Thrilled that Jeremy Weinstein will be the next Harvard Kennedy School Dean--he is a fantastic scholar & institution builder with a global outlook--not to mention a thoughtful and kind person. I'm optimistic he will be able to fill Doug Elmendorf's large shoes.
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New Deadline❗
🌟Attention #EconomicDevelopment PhD students! 🌟
CID's Visiting Researcher Program is accepting applications from qualified candidates for #fellowships beginning September '24. Applications due 4/25! 🎓 #EconTwitter
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I wish Alberto was here to celebrate the end of this journey and share the excitement for our forthcoming AER. Your ideas and passion will always be an inspiration. Ciao Alberto!

Three hours of individual tutoring per week by Italy’s Tutoring Online Program in response to the pandemic increased math performance by 0.23 standard deviations in 2020 and 0.20 standard deviations in 2022, from Michela Carlana and Eliana La Ferrara nber.org/papers/w32272

Matt Blackwell nature.com/articles/d4158…

He made it harder to ignore our own ignorance, and that is no mean achievement.

RIP, Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024)

En Seminario sobre tutorías a escolares con ⁦Centro de Políticas Públicas UC⁩ ⁦J-PAL LAC⁩. Leíamos con esperanza el trabajo de ⁦Michela Carlana⁩ en pandemia y ahora está aquí, compartiendo sus aprendizajes y ella misma aprendiendo de la experiencia de la ⁦⁦Universidad Católica⁩

📚 Michela Carlana de Harvard Kennedy School y afiliada J-PAL LAC presentó evidencia sobre tutorías escolares online en Italia, en nuestro Seminario Cerrando brechas educativas desde la UC 👇

youtube.com/live/Y9eWsmzP3…

Desde #Chile , nuestra afiliada Michela Carlana (@Kennedy_School) junto a representantes de la academia, gobierno y organizaciones sociales presentarán sus experiencias y dialogarán en torno a las tutorías. Participe j-p.al/gvo

April 15th, deadline for #EconPhD decisions is tomorrow. All I can say is stay strong all you waitlisted PhD applicants💪🏻

Also, if you know what you are choosing, just make it official, and help this move along. Some people are losing their sh*t waiting to hear. I feel them!

Nuestra afiliada Michela Carlana (@Kennedy_School) compartirá su experiencia sobre tutorías online en el seminario internacional “Cerrando brechas educativas desde la UC: la experiencia de las tutorías escolares” Inscríbase: j-p.al/gvo

We are glad to announce that the first LEAP Policy Brief is now out!

In this e-book, we present our work on educational poverty in Italy, offering evidence on innovative interventions aimed at enhancing education quality.

Download it here ➡️ egeaeditore.it/ita/prodotti/_…

Check out the latest LEAP policy brief on Education Poverty in Italy, providing actionable advice rooted in scientific evidence.

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The CID community celebrated the day with chai, chocolates, and our biggest love - research!

Harvard University, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) & Harvard Kennedy School students gave micro-presentations on their CID J-Term funded research to a panel of Patrick Achi, Fatema Z., Michela Carlana & Mara Bolis.

AEE has released the videos of the keynote lectures of its 2023 Simposio, including:
1⃣ 'Stereotypes' by Michela Carlana (@Harvard)
youtube.com/watch?v=CTjVZ4…
2⃣ 'Data, AI, and the State: Evidence from China' by Noam Yuchtman (@UniofOxford)
youtube.com/watch?v=nB-KFI…
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El 9 de enero mostramos las claves y resultados de un programa de tutoría en línea dirigido al alumnado de entornos desfavorecidos

Sigue la conferencia de la profesora Michela Carlana Harvard Kennedy School con Mónica Martínez-Bravo CEMFI

➡️ youtube.com/live/6EfgS4Xsz…

#educacion

📢📢Exciting new project on education in Italy with Michela Carlana; Sule Alan
1-year position - Apply !!!
Deadline: 5 February 2024

Amazing Keynote lecture by Michela Carlana at the Simposio AEE Gender stereotypes, maths performance, girl’s coding clubs and many more interesting insights…👇👏