bill_easterly
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“The vision of Ukraine as a country located somewhere in remote Africa will take root,” he added.
about 14 hours ago
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Our Lancet letter, accepted 5/16 & published today Pronyk et al. retracted Lancet finding 5/18
12:50 PM May 25th
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Well @ deserves a lot of credit for publicly withdrawing findings of their MVP paper
about 16 hours ago
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RT @: Lancet on study--stat. insignificant..calculated erroneously...underest. background rates. Ugh.
about 17 hours ago
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Clemens et al. destroy Sachs et al. MVP evaluation, need a ceasefire to evacuate the mortally wounded
about 19 hours ago
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RCTs lazy or rigorous? development = causally knowable (Banerjee) vs accept complex interactions & stay alert (Deaton)
4:09 PM May 25th
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Have RCTs established any general results so far? They seem useful, but overblown. @
1:05 PM May 25th
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An RCT could show that a TV caused a house fire, but that wouldn't imply that TVs in general cause house fires
11:14 AM May 25th
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Two of the world's best development economists on why Randomized Controlled Trials are wrong (/right)
8:33 AM May 25th
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This seems excellent! RT @ Video of the great Randomized Experiment debate between Banerjee and Deaton
8:29 AM May 25th
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We post the video of the great Randomized Experiment debate between Banerjee and Deaton
8:22 AM May 25th
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After Facebook debacle, Morgan Stanley now recommends small retail investors shift portfolios to stamp collecting.
7:35 AM May 24th
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Devlopment researchers now required to disclose any conflict of interest with aid agencies.
6:16 AM May 24th
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I contributed to AEA's new Conflict of Interest policies for economists. See development paragraph
5:26 AM May 24th
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Tonite's developmentismo: post the rock song from your Ipod played most often. Mine. (youtube not itunes)
3:30 PM May 23rd
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Tonite's developmentista exercise: post the rock song from your Ipod played most often. This is mine.
3:10 PM May 23rd
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Religion, sex, and @. It probably won't be boring.
6:52 AM May 23rd
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It's like the summer blockbuster for nerds: new Hans Rosling video HT @
5:54 AM May 23rd
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"@: Following up on... @, do you think @ should apologize? ". Excellent piece!
9:15 AM May 22nd
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@ 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
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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.
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