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Ben Crost

University of Calgary
benjamin.crost@ucalgary.ca

Ben Crost is an Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Calgary. Most of his research is in the field of Development economics, with a particular focus on understanding the causes of civil conflict. He earned his Ph.D in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California Berkeley. 

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The wide-ranging benefits of India’s Public Distribution System

India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) is the world’s largest food transfer programme and India’s most far-reaching social safety net, accounting for 60% of the country’s social assistance b...

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