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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 9h

How do trade policies impact tropical deforestation?
Read about it in the BIG Lab's Heitor Pellegrina's work in the latest VoxDevLit.
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Deforestation

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 12d

Rodrigo Adao at the #bigforumnd

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 12d

Pete Klenow giving our keynote at #BIGForumND

BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 12d

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 12d

Catch the BIG Forum live stream of Pete Klenow's keynote at 1:20 PM Eastern, Friday, September 26. Don't miss out! #BIGForumND
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BIG Forum Keynotes

The Building Inclusive Growth (BIG) Lab seeks to address structural & barriers to equitable economic growth in different parts of the world.

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 12d

Cultural capital in India presented by Paul Novosad. High level results: cultural similarity to the dominant group gives an economic advantage. #bigforumND

BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 12d

Alejandro Estefan’s paper on monopsony power in Mexico after the 2021 reforms. #BigforumND

BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 12d

Catch the BIG Forum live stream of Ted Miguel's keynote at 10:30 AM Eastern, Friday, September 26. Don't miss out! #BIGForumND
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BIG Forum Keynotes

The Building Inclusive Growth (BIG) Lab seeks to address structural & barriers to equitable economic growth in different parts of the world.

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 13d

Fireside chat between Dean Karlan & Lakshmi Iyer: what are the best ways to address global poverty? Ensure that aid money is used so they local governments are most effective. Strengthen their ability to use evidence to best use the limited resources #bigforumND

BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 13d

Fireside chat between Dean Karlan & Lakshmi Iyer: what are the determinants of inclusive growth? We’re still figuring it out #bigforumND

BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 13d

Fireside chat between Dean Karlan & Lakshmi Iyer: the vendors were re-indebted but making $1 more per day #bigforumND

BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 13d

Fireside chat between Dean Karlan & Lakshmi Iyer: what doesn’t work? When the debt of small vendors was paid off they found that 6 months later they were again in debt. Financial literacy training helped a bit #bigforumND

BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 13d

Fireside chat between Dean Karlan & Lakshmi Iyer: the financial interventions that work best include psycho-social training as well #bigforumND

BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 13d

Join the BIG Forum for a live stream of our fireside chat with Dean Karlan and Lakshmi Iyer starting at 4:45 Eastern, Thursday 9/25. #BIGForumND
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BIG Forum Keynotes

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 20d

Recent research has shown that learning gaps between girls and boys in school are only becoming more common. A new publication co-authored by BIG Lab’s Rebecca Thorton finds these educational gender gaps begin as early as preschool in 25 sub-Saharan countries.

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Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · 22d

Very cool that our colleague Lakshmi Iyer, @biglabnd.bsky.social, was honored as a member of the Provost's "All-Faculty Team" at last weekend's home football game. Learn more here:

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Lakshmi - Iyer - 2025

As the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost, John McGreevy is Notre Dame’s chief academic officer.

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 23d

New working paper by the BIG Lab's Heitor Pellegrina
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NBER @nber.org · 26d

Public R&D investment in Brazilian agriculture increased agricultural productivity by 110 percent, with a benefit-cost ratio of 17, by catalyzing the development of locally appropriate technology, from Akerman, Moscona, Pellegrina, and Sastry https://www.nber.org/papers/w34213

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · 29d

Register Now! Registration for the BIG Forum at Notre Dame closes September 12 - this Friday.
We will have keynotes by Dean Karlan, Ted Miguel and Pete Klenow and great sessions looking at development through the lenses of micro, macro and political economy.
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Coleson Weir @colesonweir.bsky.social · Aug 27

Looking forward to the great line up of speakers next month. Register below!

BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · Aug 26

We invite you to join us for the BIG Lab's first academic conference, the BIG Forum at Notre Dame on September 25-26. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers focused on addressing structural barriers to inclusive economic growth in LMICs. Program & registration: buff.ly/LENJYqB

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Building Inclusive Growth (BIG) Forum is September 25-26 at Notre Dame. We'll have talks by @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social @deankarlan.bsky.social @tedmiguel.bsky.social @novosad.bsky.social and @taryndinkelman.bsky.social. #econsky
Register now! 👇

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · Aug 26

We invite you to join us for the BIG Lab's first academic conference, the BIG Forum at Notre Dame on September 25-26. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers focused on addressing structural barriers to inclusive economic growth in LMICs. Program & registration: buff.ly/LENJYqB

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · Aug 21

We invite you to join us for the BIG Lab's first academic conference, the BIG Forum at Notre Dame on September 25-26. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers focused on addressing structural barriers to inclusive economic growth in LMICs. Program & registration: buff.ly/LENJYqB

BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · Aug 18

New @nber.org working paper from the BIG Lab's Heitor Pellegrina & co-authors! In "Deforestation: A Global and Dynamic Perspective" they model the relationships between deforestation, agricultural land use & agricultural tariffs. @ndecon.bsky.social @artslettersnd.bsky.social

Deforestation: A Global and Dynamic Perspective

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers,…

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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Building Inclusive Growth (BIG) Forum is September 25-26 at Notre Dame. We'll have talks by @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social @deankarlan.bsky.social @tedmiguel.bsky.social @novosad.bsky.social and @taryndinkelman.bsky.social. #econsky
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BIG Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social · Aug 12

New research by the BIG Lab's Director, Lakshmi Iyer 👇

Notre Dame Economics @ndecon.bsky.social · Aug 12

Our colleague Lakshmi Iyer has a new VoxDev piece, @voxdev.bsky.social, "How expanding voting rights shaped politics in India." Check it out! @biglabnd.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social

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How expanding voting rights shaped politics in India

Voting rights alone did not transform political participation or competition in India, but they did shift government priorities in favour of the newly enfranchised voters.

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