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Ajinkya Keskar

@akeskar.bsky.social

Assistant Professor in Economics at Binghamton University. Previously Postdoc J-PAL South Asia. PhD from Rice University. Interested in Family Economics, Gender, and Early Childhood Education. https://www.ajinkyakeskar.com

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Many interventions β€œwork” in small trials but fail at scale

Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little

In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧡1/16

05.09.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
Unintended Consequences of Youth Entrepreneurship Programs: Experimental Evidence from Rwanda The persistently high employment share of the informal sector makes entrepreneurship a necessity for youth in many developing countries. We exploit exogenous va

Had a great visit with @akeskar.bsky.social & colleagues in the Binghamton University Economics Department last Friday to present my work on promoting youth entrepreneurship in Rwanda. Many thanks for hosting me! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

07.04.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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1/ πŸ€” Ever wondered if pairing socially isolated students with popular peers helps or hurts their outcomes?

My job market paper explores this through a large-scale RCT across Indian schools.

Thread below 🧡

#EconSky #EconJobMarket #JMP

27.11.2024 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5

I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed.
go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe

11.11.2024 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 335    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 4

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29.09.2024 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Limits of Inference without Theory by Ken Wolpin is a great resource.

26.12.2023 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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