This Christmas, do not forget the forgotten: when no exam is imminent the family death rate per 100 students (FDR) is low and is not
Your response to RFP 666_01 for the “Sustainable Agriculture Networks Trial-Afghanistan” (SANTA) project has been received, and we had the following RFIs. Please respond no
In June, Two wealthy Macau residents stayed at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. The hotel suspected that they were running an illegal gambling operation out
While watching the roller coaster that is the Russian ruble, I recalled how much I liked this NYRB review of Karen Dawisha’s new book, Putin’s Kleptocracy:
Yesterday I talked about my favorite book of the year. An autobiography. Here are the novels I liked best, excellent for holiday reading or last-minute stocking stuffers. To
From the WSJ, obesity by occupation: Police are at the top. At the bottom are economists. It’s kind of perfect. The charitable interpretation: all that
I personally find this line of research fascinating and in need of more international research. A new paper by Tim Kautz, Jim Heckman, and coauthors: This
It is My Struggle: Book 2: A Man in Love by Karl Ove Knausgaard. I am far from alone. Rachel Cusk at The Guardian says it “deserves to be
The question is asked by Tyler Cowen. A part of his response: Many economists like to dump on their fellow social scientists, and personally I find
Lant Pritchett and Yamini Aiyarit further convince me on the merits of more cash and vouchers. Paraphrasing an email: In India the government spends Rps 14,600
The Quarterly Journal of Political Science has a policy of in-house review of all statistical code. This is expensive and hard to do. Is it worth it? According
I give you, perhaps, the best and deepest piece of analysis I’ve ever read in a World Bank report. Timothy Taylor explains it nicely: What do development
A close family member, who shall remain nameless, supports gay rights because he had a great gay hairdresser for 10 years. Turns out, all he
Is there learning by exporting? Can preferential trade agreements or aid for trade promote development? Atkin, Khandelwal and Osman provided a random group of small rug producers
You’re finishing a PhD and you’ve just gotten a phone call with a verbal job offer. Congratulations! And welcome to the bottom of a whole
Also known as “things I wish I had time to read farther than the abstract but I am occupied wiping drippy noses, cooking chicken nuggets, and cleaning
Saw Over the Rhine live last night. This was a highlight.
From Buzzfeed: When nurse Nina Pham contracted Ebola, she requested her dog, Bentley, be taken care of and monitored for the disease and not euthanized
In 2012, the director of the National Security Agency, General Keith Alexander, warned the White House that Anonymous was acquiring the capability to attack the
This made me laugh out loud: Warning: This will only be funny to (a) diehard fans who (b) have seen the actual new trailer. Several
Frank Rich talks to Chris Rock on comedy, politics, and race. It starts a little weak but gets very good. What would you do in
