Vanisha Sharma on the Effects of Internet Expansion in Developing Communities
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Shruti spoke with\\xa0Vanisha Sharma\\xa0who is a Ph.D. candidate at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. She earned her BA in economics with a double minor in psychology and sociology at the University of Hong Kong.\\xa0She is also the co-editor-in-chief for the blog\\xa0Economics That Really Matters, which encourages early researchers to share development economics research.
Vanisha\'s research involves estimating effects of internet expansion in developing, rural communities. We discussed her job market paper titled \\u201cSocial (Media) Learning: Experimental Evidence from Indian Farmers.\\u201d Shruti and Vanisha talked about how farmers learn through social media, how it impacts their farm expenditure, their battle against pests and weather shocks and more.\\xa0
Recorded August 31st, 2023.
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