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Manaswini Rao

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Assistant Professor of Economics University of Delaware | Development, Institutions, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Firms, India Webpage: https://manaswinirao.com

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Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · 1d

#econsky don't miss a great lineup of speakers for the virtual seminar series on the Indian Economy this Fall @gpsindiacenter.bsky.social; topics range from education, spatial labor markets, and environment 👇 details on registration and mailing list

21st Century India Center @gpsindiacenter.bsky.social · 2d

🚀 📅 Announcing our Fall 2025 speaker lineup for the 21st Century India Center Seminar Series on the Indian Economy!

🌍📊 Get ready for monthly seminars featuring exciting speakers sharing cutting-edge research!

Don’t miss out — join ours seminars mailing list ➡️https://forms.gle/xtaUGBjNgUp2J88u9

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Jul 15

#econsky we are inviting self nominations to present your work on the Indian economy at the 21st Century India Center @gpsucsd.bsky.social for slots starting Fall 2025. Here is the form forms.gle/7XoQ5dNF92by... please circulate widely!

Self-Nomination Form for UC San Diego 21st Century India Center Seminar Series on the Indian Economy

The goal of the UC San Diego 21st Century India Center Seminar Series is to provide a platform for junior scholars to share their research on the Indian economy, engage with a community of scholars, a...

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Jun 18

Realized link to paper didn't work before. Here it is manaswinirao.com/files/202207...

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Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Jun 18

We rule out the role of physical distance and show that social distances matter in the context of India. Finally, we show that much of the diffusion is observed within higher and intermediate status jati groups even though low status farmers are more likely to experience floods.

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Jun 18

We also find that this is driven by higher adoption among farmers in the same jati as the initial, randomly treated, recipient farmers in treated villages.

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Jun 18

This average effects masks substantial heterogeneity based on the underlying social structures (jati structures) of the study villages. We find significantly higher diffusion since the start in homogeneous villages relative to fractionalized villages.

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Jun 18

We find modest overall diffusion of new, flood resistant seeds introduced in coastal floodplains of Odisha (India) among non-treated farmers in treated villages relative to their counterparts in control villages- only 2pp more farmers say that they grow the variety.

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our paper (w/ Alain de Janvry and Betty Sadoulet) on the long run diffusion of agricultural technology (flood resistant seeds) will be out in August in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization JEBO. Working paper version and thread 👇https://manaswinirao.com/files/20220713_ss1diffusion.pdf

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Jun 3

#econsky I am excited to discuss Sampreet Goraya's paper on caste identity and misallocation across Indian firms at the last seminar at the 21CIC India seminar series this academic year. Registration details 👇. Also, stay tuned for info on 2025-26 talks

Sayahnika Basu @sayahnika.bsky.social · Jun 3

Join us for the last talk of this academic year. Sampreet Goraya will talk about caste and market access in India. One of the co-organizers of the seminar series, @manaswini.bsky.social will discuss the paper. See below ⬇️

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · May 5

#econsky Mark your calendar to listen to Disha Gupta (IGIDR, Mumbai) present her work on electricity subsidies and groundwater use in Punjab at @GPSIndiaCenter virtual seminar series. Grateful to Sudatta Ray for discussing. Registration details 👇

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Apr 15

#econsky Join us tomorrow for our virtual seminar on the Indian economy by Chinmaya Kumar (AP @azimpremjiuniv ) on whether workers discriminate jobs based on their employers. @JUNISINGH1 will discuss the work. Registration details below and also on @GPSIndiaCenter 👇

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Mar 25

#econsky next talk in the Indian economy virtual seminar is by @vaidehitandel.bsky.social (Manchester) on flooding and housing prices in Mumbai. @aradhyasood.bsky.social (UofT) will discuss. Please see registration details below.

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Feb 25

#econsky Don't forget to register for this week's talk here: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/HouseholdEnv...

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Apurav Bhatiya @apuravbhatiya.bsky.social · Feb 20

Looking forward to discussing Raisa Sherif’s work at the @UCSDGPSIndiaCenter seminar! Join us next week! Registration link below! #econsky

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Feb 20

Join us next week to learn about intra-hh dynamics (parent-children) around pro-environmental behavior by Raisa Sherif at UCSD GPSIndiaCenter virtual seminar. @apuravbhatiya.bsky.social will discuss the paper. Registration details in QR code below 👇

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Feb 20

Join us next week to learn about intra-hh dynamics (parent-children) around pro-environmental behavior by Raisa Sherif at UCSD GPSIndiaCenter virtual seminar. @apuravbhatiya.bsky.social will discuss the paper. Registration details in QR code below 👇

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Sayahnika Basu @sayahnika.bsky.social · Jan 29

Join us in a few hours to listen to @AshishKumarSed1 talk about couples therapy and gender-based labor market implications. @livia_alfonsi will discuss the paper. Details below ⬇️ @manaswini.bsky.social @gpsucsd.bsky.social

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Jan 24

📢 #econsky New year new talks! Register (QR code in the image) to get the details for joining our seminar this month by Ashish Sedai @AshishKumarSed1 on couples therapy and gender-based labor market consequences. And who better to discuss than @livia_alfonsi 🙏

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Jan 24

📢 #econsky New year new talks! Register (QR code in the image) to get the details for joining our seminar this month by Ashish Sedai @AshishKumarSed1 on couples therapy and gender-based labor market consequences. And who better to discuss than @livia_alfonsi 🙏

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Sayahnika Basu @sayahnika.bsky.social · Dec 11

Join us in a few hours to hear about residential schooling and its effects on marginalized students in India. Details below: @manaswini.bsky.social

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Dec 10

We close Fall '24 virtual seminar series on the Indian economy this Wednesday. Join us to listen to Kartik Srivastava from Harvard present his work on residential schooling and it's effects on marginalized students in India. Registration details india.ucsd.edu/events/semin...

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Dec 10

We close Fall '24 virtual seminar series on the Indian economy this Wednesday. Join us to listen to Kartik Srivastava from Harvard present his work on residential schooling and it's effects on marginalized students in India. Registration details india.ucsd.edu/events/semin...

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · Dec 4

Just a reminder that @gmcd.bsky.social and @kylefbutts.bsky.social have made an incredible public good describing how to use data.table and fixest to encourage moving from Stata to R!

stata2r.github.io

Translating Stata to R

Learning R coming from Stata

stata2r.github.io

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Nov 26

Colleague with watchmaking as a hobby! Can it get any cooler! Fortunate to have @bartonwillage.com as a senior colleague at #UD econ.

Adrienne Lucas @profalucas.bsky.social · Nov 26

Great write-up about one of my newest #UDelaware #LernerCollege Economics colleagues Barton Willage (@bartonwillage.com)

lerner.udel.edu/seeing-oppor...

Lerner Welcomes New Faculty: Barton Willage

Willage is an associate professor of economics; he spoke with Lerner about his research focus and why he is excited to join UD.

lerner.udel.edu

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Nov 26

Fantastic paper! #econsky take a look.

Sarah Shaukat @sarahshaukat.bsky.social · Nov 25

Excited to share my #JMP!🎉

"Do NGOs Matter for Development? Evidence from Pakistan"

NGOs often fill gaps left by limited public spending on health, education, etc.📚🏥But do NGOs truly move the needle on development? Let’s dive in!👇🧵[/10]

(www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pe7oz...)

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Nov 18

HUGE public service 🙏🙏

Barton Willage @bartonwillage.com · Nov 18

Interested in upcoming econ conference dates?

Todd Jones @toddrjones.bsky.social · Nov 18

Quick econ tip: here's a list of over 100 economics conferences: docs.google.com/spreadsheets.... Curated by @anne-m-burton.bsky.social and @bartonwillage.com.

Manaswini Rao @manaswini.bsky.social · Nov 18

Bubbling this up. Register here for this week's talk gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com/CarbonFootpr...

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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · Nov 13

Okay, the first Women in Econ starter pack was such a success that we quickly hit the BlueSky starter pack limit (150 accounts). But, I've got a version 2.0 with even more awesome economists you should follow!

go.bsky.app/J6nhkk7

Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · Nov 12

I’ve made a Women in Econ starter pack (s/o @vinisingh.bsky.social for sparking the idea!). Share, follow, and comment below if you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/LqBPkQZ