A xerox center nook in Central Bangalore: a keeper of tradition, record of changing times, a palimpsest.
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Anand Murugesan retweeted
🔜 Don’t forget to register now and join us on Monday for this seminar with @tapasiva, @szaszibarnabas, and Flóra Szigeti!
⏰ Feb 2, 3pm CET
📍 Budapest, Nador u. 13
Details:
👉 shorturl.at/t3uQY
Registration:
👉 shorturl.at/HPjOk
The 2000s saw a surge in international adoptions, led by celebrities like Madonna and Angelina Jolie, alongside a boom in US fertility technology. But how did these "alternative paths" affect children in the U.S. foster care system? 🧵
#EconTwitter #Adoption #SocialPolicy
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Findings: Increased access to international adoption and ART significantly reduces the likelihood of younger children being adopted from foster care. Our IV strategies show a substitution effect as these alternatives became more accessible.
#FamilyEcon #FosterCare
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Policy takeaway: Uniform child adoption tax credits may inadvertently counteract the subsidies meant to support foster adoptions -- suggesting a need to align incentives towards the goal of better child outcomes. Read full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10…
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Driving back to Bangalore on the NE7 — very impressed with the road quality! Quick question: is this headway distance a bit too conservative? Seems to be 3x the average in many countries.
#NationalHighway @nitin_gadkari
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Anand Murugesan retweeted
Mark your calendar for the next Rooftop Seminar of our De- and Re-Democratization Workgroup!
🗓️ March 31, 4pm CET
📍 Budapest, Nador u. 13
🗣️ @tapasiva
🗣️ @jtmartelli
🗣️ @florahevesi97
Details:
👉 tinyurl.com/532yr52s
Registration:
👉 tinyurl.com/5578ctac
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I completed a 5K run #2025econ5k along the Adriatic coast. With a shoulder surgery scheduled in less than 2 weeks am OK with 33 minutes. Will pick up pace next year :)
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The winding Po River, framed by charming settlements, creates a spectacular spatial discontinuity—ideal for linking the legacy of Habsburg reforms upstream in Lombardia. Also a picturesque setting redolent of la dolce vita in 🇮🇹
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Is it the 20% chicory that gets me? A2B filter coffee, 80% robusta-arabica mix = 100% bliss. ☕️ 😇
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Digging into my favorite dosa one last time for the year😋. I brave a 18 km bike ride on Bangalore streets for this #wtp #snrefreshments worth it every time
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