@deanyang

Development economist. Prof at @UMichEcon and @FordSchool. Founding President, International Development Economics Association (IDEA) @ideadevecon

 Ann Arbor, MI
umich.edu/~deanyang
Joined September 2008
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Development economics finally has a global professional home. Today we launch @ideadevecon ... Open to every development economist, everywhere. Join the community: idea.devecon.org Please share 🌍
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Very excited to share the @ideadevecon Calendar with the community! Add your own events to it using our simple form, and subscribe so that it shows up in your own calendar. And please share feedback on how we can make the IDEA Calendar most useful!
International Development Economics Association@ideadeveconOct 19
We are excited to share that the IDEA Development Economics Calendar is now live on our website! You can browse opportunities, filter by event and region, subscribe to add to your own calendar, and submit your own activities. Link in first reply. 🔗
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Can a savings account reduce heavy drinking? In a randomized trial with 1,500 men in western Kenya, a savings program cut hazardous drinking by 26% and intimate partner violence by 15%. New NBER working paper 🧵
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We dedicate this paper to Dr. Kawango Agot, our longtime collaborator, who passed away in August 2024. She helped design the study, secure its funding, and oversee its implementation.
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"Crowding Out Temptation: Experimental Evidence on Savings and Health Behaviors in Kenya" NBER Working Paper 35833, October 2026 nber.org/papers/w35833

Crowding Out Temptation: Experimental Evidence on Savings and Health Behaviors in Kenya

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Looking forward to participating in this event on US econ PhD admissions! With Mushfiq Mobarak and @JessAGoldberg. We will also have a panel on Wed Oct 21 on global economics PhD admissions (with @GAIN_Network_) Register at the @ideadevecon website!
Yale Department of Economics@YaleEconomicsOct 2
WEBINAR on the Ph.D. admissions process, including program structure and the selection process, transcripts, GRE scores, CV (pre-doc or not?), rec letters (both for writers and students), the personal statement, and writing samples. Oct 19, register here: yale.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
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Register here: idea.devecon.org/career-skil…

Career Skills Series — IDEA

The IDEA Career Skills Series: online sessions on the practical skills of a career in development economics, from PhD admissions to writing papers, grant writing, and the job market.

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Join us for the first @ideadevecon events in our Career Development series! These two panels will demystify the econ PhD admissions process... Featuring @JessAGoldberg, Mushfiq Mobarak, @ARMANDalex, Sanjay Jain, @Hyderabadi_chai, Jordan Loper, and me.
International Development Economics Association@ideadeveconOct 1
Thinking about a PhD in economics? Hear directly from faculty how admissions committees read and weigh applications. Bring your questions for the open Q&A, and share with students who are considering applying! Register at the link in first reply 🔗 🌐
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In 30 minutes, I'll be hosting our 2nd @ideadevecon Research Seminar, with Prof. Muhammad Chatib "Dede" Basri. All are welcome! If you register now you can still attend: idea.devecon.org/research-se…

IDEA Research Seminars — IDEA

IDEA Research Seminars: online discussions with leading development economists, built on lectures that are already free to watch.

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International Development Economics Association@ideadeveconSep 8
Join us for the next IDEA Research Seminar, featuring Muhammad Chatib Basri! Register at the link in first reply 🔗 🌐
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Organizing an event in development economics? Send along your into to include it on the @ideadevecon Development Economics Calendar! Submission form here: idea.devecon.org/submit-even… Please share thoughts on improving this resource for the development econ community worldwide...

Submit a Calendar Entry — IDEA Development Economics Calendar

Request to add a listing to the IDEA Development Economics Calendar.

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Nishith Prakash@Prof_Nishith_PSep 11
Know of a conference, workshop, or call for papers in development economics? Send it our way. @ideadevecon is building one central calendar so the community doesn't miss out: idea.devecon.org/calendar.ht… Help us make it the go-to spot — share your events with us. @deanyang

Development Economics Calendar — IDEA

Deadlines, seminars and conferences across development economics — calls for papers, funding calls and public events, in one calendar.

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Thank you @leightjessica and @JEAllenIV for hosting me at @IFPRI last week! It was amazing to interact with your stellar community -- very excited to have IFPRI folks as key movers and shakers in @ideadevecon!
Jessica Leight@leightjessicaSep 10
Thrilled to see @IFPRI cracking the top 3 in the IDEA membership list! Many thanks to @deanyang for visiting today to share both an overview of his work on migration + a forward looking discussion on the growth of @ideadevecon
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Join us for the next @ideadevecon Research Seminar, with Muhammad Chatib "Dede" Basri, former Indonesian Minister of Finance. I'll be moderating the session, Mon Sep 21, 9-10:15 am US eastern. Register in link below, and watch his keynote talk in advance!
International Development Economics Association@ideadeveconSep 8
Join us for the next IDEA Research Seminar, featuring Muhammad Chatib Basri! Register at the link in first reply 🔗 🌐
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These virtual Ph.D. courses offered by @ideadevecon partners BREAD and @The_IGC are an amazing resource for the global development economics community... I'm very much looking forward to this fall's Political Economy course! All are welcome and strongly encouraged to register...
International Development Economics Association@ideadeveconAug 25
BREAD & IGC are offering a free PhD-level course on Political Economy & Development! More information is at the link in first reply 🔗
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The @Lahore_School really put on an amazing conference... I'm looking forward to maintaining the connections with the academics I met there!
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy@fordschoolAug 25
Economist @deanyang recently discussed international migration and the developing world at the 8th International Conference on Applied Development Economics in @Lahore_School, Pakistan. Read more about his presentation: myumi.ch/VDVNq
Dean Yang presenting at the International Conference on Applied Development Economics.

ALT Dean Yang presenting at the International Conference on Applied Development Economics.

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