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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · 17d

I am thrilled to begin my appointment as a Visiting Scholar at SIEPR, @Stanford this Fall

A special thank you to my mentors @saumjha.bsky.social @Anita Alves Pena , @raymiller.bsky.social and @ramaa vasudevan, collaborators, and colleagues.

#Stanford #SIEPR #Economics #VisitingScholar #Research

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · 20d

Muchas Felicidades!! Enjoy :)

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 25d

#EMH2025 indeed, great first day with interesting sessions and an excellent keynote by Molly Schnell on a lovely campus with great weather. Looking forward to tomorrow.

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Sam Eyler-Driscoll 🍉🌻🍁 @sameyler.bsky.social · 24d

It was such a pleasure to join @cinchessen.bsky.social/ @uvabatten.bsky.social at the invitation of @ckronenberg.bsky.social to present this prize and to meet Ashish and all the conference participants

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Standard Error Research Editors @standarderror.bsky.social · 24d

Many thanks to the organizers @ckronenberg.bsky.social & @sebastiantt.bsky.social of @cinchessen.bsky.social and @uvabatten.bsky.social for hosting!

Christoph Kronenberg, organizer of the 2025 CINCH/UVA Batten Economics of Mental Health Workshop, prizewinner Ashish Sedai of UTexas Arlington, and Sam Eyler-Driscoll of Standard Error

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Standard Error Research Editors @standarderror.bsky.social · 25d

🏆 We have our winner of the 2nd Standard Error Best Paper Prize at #EMHW25:

“Spousal Relationship & Adolescent Psychosocial Health”
by @sedai.bsky.social et al.

Their RCT finds that couples' counseling for parents boosts girls’ confidence, schooling & mothers’ mental health.

tinyurl.com/2b8hcd5j

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Standard Error Research Editors @standarderror.bsky.social · 24d

Read more about their work and our prize here: tinyurl.com/2b8hcd5j

2nd Standard Error Best Paper Prize awarded to Ashish Sedai and coauthors

We are delighted to announce that the second Standard Error Best Paper Prize has been awarded to Ashisk K. Sedai of the University of Texas at Arlington and a distinguished group of coauthors from the...

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Christoph Kronenberg @ckronenberg.bsky.social · 24d

2025 Workshop successfully concluded with nice sessions, a great keynote by Kosali and the best paper prize.
Thanks to @sebastiantt.bsky.social for hosting and Arnold Ventures for making it possible. Safe travels to everyone.

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · 24d

Beyond thrill to receive the @standarderror.bsky.social best paper prize for our novel effort to improve adolescent psychosocial health through parental relationship interventions

Standard Error Research Editors @standarderror.bsky.social · 25d

🏆 We have our winner of the 2nd Standard Error Best Paper Prize at #EMHW25:

“Spousal Relationship & Adolescent Psychosocial Health”
by @sedai.bsky.social et al.

Their RCT finds that couples' counseling for parents boosts girls’ confidence, schooling & mothers’ mental health.

tinyurl.com/2b8hcd5j

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you very much to @standarderror.bsky.social for recognizing our work.
Thank you to the jury.

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Jan 9

Yeah, this one.

Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · Jan 9

Accidentally download the appendix of an econ working paper:

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Dec 31

Extrapolate

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Dec 22

Ms. Rachel is lovely!

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Chloe N East (she/her) @chloeneast.bsky.social · Dec 19

NBER Children and Families Spring Conference Call for Papers is out! Info Below!

conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Nov 20

I think its going to be close. Whatever happens, we will still have 60% of politicians with criminal records.

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Nov 20

Well first post here:

Free access:

academic.oup.com/wber/advance...

Proud of the work with @raymiller.bsky.social, Lackson and Lauren.

Private Sanitation and Psychosocial Health in Adolescent Girls

Abstract. The relationship between access to private sanitation facilities at home and psychosocial development is documented among adolescents aged 12 to

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Dec 23

Congrats @tonypajama.bsky.social.

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Nov 11

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A paper around your post!

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Giorgia Barboni @giorgiabarboni.bsky.social · Oct 23

Hi #EconSky! Today at 11amEST/5pmCEST our next #WEFIDEV webinar in #Finance and #Development featuring work of @sedai.bsky.social in 🇮🇳 and Laura Aquino Arriaga in 🇲🇽. Full schedule on wefidev.com. Pls DM us to join the community
@seankhiggins.bsky.social, Nicola Limodio and Kim Fe Cramer

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Oct 18

Our new paper in World Development using contextualized survey to understand how unpaid care affects time-use of men and women. Unpaid caregiving: women lose: Employment, Happiness and Life Satisfaction, what they gain: Leisure.
#econbsky #unpaidwork #care

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Avner Strulov-Shlain 🎗️ @avnershlain.bsky.social · Oct 11

#Econsky 📉📈
My colleagues in quantitative marketing and I are looking to hire several pre docs at the University of Chicago Booth starting June. Please spread the word to your best students and apply.

www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...

www.chicagobooth.edu

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Oct 10

Here we go! Job: #EconProfessor UT Arlington Start: 09/01/24 Asst./Assoc. Prof. in Econ Arlington Apply by Dec 8: uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/25037 Must-Haves: PhD by Spring '24 Join the Fun! #Econbsky #UTAEcon #ApplyNow . Reach out for Questions.

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Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Oct 9

4. Electrification and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women in India - ProQuest

Ashish Sedai @sedai.bsky.social · Oct 9

3. Community Electrification and Women’s Autonomy