The topic of global health has been at the top of everyone’s mind for the past years due to the unprecedented damage wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Jessie Finocchiaro and the Conversations with Practitioners Working Group Katie Bridges is a senior business intelligence analyst for the city of Boulder, Colorado, who has a passion for using data to inform decision making in the public sphere. Our Mechanism Design for Social Good (MD4SG) working group, Conversation with Practitioners…

Matthew Olckers and the Conversations with Practitioners Working Group — Swapna Reddy is the co-founder and co-executive director of Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), a non-profit organisation that strives to improve the lives of asylum seekers in the United States. Our Mechanism Design for Social Good (MD4SG) working group, Conversation with Practitioners, had the pleasure of interviewing Swapna. …

An overview of a useful property ownership mechanism — This post by Daniel Firebanks-Quevedo and Charles Cui is a summary of Anthony Lee Zhang’s talk on Depreciating Licences, given at the MD4SG Environment and Climate working group. Anthony Lee Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, studying questions in market…

Christian Ramírez Romero as part of the Latin America and Caribbean and Development Working Groups — “My superpower? Giving hugs to those who need it. I want to do research that generates a positive impact on vulnerable populations, especially in adolescents.” Tell us a little about yourself and the things you do. My journey into economics has been a bit different from the conventional one. I…

Christian Ramírez Romero como parte de los grupos de trabajo de Latinoamérica y el Caribe y el Desarrollo — “¿Mi superpoder? Dar abrazos a quien lo necesita. Quiero hacer investigación que genere un impacto positivo en las poblaciones vulnerables, especialmente en adolescentes.” Cuéntanos un poco de ti y de las cosas que haces. Mi viaje hacia la economía ha sido un poco distinto a lo convencional. Estudié Relaciones Internacionales…

Christian Ramírez Romero as part of the Latin America and Caribbean Working Group — “Economics is my way of leaving a better world, I can help thousands of families by influencing public and economic policy decisions.” Tell us a little about yourself and your research projects. I am Peruvian, from the city of Huancayo, I studied economics at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)…

Christian Ramírez Romero como parte del grupo de trabajo de Latinoamérica y el Caribe — “La economía es mi herramienta para dejar un mundo mejor, puedo ayudar a miles de familias influyendo en las decisiones de políticas públicas y económicas.” Cuéntanos un poco de ti y los proyectos que haces. Soy peruana de Huancayo, estudiè economía en la PUCP y realicé 2 maestrías: una en…

Reflections on “Provision and Targeting for Vulnerable Populations” Tutorial at EC’20 — This post by Nicolas Pastrian Contador is a brief (biased) summary of the Provision and Targeting for Vulnerable Populations tutorial, presented by Prof. Sera Linardi and Prof. Sam Taggart at the Economics and Computation Conference in 2020. This blog series represents our members’ reflections on the various MD4SG activities related…