grants to promote exports in Tunisia finds large effects on exports, but mainly of existing products to existing destinations, from Nadia Ali, Giacomo De Giorgi, Aminur Rahman, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w33985
July 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A randomized evaluation of matching grants to promote exports in Tunisia finds large effects on exports, but mainly of existing products to existing destinations, from Nadia Ali, Giacomo De Giorgi, Aminur Rahman, and @ericverhoogen.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w33985
New paper! RCT on subsidies for fixed market-access costs in Tunisia. Big effects on exports (for existing destinations/products) but not # of destinations/products, in contrast to policy goals and some workhorse trade models. w/ Nadia Ali, Giacomo De Giorgi, Aminur Rahman www.nber.org/papers/w33985
What Do Market-Access Subsidies Do? Experimental Evidence from Tunisia
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July 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New paper! RCT on subsidies for fixed market-access costs in Tunisia. Big effects on exports (for existing destinations/products) but not # of destinations/products, in contrast to policy goals and some workhorse trade models. w/ Nadia Ali, Giacomo De Giorgi, Aminur Rahman www.nber.org/papers/w33985