Continuing from last week, a few more favorites of the past 12 months (none of which were written all that recently). And a reminder that
UChicago students I occasionally hire part-time research assistants. If you are looking for work, please email me with a CV and transcript. Please also describe
If you like Wordle, you will love Evil Wordle (which keeps changing the word to give you the fewest possible matches) You probably underestimate the
I spoke first to Eric Rubin, a career diplomat since 1985 at the State Department, a former U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, and currently president of
If more U.S.-Russia talks are to happen, what should be on the table? Thomas Graham and Rajan Menon, writing in Politico Magazine, attempt to thread
Pesticides are linked to negative health outcomes, but a causal relationship is difficult to establish due to nonrandom pesticide exposure. I use a peculiar ecological
I’ve read a lot of personal statements for PhD applications. I sat on admissions at UChicago, Columbia, and Yale, mostly in economics, political science, and
It must be four or five years since I last blogged. I’m going to test the engine a little, see if the thing starts up
Never forget: Most rivals prefer to loathe one another in peace. It’s easy to forget that war shouldn’t happen—and that most of the time it
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. A quick note, my posting frequency has slowed down in 2021, thanks for sticking
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as Tanzania’s first woman president, following the death of
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. My colleagues in the methods department at IPA have an RFP out for awards of
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action The latest I’ve seen on the Uganda election is that ballot counting continues, I thought
Hi, email subscribers to the blog got a random post today that might indicate a hack. I’m investigating with my meager technical skills. Please just
A third of student emails make me cringe. Not from scorn (well, maybe a little scorn) but mainly sympathy. Distressing sympathy. Here are 12 pieces
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action Pretty good piece in SSIR by Kevin Starr and Sarah Miers of the Mulago Foundation,
Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action I’m working on a new email newsletter, with colleagues including Rachel Strohm (who has been
Tips on communicating economics, and an unexpected finding on land ownership
