We analyze how a larger presence of female evaluators affects committee decision-making using information on 100,000 applications to associate and full professorships in all academic
To my mind, this embracing of what were unambiguously children’s characters at their mid-20th century inception seems to indicate a retreat from the admittedly overwhelming
We leave in a week and so, naturally, we have just begun to plan. Actually, that’s not entirely true. From July 25 until August 8
It’s even more dramatic in Seattle, where 81.4 percent of kindergarteners have been vaccinated for polio. That’s lower than the 2013 polio immunization rates for
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. It’s remarkably hard to solve the puzzle of why small and medium enterprises in the
This sexual harassment case at UCLA is jaw-dropping. From one plaintiff’s complaint, against history Professor Gabriel Piterberg: 51. He then started talking about the famous
A theory of civil disobedience Is Amy Schumer the Jon Stewart of feminism? This and this brilliant skit. She might be the most refreshing and
From Uwe Reinhardt, James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, a new lecture series: After the
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. Why don’t farmers spend more on better inputs? A new paper by Bold, Kaizzi, Svensson, and Yanagizawa-Drott suggests it
The story. And by far the best reaction so far: @cblatts First they laugh at you, then they mock you, then they try to come
“Independence Day” detrás de un muro. #Tijuana 2014 pic.twitter.com/sIzE4BLGEu — Omar Martinez (@omartinezTJ) July 5, 2015 Hat tip to Paul Lagunes.
If anti-poverty programs can pay for themselves in two or three years rather than twenty, wouldn’t that make sense? Today I have a post in
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. IPA is among the many organizations endorsing new research transparency and openness guidelines published in Science by
His review of the state and development literature is coming out in the Journal of Economic Literature, and it’s one of the best surveys I’ve
The excessive use of force by police officers led to many deaths, sparking public outcry. …After the grand jury of both Missouri and New York
In the dissenting opinion of this morning’s Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality, Justice Antonin Scalia memorably wrote: “Who ever thought that intimacy and spirituality
I opened my door, and found a note from my neighbor. Regarding a set of rainbow jar solar lights hanging in my yard that spell
Old Navy has a “blogger” line of clothing. As if I could pull off a slim fit shirt anymore. Ben Goldacre on “How medicine is
“Africa doesn’t need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.” Those were President Obama’s words when he addressed Ghana’s parliament in July 2009, during his first trip
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. Have a research idea on financial services for the poor? IPA (with a grant from
