📊 New study from BIG Lab's Saad Gulzar in Comparative Political Studies finds that giving politicians accurate information about citizen preferences does not automatically increase political responsiveness. 🗞️ Read more: buff.ly/NnFAj7e

📣 BIG Lab is on the job market! Meet BIG Lab PhD candidate, Ge Sun, who's entering the academic job market and pioneering new research in labor economics. Read more:

🌍 How can research in Zambia inform us on how wages are determined in frictional labor markets? Our latest BIG Lab Faculty Spotlight features Brenda Samaniego de la Parra on development economics, field research, and local partners. Read more👉

The BIG Lab has been well represented at the STEG Conference in Nairobi!

Happy New Year from all of us at the BIG Lab! We’re looking forward to an exciting and busy 2026!

⌛ Time's running out! Now hiring predoc Research Associates for the BIG Lab 🖥️ Collaborate on development research projects with Notre Dame faculty! Deadline: 12/31/25 ☘️ Learn more and apply: buff.ly/xyp1KEy #econ #predoc

How do labor markets and family planning policies shape fertility decisions? BIG Lab affiliate Alejandro Estefan examines how female labor force participation and family planning policies shape fertility outcomes in a new paper, using causal evidence from Mexico. 🔗 buff.ly/KOzJi8p

🌍 #NewPaper in Labour Economics co-authored by BIG Lab affiliated researcher Brenda Samaniego de la Parra examines how labor markets how firms adjust their wage-setting practices in response to labor market conditions. 🔗https://buff.ly/uc7I8Bp

🚨 Don't miss out. Now hiring predoc Research Associates for the BIG Lab! 🖥️ Collaborate on development research projects with Notre Dame faculty! Deadline: 12/31/25 ☘️ Learn more and apply: buff.ly/pEUjn07 #econ #predoc

📢 Now hiring predoc Research Associates for the BIG Lab! 🔬Collaborate on development research projects with Notre Dame faculty! Deadline: 12/31/25 ✍ Learn more and apply: buff.ly/BjAcByg #econ #predoc

From the BIG Lab's Heitor Pellegrina 👇👇

Missed the BIG Forum? Be sure to check out Pete Klenow's Keynote on his research on misallocation and inequality below or on the BIG Lab's site! 🌍 📹 buff.ly/4YqEnEP

Missed the BIG Forum? Be sure to check out Ted Miguel's Keynote on his research on cash transfers in Kenya below or on the BIG Lab's site! 🌍 🎞️ buff.ly/m8cgFnK

How much do credit card terms really affect default? 📉 Turns out, losing your job matters 7x more than a 30-point interest rate cut. BIG Lab's Enrique Seira has a new publication out in REStud examining the powerful role of employment shocks in consumer credit risk. 🔗

Missed the BIG Forum? Be sure to check out the Fireside chat with Dean Karlan and Lakshmi Iyer recording linked below or on the BIG Lab's site! 🔗 buff.ly/4ecKs9i

Call for Papers: 23rd Midwest International Economic Development Conference. April 24-25, 2026. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Details: mwiedc.org Submit: editorialexpress.com/conference/m... #EconSky

📣 BIG Lab PHD student Andres Ramasco's paper, “Not a Sip: Effects of Zero Tolerance Laws on Road Traffic Fatalities,” has been accepted for publication in a forthcoming edition of the Journal of Health Economics.

As shifting weather patterns push farmers to use more resilient crop varieties, how can farmers adjust and learn new practices to optimize yields ? The BIG Lab's Alejandro Estefan and Paul Winters team up in a new paper for Food Policy on Oil Palm in Ecuador.

How do trade policies impact tropical deforestation? Read about it in the BIG Lab's Heitor Pellegrina's work in the latest VoxDevLit. 🔗https://buff.ly/oZ4OaBm

Rodrigo Adao at the #bigforumnd

Pete Klenow giving our keynote at #BIGForumND

Catch the BIG Forum live stream of Pete Klenow's keynote at 1:20 PM Eastern, Friday, September 26. Don't miss out! #BIGForumND buff.ly/XJR4BuI @artslettersnd.bsky.social @notredame.bsky.social @ndecon.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social

Cultural capital in India presented by Paul Novosad. High level results: cultural similarity to the dominant group gives an economic advantage. #bigforumND

Alejandro Estefan’s paper on monopsony power in Mexico after the 2021 reforms. #BigforumND

Catch the BIG Forum live stream of Ted Miguel's keynote at 10:30 AM Eastern, Friday, September 26. Don't miss out! #BIGForumND buff.ly/oALsVjE @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @ndecon.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social @artslettersnd.bsky.social

Fireside chat between Dean Karlan & Lakshmi Iyer: what are the best ways to address global poverty? Ensure that aid money is used so they local governments are most effective. Strengthen their ability to use evidence to best use the limited resources #bigforumND

Fireside chat between Dean Karlan & Lakshmi Iyer: what are the determinants of inclusive growth? We’re still figuring it out #bigforumND

Fireside chat between Dean Karlan & Lakshmi Iyer: the vendors were re-indebted but making $1 more per day #bigforumND

Fireside chat between Dean Karlan & Lakshmi Iyer: what doesn’t work? When the debt of small vendors was paid off they found that 6 months later they were again in debt. Financial literacy training helped a bit #bigforumND

Fireside chat between Dean Karlan & Lakshmi Iyer: the financial interventions that work best include psycho-social training as well #bigforumND

Join the BIG Forum for a live stream of our fireside chat with Dean Karlan and Lakshmi Iyer starting at 4:45 Eastern, Thursday 9/25. #BIGForumND buff.ly/IVhoLd1 @artslettersnd.bsky.social @ndecon.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social

Recent research has shown that learning gaps between girls and boys in school are only becoming more common. A new publication co-authored by BIG Lab’s Rebecca Thorton finds these educational gender gaps begin as early as preschool in 25 sub-Saharan countries. 🔗

Very cool that our colleague Lakshmi Iyer, @biglabnd.bsky.social, was honored as a member of the Provost's "All-Faculty Team" at last weekend's home football game. Learn more here: provost.nd.edu/faculty-reco...

New working paper by the BIG Lab's Heitor Pellegrina @ndecon.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social

Register Now! Registration for the BIG Forum at Notre Dame closes September 12 - this Friday. We will have keynotes by Dean Karlan, Ted Miguel and Pete Klenow and great sessions looking at development through the lenses of micro, macro and political economy. buff.ly/XjHrEai

Looking forward to the great line up of speakers next month. Register below!

The Building Inclusive Growth (BIG) Forum is September 25-26 at Notre Dame. We'll have talks by @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social @deankarlan.bsky.social @tedmiguel.bsky.social @novosad.bsky.social and @taryndinkelman.bsky.social. #econsky Register now! 👇 biglab.nd.edu/news-events/...

We invite you to join us for the BIG Lab's first academic conference, the BIG Forum at Notre Dame on September 25-26. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers focused on addressing structural barriers to inclusive economic growth in LMICs. Program & registration: buff.ly/LENJYqB

We invite you to join us for the BIG Lab's first academic conference, the BIG Forum at Notre Dame on September 25-26. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers focused on addressing structural barriers to inclusive economic growth in LMICs. Program & registration: buff.ly/LENJYqB

New @nber.org working paper from the BIG Lab's Heitor Pellegrina & co-authors! In "Deforestation: A Global and Dynamic Perspective" they model the relationships between deforestation, agricultural land use & agricultural tariffs. @ndecon.bsky.social @artslettersnd.bsky.social

The Building Inclusive Growth (BIG) Forum is September 25-26 at Notre Dame. We'll have talks by @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social @deankarlan.bsky.social @tedmiguel.bsky.social @novosad.bsky.social and @taryndinkelman.bsky.social. #econsky Register now! 👇 biglab.nd.edu/news-events/...

New research by the BIG Lab's Director, Lakshmi Iyer 👇

The Building Inclusive Growth Lab @biglabnd.bsky.social will be hosting its BIG Forum this September 25-26. We have a great list of confirmed speakers. Check out the itinerary: biglab.nd.edu/news-events/...

A new pub by BIG Lab's Lakshmi Iyer has just dropped. Chapter 6 of the Handbook of Experimental Development Economics: Gender and natural experiments in developing countries, with Irma Clots-Figueras. @ndecon.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social

Call for papers: March 2026 @nber.org conference on Gender in the Economy: Structural Transformation and Women's Time Use, hosted by Claudia Goldin, Claudia Olivetti, and @biglabnd.bsky.social affiliate @taryndinkelman.bsky.social @ndecon.bsky.social. More information at buff.ly/tPcsTNh.

Great to see Heitor Pellegrina of @ndecon.bsky.social and the BIG Lab contributing to the African Econometrics Summer University in Abidjan! He led a module on new trends in migration, specialization, & trade, focusing on the realities of the developing world. 🌍📚

New research by Lakshmi Iyer & Coleson Weir explores the persistence of colonial-era disparities in India, finding that some have faded while others remain, highlighting the impact of targeted policies. Journal of Development Economics: buff.ly/sdfvnh0

Important work on labor markets and monopsony power from the BIG Lab's Alejandro Estefan and Joseph Kaboski + coauthors

The BIG Lab's @taryndinkelman.bsky.social and co-authors ask if using a clean-burning fuel like LGP can save Indian women time and reduce the exposure to indoor air pollution caused by burning wood or dung? If so, why is the uptake of LPG so low? @kellogginstitute.bsky.social @ndecon.bsky.social‬

Mark your calendars for BIG Lab's inaugural conference, the BIG Forum, happening on September 25-26. Registration kicks off in July. #BIGForum biglab.nd.edu/news-events/... @artslettersnd.bsky.social @ndecon.bsky.social @keoughglobalnd.bsky.social @kellogginstitute.bsky.social