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Kunal Mangal

@mrgunalan

Current: data science Past: development economics

kmangal.github.io
Joined July 2013
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Trying to put on an event in SF but not sure what permits you need? I built a tool to make this easier. Type in a description of your event, and get a list of required permits, their deadlines, and costs. sf-permit-helper.up.railway.…
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I’ve spent years documenting what’s broken in India’s exam systems. Now I’m working on finding ways to apply pressure to fix them. My latest project is a step in this direction: github.com/kmangal/sherlock 1/n
GitHub - kmangal/sherlock: Detect cheating on multiple choice exams

GitHub - kmangal/sherlock: Detect cheating on multiple choice exams

Detect cheating on multiple choice exams. Contribute to kmangal/sherlock development by creating an account on GitHub.

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India’s exam system has been in disrepair for years. But it’s a vital public institution. It keeps alive the promise that hard work matters more than family background. That ideal is worth defending. It deserves attention, and serious investment. 8/n
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Sherlock is open source. If you’re a statistician, data scientist, or policy researcher — contribute. If you work in government — pilot it. If you care about exam reform — share it. Let’s make our exams worthy of the people who take them. n/n
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Fui entrevistado pela Folha de S.Paulo (@folha) sobre minha pesquisa sobre concursos. Veja aqui: www1.folha.uol.com.br/mercad…
CNU: concurso disputado deixa qualificado fora do mercado - 22/08/2024 - Mercado - Folha

CNU: concurso disputado deixa qualificado fora do mercado - 22/08/2024 - Mercado - Folha

Para especialistas, editais deveriam prever testes práticos e de competência, como avaliação psicológica

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My interview with @neelam_raaj about the intense competition for government jobs is out in today's @timesofindia
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My paper on the costs of extreme competition for government jobs in India is now forthcoming at the Journal of Development Economics! Open access link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jOUb…
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Got views on the publications process in economics? Ideas on how to fix things? The AEA, RES, ES and RES are listening. Take 10mins to fill out the anonymous survey before July 3rd. Please RT to spread the work & encourage others to have their voice heard. bit.ly/AEA-RES-ES-EEA_Public…
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The EEA-AEA-ES-RES have formed a joint committee on the publication process in econ. Sending a 10min member survey to understand problems & solutions on a range of issues (citations, lags, refereeing practices, AI etc.) Do participate: info gathered will be enormously valuable!
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MoSPI has launched 'eSankhyiki portal' (esankhyiki.mospi.gov.in) - a user centric data portal on 29th June 2024 for easing access to official statistical data and enabling use and reuse of data as information by various stakeholders.
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🚨 Vacancy for Research Associate in Bihar - project on state effectiveness & public mgt - leading a large survey team - regular interactions with researchers in Patna & London 💰80k-1 lakh per month ⏰ Apply by 30th June, 2024 Details and application: adriindia.org/adri/job_detai…
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This is, incidentally, also the same problem plaguing public sector labor markets in India, where jobs are allocated through highly competitive exams and many candidates are statistically indistinguishable in their exam performance. 1/7
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Someone who thinks about market design probably has ideas on better job market systems in a world where institional preferences over candidates are very flat over a big part of the distribution. n+1/n
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There's also a ready audience for this messaging because in India young people are hungry for status and respect in a highly hierarchical society that offers few other avenues for obtaining these in the eyes of their peers outside of public sector employment. 6/7
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Academia has a similar social environment in many ways. And this is what makes thinking through economic questions in these settings so challenging, because they're downstream of the cultural/social forces where most of the value is destroyed. 7/7
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