Just published in the AER! Our new paper shows the importance of igniting children's curiosity in the classroom. We show how heightened curiosity boosts knowledge retention and fuels peer learning in the classroom. European University Institute J-PAL Bilkent Economics

Watch our President and CEO, Maroof A. Syed talk about the vision of CERP.

To know more about CERP, visit our website at cerp.org.pk/about-us/

#CERP #EvidenceMatters #Research #Analytics #Survey #PolicyAdvisory #CapacityBuilding #LearningHub #Labs

Watch our Co-Founder & Board Member and the Director at Harvard CID, Asim Ijaz Khwaja (@aikhwaja), as he unlocks Pakistan’s Economic Potential in his interview with VOA Urdu

#CERP #EvidenceMatters #Development Challenges #EconomicPolicy #Development #EconomicInsights
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Some personal news: I will be joining Harvard CID (@Kennedy_School) for the 2024-2025 academic year as a postdoctoral fellow!

Exciting projects ahead on education in Romania, involving: 1) STEM curricula 2) the Roma minority 3) school closures and 4) ability tracking

Delighted to share that my book:

'Accelerating India's Development'

will release on 28 March 2024.

Pre-order at: amazon.in/dp/067009594X

It has been a labour of love over nearly 5 years, and synthesizes over 20 years of work. I hope you enjoy it!

Updates in pictorial about yesterday's event as updated earlier this week; The Harvard CID Friday Speaker Series.
linkedin.com/posts/twesigye… Harvard CID Asim Ijaz Khwaja Fatema Z. Building State Capability Evidence for Policy Design Harvard's Growth Lab Harvard Kennedy School @Harvard

📢Call for Postdoc Applicants!

Harvard CID is recruiting for 3 postdocs to join our work on industrial policy in developing countries and education in Colombia!

👀Check it out: bit.ly/3OMm6VQ

What is the fairest & most efficient way to improve not just access to education, but outcomes too?

Asim Ijaz Khwaja (@HarvardCID Evidence for Policy Design CERP) & Emiliana Vegas (@hgse) discuss markets & systems approaches to delivering education reform w/ Tim Phillips: voxdev.org/topic/educatio…

After a yr of struggle, I convinced a sen banker to interview/hire, if eligible, a disabled edu man with IT skills. The bank offered him 5k rs (~17$) for the six wk intern with no job later. Firms in Pak pay fine to avoid hiring on disability quota. Aren’t we cursed for a reason?

Let’s be inclusive. At the least, we can think along the lines for the people who get the least attention of our policymakers. Let’s be honest with the people for the people who feed the luxuries of our elites, esp those who live on public money.

New VoxDev podcast - Asim Ijaz Khwaja & Emiliana Vegas discuss their research on improving education access and outcomes ⬇️

🆕 What is the fairest & most efficient way to improve not just access to education, but outcomes too?

Asim Ijaz Khwaja Harvard CID Evidence for Policy Design CERP & Emiliana Vegas Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) discuss markets & systems approaches to delivering education reform w/ Tim Phillips : voxdev.org/topic/educatio…

New! #CIDVoices Faculty Spotlight

'For Jaya Wen, asst. prof. Harvard Business School, ideas matter. They have shaped the trajectory of the world we live in, and the way in which we live, circumscribing the choices and constraints in our lives...'
Read more bit.ly/4atlUV1

States that went all in on tutoring (using high-dosage and regular school day models) such as Illinois recovered much more of the learning losses than others.

Excited to share our esteemed Keynote Speakers for the Pathways To Development Conference 2023! Join us at LUMS from Dec 18-20 for insightful discussions and groundbreaking insights.

See the full conference program here: bit.ly/3NvCEB9 

#Path2Dev

Are you a @harvard undergrad looking for an exciting summer internship in international development? Come talk to @harvardCID at Harvard’s Summer Opportunities and Funding Fair on December 7th and read about the experiences from our 2023 global interns hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/vo…

Really excellent and much needed work on increasing efficiency in energy sector !

How do we move from charity to investment?

'To start, we need to rethink where, when & how we can invest in each other... Radical generosity recognizes the person receiving today can be giving tomorrow.'-Asim Ijaz Khwaja Asha Curran #GivingTuesday

Read on⬇️bit.ly/41M4Io3

We are launching two tenure-track cluster recruitment opportunities (please share with potential candidates):
1. Open rank faculty recruitment at Assistant, Assoc., full Professor levels.
2. A unique pathway for current postdocs & Ph.D. students within 9 months to defending 1/3

Amazing VC appointment by Lahore University of Management Sciences
Ali will be fabulous !!! Kudos to LUMS and best wishes to Ali ! LUMS CERP