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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 months

We are moving to Munich in the fall! I’ve accepted an offer to join the Department of Economics at LMU Munich ( @ECONMunich ) as an Assistant Professor. Really looking forward to joining a fantastic group! I’m so grateful to my advisors, colleagues, and family for their support.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

2 years

So grateful for a fantastic team of co-authors & an amazing learning experience! The Uganda-end of this origin story began with many insightful conversations on firm productivity with the MSME Directorate @mtic_uganda . 1/2

Tommaso Porzio

@PorzioTommaso

2 years

Beyond happy to see this paper forthcoming! To celebrate 🎉 a short 🧵 on how we arrived here - i.e. on the wild ride to @ecmaEditors ! Also, I post in the first comment a link to an old thread in which I describe the paper 👇. 1/

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

A bit amused, though mostly delighted, to have received my first tip while drumming in a neighbourhood park (instead of being asked to keep it down). Something to remember a summer of covid and coping mechanisms by! #Chicago

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

3 years

On any given day downtown Kampala inspires energy, wit, and occasional headaches from a dizzying stream of traffic (picture taken a few years ago). Today is a sad day. Stay safe, friends.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

2 years

Thank you for sharing our work @SusanLund_DC ! It was a fantastic experience to visit at @IFC_org and present ongoing work with @bassi_vittorio , @Jay_JHLee , @Ale_M_Peter , @PorzioTommaso and @EsauTugume at the Empirical Management Conference last month. See below👇for a summary:

Susan Lund

@SusanLund_DC

2 years

Many small manufacturers in Uganda are organized as self employed individual workers and lack the productivity gains from specialization, emphasizing the utility of carefully designing management training programs in emerging markets. @RitwikaSen

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

8 months

Sharing a blog post and a video elevator pitch on my job market paper, featured on Cornell’s Economics that Really Matters (ETRM) Blog. Read on for a note on the role of supervisors at work!

Supervisors Transmit Tacit Production Knowledge

Ritwika Sen is Job Market Candidate from Managerial Economics & Strategy at Northwestern University. Ritwika’s research is focused on development and organizational economics. Click here …

www.econthatmatters.com

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

5 years

New (open access) publication alert: Delighted to have contributed a chapter on developing domestic supplier capabilities for Uganda's nascent oil and gas industry.

UNU-WIDER

@UNUWIDER

5 years

MINING FOR CHANGE The new @oupacademic book, edited by @FinnsAngle and John Page looks at how natural resources can be harnessed for #StructuralChange , and includes research findings from Ghana, Mozambique, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. Download your copy:

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

@AnanditaSharma_ @NimishJaiswal @RuchiraSen67 @Vidula_Vil @shrutimukherji @yaldahamidi @annu_daftuar @StephBonvissuto @Val_moyer @tj_holmz @amritavd @a_crooked_line @Sonamgoyal88 @AdiwalVijay @rut28 @b_rutuja @mehtaforam24 @anticastecat @diptitambe @Soumyadiproy @i_anagha @bhavyakhanna @CheriChe @JobyWarrick @nordbergj @husainhaqqani @Ram_Guha @shariqueahmad_ @VasudhaS @sonia_phalnikar @SukirtiDwivedi @shrutimenon10 @tristramthomas @GarzaRomulo @mishikasingh @samriddhi320 @_alakrity_ Thanks @AnanditaSharma_ and @RuchiraSen67 for tagging me! 1. Slaughterhouse Five 2. Days and Nights of Love and War 3. Leave it to Psmith 4. All of Wodehouse on Blandings 5. Of Mice and Men 6. The Lord of the Rings 7. Agatha Christie's Poirot (all) 8. Things Fall Apart

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

#EMCON2020 is going online this year, which comes with a silver lining - we can reach out to graduate students all over the world! Please help to spread the word among PhD students working within empirical economics and/or submit your own work! Submissions deadline: July 31st.

Eduardo Campillo Betancourt

@edcambet

4 years

It is now that time of the year again; time for grad students within empirical Econ (across all fields!) to submit to the best student-led conference out there: #EMCON2020 ! TL;DR: Submit to EMCON 2020! Deadline: July 31st, 2020 Link: (1/2)

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

3 years

The opening lines from this book will forever stick with me ("Kinship is Eating"), which at once explained my Bengali family in India and friends (like family) in Uganda. Such a powerful/influential read.

Jonathon L. Earle

@JonathonLEarle

3 years

With her permission and Heinemann's, I am pleased to share Holly Hanson's seminal book, Landed Obligation, which provides powerful insights into the histories of obligation, land tenure (Mailo), & power in Buganda. You may freely download it here:

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

2 years

Distinctly remember policy-maker interest in distributing machines collectively to firm clusters. Seemed a bit crazy at first. But then a chance meeting with @bassi_vittorio , @EsauTugume & of course @PorzioTommaso , set much more structured thinking in motion! 2/2

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

5 years

Chicago stands with the Indian Academy to protest against the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens, and police brutality unleashed on colleagues at #Jamia + #AMU . #EconTwitter if you're in town and want to show your support:

Chicago Against the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act

Causes event in Chicago, IL by Chicago Stands with the Indian Academy on Thursday, December 19 2019 with 407 people interested and 128 people going. 23 posts in the discussion.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

@LSEsuEconomics , @Marijo_Silva_V , @fra_loiacono , @kalyani_ch93 , @SkandGoel , #SAESM alumni.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

“Kheti ke saare kaam karti hoon. Meri bhi mahila kisan ki pehchan honi chahiye.” This article is important on so many levels! Property rights and identity + recourse, the gendered organization of agri. work, the effects of migration..

The march of women farmers

As protests against the farm laws erupt across the country, women farmers are fighting to be seen and heard, get a share in land or government benefits and find space in policy documents.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

...And we're (officially) back!

The EastAfrican

@The_EastAfrican

4 years

Authorities shut down social media and the internet in Uganda during the general election.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

Great to host the discussion of #BUBU & export development with Governor BoU & Minister of Trade, Industry & Coops. @IGC_Uganda @The_IGC

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

8 years

Missed this bit of good news earlier: More power to data collection! #climatechange #resilience #Compact2025 #Rwanda

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

Must try this sometime!

Kaushik Basu

@kaushikcbasu

7 years

Glad to retweet: Amartya Sen's reply, asked by a Canadian phone operator to spell his name, "S for somebody, E for everybody, N for nobody."

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

6 months

@nsanganira @AlexisNyandwi12 @ECONMunich Thank you! It was such an honor to serve with you and the MINAGRI team. I hope you are well, @nsanganira !

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

3 years

@1_of_many_rias Wow! Congratulations Ria!! Is it possible to pre-order an autographed copy that the writer brings along to Kampala? :)

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

A reminder to register for the student-run Empirics and Methods in Economics Conference #EMCON2020 happening this week (Thurs Oct 22-Sat Oct 24)! Links to the program and registration form are below:

Eduardo Campillo Betancourt

@edcambet

4 years

The Empirics and Methods in Economics Conference (EMCON) 2020 is online this week from Thursday Oct. 22 – Saturday Oct 24! 1/2 We have a sensational lineup of all grad student presenters! Link to program here: Register now here!:

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

Photos from @BRACworld @TheIFS Research Conference on Enhancing Youth Employment & Small Firms Growth in #Uganda . @The_IGC among co-hosts.

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@RitwikaSen

4 years

You know things are looking very bleak, when even @TheEconomist thinks you've overdone/rushed labour reforms.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

9 years

An info-graphic to start your day: #Africa #LonglivethePresident ?

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

2 years

@fra_loiacono @EBRD @ralphdehaas @AMadestam @IIES_Sthlm Congratulations!! Great news!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

Live from the Busia One Stop Border Post at the WTO with Hon @AKyambadde at #Aid4Trade . Great to see progress on trade facilitation @The_IGC

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

Last week the world also quietly said goodbye (perhaps too quietly!) to one of the greatest drummers that ever lived - Afrobeat ustad, Tony Allen. Here's a drum off clip (read: jugalbandi) to make some noise!

Fela Kuti - Ginger Baker & Tony Allen Drum Solo

2001 Fela With Ginger Baker Live!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

~Two weeks to go. Send in your submissions for #EMCON2020 and nudge fellow econ graduate students to do so too!

Benedict Guttman-Kenney

@gk_ben

4 years

Econ PhD student enjoying #NBERSI ? Submit your paper to Chicago + Northwestern #ECON2020 PhD conference. Deadline July 31. All welcome. Diversity of applications wanted in every sense. Submissions read anonymised (i.e. no names, affiliations, gender, race) #EconTwitter

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

RT: @IGC_Uganda @astihaas

Anne Whitehead

@whiteheadcomm

7 years

Kampala is going to double its population and double again into a congested mega slum where the infrastructure does not facilitate productivity. You must get ahead of the growth. Build the infrastructure before the people settle in. Kigali did this. - Sir Paul Collier #BOUIGC

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

8 years

Great article @EconTransform on Chinese manufacturing FDI in Ethiopia.Relevant reading on day of #BUBU launch in UGA

Jun Hou (ODI) | The relocation of Chinese manufacturing companies to Africa - SET

The 'Made in Nigeria' mindset perfectly encapsulates Nigeria’s response to its current economic malaise... and it's muddled economic thinking.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

3 years

The past two weeks have been the hardest since the year+ of Covid began, and it just keeps getting worse. Here's an insightful thread on what's going on back home.

Antara Datta

@buchu

3 years

What is happening with COVID in India? People have been asking me to explain and to be honest, I’m not there and I don’t want to take away the voices of those who are, & those who are doing an incredible job of reporting. So the historian in me is putting a timeline together 1/n

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

2 years

"And, of course, the one variable they seem to be missing is whether or not a grad student whose dissertation was riding on the data worked on the dataset. Two of their higher performing datasets meet this condition, .." This is a gem.

Checking survey quality with Benford's law

Last week I blogged about faked data in household surveys and a neat paper which told us how it might matter for results, but also gave us some tools to find the fakes. This week, I want to focus...

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

6 months

@CriClerici Congratulations Cristina! Amazing news!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

Note for future self: If I ever teach a development economics sequence, this amazing project (One Hundred Homes: ) needs to feature in the syllabus alongside the 'Economic Lives of the Poor' (Banerjee & Duflo, 2007) paper.

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@RitwikaSen

6 months

@SatpathyOnTruth Thank you!

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@RitwikaSen

6 months

@kalraghunathan @ECONMunich Thank you, Kalyani!

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@RitwikaSen

6 months

@ArnaudDyevre Congratulations Arnaud! So happy for you!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

3 years

@drbhatia_ud So sorry to hear this Udit! Hope your grandmother recovers soon. Sending lots of love.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

6 years

RT @nicole_francesn

EPRC

@EPRC_official

6 years

New @EPRC_official Publication: "Boosting Domestic Revenue Mobilisation in Uganda" () by @cortipaul @LwangaMusa , Isaac Shinyekwa & @bsserunjogi1 . This study focuses on the required changes to increase Domestic Revenue Mobilization in Uganda. @URAuganda

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@RitwikaSen

3 years

@shoumitro_c @SkandGoel Congratulations Dr. @SkandGoel ! Such happy news.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

And the impact of cross-border trade on spatially balanced development, esp. border regions in #Uganda @The_IGC side event at #Aid4Trade /4

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

Please consider contributing to this campaign. Jose is a friend, colleague, and easily one of the kindest people I've met at school. Too stunned to say much else.

Ricardo Dahis

@rdahis

4 years

We need your help. Jose is simply one of the kindest and smartest people I've met in the profession. A development economist at its best. Unbelievable news.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

Article by V. Steenbergen & me on policy ideas from Rwanda to extend growth benefits from from #FDI , drawing on @The_IGC research. Do read!

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)

@CCSI_Columbia

7 years

. @IGC_Rwanda @IGC_Uganda R. Sen & V. Steenbergen on increasing vertical spillovers from #FDI : ideas from #Rwanda .

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

6 months

@kofner1 Thank you!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

9 years

Innovative Integrated Pest Management practices brought to you from my home state-

Manoj Rawat🇮🇳

@SeaSkipper

9 years

Uttarakhand farmers r using Honey Singh's music 2 scare away Wild Boars n it's working @AdvaitaKala via @indiatimes

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@RitwikaSen

6 months

@1_of_many_rias @ECONMunich Thanks Ria! Come visit us!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

3 years

@RuchiraSen67 Sending you a big virtual hug!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

2 years

@etjernst Thank you for sharing!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

8 months

While you’re at it, be sure to check out the new ETRM job market series for weekly posts.

Introducing Job Market Paper Series with Elevator Pitch

Dear ETRM Readers, Exciting news! Starting January 11 2024, we are kicking off a weekly Job Market Paper Series, spotlighting research from job market candidates across economics. Each week, you ca…

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

2 years

@gjclochard @osaka_univ_e Many congratulations!! Hope to see you in Chicago soon.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

10 years

“I hate writing, I love having written.” ― Dorothy Parker #AnnualReport #Article #Procrastination

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

6 months

@raisasherif Thank you, Raisa! Looking forward to seeing you soon.

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@RitwikaSen

6 months

@AlexisNyandwi12 Thank you, Alexis! Appreciate the support.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

@UmemeLtd Thank you for the information!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

5 years

Because my sister (a.k.a Prof. Ruchira Sen) leads by example. Here's to more diverse workspaces! #womeninecon

Ruchira

@RuchiraSen67

5 years

This is when my baby, Rishi and I walked the faculty procession at Convocation together showcasing that we genuinely believe in diverse workspaces.

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6 months

@piza_caio @ECONMunich Thank you, Caio!

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@RitwikaSen

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@Diego4533 @ECONMunich Thanks Diego!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

@UmemeLtd Power outage in Bugolobi (Luthuli Avenue area). Is this a planned shutdown?

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

Great article by my colleague @astihaas and David Dollar in the FT on #China #Africa @IGC_Uganda @The_IGC

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@RitwikaSen

6 months

@wsandholtz Thank you for the kind note! I hope our paths cross again soon.

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@RitwikaSen

10 years

The age of Tesco Banking & Tigo Cash comes to India- http://t.co/Ajzo4HICoS #financialinclusion #regulation #reform

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 years

@IrakozeAlex Hey Alexis! So nice to hear from you. I'll send an email so we can keep in touch.

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@RitwikaSen

6 months

@VinithaRachVarg @ECONMunich Thank you, Vinitha!

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

6 years

When work requires you to spend the weekend studying Uganda's legal framework in the oil sector, what do you do? Find the perfect soundtrack! #GulfAid #TromboneShorty #MosDef

Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def and More Jam for Gulf Aid | People

Gulf Aid fund by Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def, and More Jam will ensure all proceeds are distributed to organizations focused on supporting wetlands/coastal enviro...

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

6 months

@BhaskarScience @ECONMunich Thanks Bhaskar! Will definitely follow up on the recommendation :)

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

4 months

@GusMicrotoMacro @ChicagoFed @M_Giorcelli @todd_schoellman @jacopont Thank you for hosting, @GusMicrotoMacro ! I’m really looking forward to the conference and a visit to the @ChicagoFed .

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

The Global Review #aid4trade is open! Join us for @The_IGC side event on 'Promoting Exports through Connectivity' on July 12 at 16:30 hrs.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

Really fascinating & great news for N.India! Fellow GIS-learners, here's a blog on how to create this map: #homework

Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

@CafeEconomics

7 years

Look at how well India has done... HT: @ShamikaRavi

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

Policy note on Ag Transformation and Urbanisation co-authored by Bank of Uganda ( @mugyenyi ) & IGC (Doug Gollin and I) @IGC_Uganda @The_IGC

Bank of Uganda

@BOU_Official

7 years

Policy Note: Agricultural Transformation and Urbanisation in Uganda

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

3 years

A job and city I highly recommend: apply!

Vittorio Bassi

@bassi_vittorio

3 years

Two open positions as Country Economist with @IGC_Uganda . An amazing job opportunity at the intersection of policy-making and academic research - deadline May 31st! 👇

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

8 months

Many thanks to @dmckenzie001 for sharing this as part of the Weekly Links on Development Impact!

Weekly links January 19: Indian jobs and inequality issues, industrial policy for development,...

This week's links include Abhijit and Esther on poverty, inequality, jobs and education in India; Dani Rodrik on industrial policy, some conference calls, and more...

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

7 years

Great to see that #Ugandan #Arabica from the Rwenzori Mountains made it to No. 26 on the World's Top 30 Coffees List ()! Pleasure to have interviewed #Bukonzo Joint Farmer's Cooperative for a project on Uganda's Arabica #coffee potential last year.

Coffee Review's Top 30 Coffees of 2017 | CoffeeReview.com

Each year, Coffee Review ranks the 30 most exciting coffees of the past year. See the 2017 Top 30 list at CoffeeReview.com.

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Ritwika Sen

@RitwikaSen

6 years

@bhatia_ud Many congratulations!

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