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“The vision of Ukraine as a country located somewhere in remote Africa will take root,” he added. bit.ly/MPkerc about 14 hours ago via Twittelator
m_clem Our Lancet letter, accepted 5/16 & published today bit.ly/KpCXGE Pronyk et al. retracted Lancet finding 5/18 bit.ly/KqBiyI 12:50 PM May 25th via TweetDeck Retweeted by bill_easterly and 16 others
Well @EarthInstitute deserves a lot of credit for publicly withdrawing findings of their MVP paper bit.ly/KUrfCn about 16 hours ago via web
NC_Parker RT @bill_easterly: Lancet on #MVP study--stat. insignificant..calculated erroneously...underest. background rates. Ugh. bit.ly/Jt5ZXZ about 17 hours ago via web Retweeted by bill_easterly and 1 other
Clemens et al. destroy Sachs et al. MVP evaluation, need a ceasefire to evacuate the mortally wounded bit.ly/Jt5ZXZ about 19 hours ago via web
guijti RCTs lazy or rigorous? development = causally knowable (Banerjee) vs accept complex interactions & stay alert (Deaton) nyudri.org/2012/05/25/ban… 4:09 PM May 25th via web Retweeted by bill_easterly and 9 others
jhmcde Have RCTs established any general results so far? They seem useful, but overblown. bit.ly/KTrm0Z @bill_easterly 1:05 PM May 25th via web in reply to bill_easterly Retweeted by bill_easterly and 3 others
An RCT could show that a TV caused a house fire, but that wouldn't imply that TVs in general cause house fires bit.ly/KTrm0Z 11:14 AM May 25th via web
Two of the world's best development economists on why Randomized Controlled Trials are wrong (/right) bit.ly/KTrm0Z 8:33 AM May 25th via web
ansarim This seems excellent! RT @bill_easterly Video of the great Randomized Experiment debate between Banerjee and Deaton bit.ly/KTrm0Z 8:29 AM May 25th via web Retweeted by bill_easterly and 2 others
We post the video of the great Randomized Experiment debate between Banerjee and Deaton bit.ly/KTrm0Z 8:22 AM May 25th via web
After Facebook debacle, Morgan Stanley now recommends small retail investors shift portfolios to stamp collecting. 7:35 AM May 24th via web
Devlopment researchers now required to disclose any conflict of interest with aid agencies. bit.ly/KhIi2o 6:16 AM May 24th via Twittelator
I contributed to AEA's new Conflict of Interest policies for economists. See development paragraph bit.ly/KhIi2o 5:26 AM May 24th via Twittelator
Tonite's developmentismo: post the rock song from your Ipod played most often. Mine. youtu.be/sHQ_aTjXObs (youtube not itunes) 3:30 PM May 23rd via web
Tonite's developmentista exercise: post the rock song from your Ipod played most often. This is mine. itun.es/ish2vY #iTunes 3:10 PM May 23rd via iTunes Ping
Religion, sex, and @HansRosling. It probably won't be boring. bit.ly/MGFoaS 6:52 AM May 23rd via web
It's like the summer blockbuster for nerds: new Hans Rosling video bit.ly/MGFoaS HT @fp2p 5:54 AM May 23rd via web
SamanthaNutt "@bill_easterly: Following up on... @viewfromthecave, do you think @FT should apologize? bit.ly/K7A3Ym". Excellent piece! 9:15 AM May 22nd via Twitter for BlackBerry® Retweeted by bill_easterly and 1 other
viewfromthecave @bill_easterly Given the fact that they felt it necessary to pull down the offending picture, an apology only seems natural. No? 7:33 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck in reply to bill_easterly Retweeted by bill_easterly and 1 other

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Name William Easterly
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Bio NYU Econ Prof; author White Man's Burden, critic of nonsense in fighting global poverty, advocate of individual rights for all; keep your irony alert on.