Rafiuddin (Rafi) Najam
@rnajam.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Public Policy at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Come work with us in Chapel Hill!
UNC–Chapel Hill Public Policy is a vibrant community of scholars and an excellent place for interdisciplinary research with a strong focus on policy-relevant work. If you are on the academic job market and your research focuses on
UNC–Chapel Hill Public Policy is a vibrant community of scholars and an excellent place for interdisciplinary research with a strong focus on policy-relevant work. If you are on the academic job market and your research focuses on
Assistant Professor
This position is located in the Department of Public Policy within the College of Arts and Sciences. This tenure-track position includes 40% teaching, 40% research, and 20% service to the department. ...
unc.peopleadmin.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Come work with us in Chapel Hill!
UNC–Chapel Hill Public Policy is a vibrant community of scholars and an excellent place for interdisciplinary research with a strong focus on policy-relevant work. If you are on the academic job market and your research focuses on
UNC–Chapel Hill Public Policy is a vibrant community of scholars and an excellent place for interdisciplinary research with a strong focus on policy-relevant work. If you are on the academic job market and your research focuses on
Exciting news. We are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Public Policy. Focus areas: environmental policy, international development, or poverty.
Link:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Submission Deadline: November 3, 2025.
Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Link:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Submission Deadline: November 3, 2025.
Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Assistant Professor
This position is located in the Department of Public Policy within the College of Arts and Sciences. This tenure-track position includes 40% teaching, 40% research, and 20% service to the department. ...
unc.peopleadmin.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Exciting news. We are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Public Policy. Focus areas: environmental policy, international development, or poverty.
Link:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Submission Deadline: November 3, 2025.
Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Link:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Submission Deadline: November 3, 2025.
Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
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Econ instructors: considering running an RCT but unsure where to start?
My new working paper (w/ @lizschroeder.bsky.social) can guide you.
We walk you through all the steps to run an RCT: design, setup, implementation & analysis, w/ many examples along the way. 1/2 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
My new working paper (w/ @lizschroeder.bsky.social) can guide you.
We walk you through all the steps to run an RCT: design, setup, implementation & analysis, w/ many examples along the way. 1/2 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Using Rcts in Economic Education Research
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have become an essential tool for economists. The credibility revolution in empirical economics emphasizes research designs
papers.ssrn.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Econ instructors: considering running an RCT but unsure where to start?
My new working paper (w/ @lizschroeder.bsky.social) can guide you.
We walk you through all the steps to run an RCT: design, setup, implementation & analysis, w/ many examples along the way. 1/2 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
My new working paper (w/ @lizschroeder.bsky.social) can guide you.
We walk you through all the steps to run an RCT: design, setup, implementation & analysis, w/ many examples along the way. 1/2 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reposted by Rafiuddin (Rafi) Najam
How different researcher decisions, data cleaning, research design, and interpretations of a policy question, affect variation in estimated treatment effects, from Huntington-Klein, Portner, McCarthy, and The Many Economists Collaborative on Researcher Variation https://www.nber.org/papers/w33729
May 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How different researcher decisions, data cleaning, research design, and interpretations of a policy question, affect variation in estimated treatment effects, from Huntington-Klein, Portner, McCarthy, and The Many Economists Collaborative on Researcher Variation https://www.nber.org/papers/w33729
Check out a short summary of our article on @voxdev.bsky.social, where we examine how exposure to conflict impacts children in the long run.
w/ @girayaslim @erdaltekin.bsky.social
w/ @girayaslim @erdaltekin.bsky.social
🆕 War in the womb: How conflict hurts children in Afghanistan
Erkmen Aslim, @rnajam.bsky.social & @erdaltekin.bsky.social outline new evidence from Afghanistan which shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development: voxdev.org/topic/health...
Erkmen Aslim, @rnajam.bsky.social & @erdaltekin.bsky.social outline new evidence from Afghanistan which shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development: voxdev.org/topic/health...
War in the womb: How conflict hurts children in Afghanistan
As global conflicts grow, new evidence from Afghanistan shows that girls exposed to war violence in utero suffer long-term setbacks in learning and development. Addressing these hidden costs of confli...
voxdev.org
April 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Check out a short summary of our article on @voxdev.bsky.social, where we examine how exposure to conflict impacts children in the long run.
w/ @girayaslim @erdaltekin.bsky.social
w/ @girayaslim @erdaltekin.bsky.social
I will be joining the Department of Public Policy at the @PublicPolicyUNC @UNC this summer as an Assistant Professor of Public Policy (TT). Grateful to the many incredible people who made this possible—my advisors (@toddpugatch.bsky.social, Alison, Paul, Patrick)
April 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I will be joining the Department of Public Policy at the @PublicPolicyUNC @UNC this summer as an Assistant Professor of Public Policy (TT). Grateful to the many incredible people who made this possible—my advisors (@toddpugatch.bsky.social, Alison, Paul, Patrick)
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ICYMI: We're offering Travel Grants for APPAM members who will be presenting at the Annual Fall Research Conference this year in Seattle. Learn more about this opportunity and how to apply: ow.ly/8TYt50Vzfq8
April 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
ICYMI: We're offering Travel Grants for APPAM members who will be presenting at the Annual Fall Research Conference this year in Seattle. Learn more about this opportunity and how to apply: ow.ly/8TYt50Vzfq8
Reposted by Rafiuddin (Rafi) Najam
In utero exposure to war violence in Afghanistan significantly reduces cognitive and educational outcomes for girls, highlighting gender-specific disparities caused by conflict, from Erkmen G. Aslim, Rafiuddin Najam, and Erdal Tekin https://www.nber.org/papers/w33398
February 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In utero exposure to war violence in Afghanistan significantly reduces cognitive and educational outcomes for girls, highlighting gender-specific disparities caused by conflict, from Erkmen G. Aslim, Rafiuddin Najam, and Erdal Tekin https://www.nber.org/papers/w33398