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NYU Economics Professor. Field is Development. I am an expert on the other experts.

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    Dec 9

    A Revised Edition of my book The Tyranny of Experts will come out March 16, 2021

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    I feel better about Twitter now that Dionne Warwick is on it

    The big day is tomorrow and I would like to end 2020 with kindness & love. I’m told to tell you to use the hash tag when you tweet at me today. Donate if you can here: This is my new headshot.
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    Dec 10

    Delighted to see Sir W. Arthur Lewis featured on Google today. I was lucky to have been his student, and continue to rely on his insights in my teaching and research.

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    Dec 11

    This book also recommended by governor of Bank of Thailand, Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput.

    A Revised Edition of my book The Tyranny of Experts will come out March 16, 2021
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    Dec 9

    A Revised Edition of my book The Tyranny of Experts will come out March 16, 2021

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    Dec 9

    A great book by Bill Easterly , extremely useful for frequently found, well-intentioned but know-it-all, policymakers. I look forward to reading the revised edition.

    A Revised Edition of my book The Tyranny of Experts will come out March 16, 2021
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    Dec 9

    I had reviewed the first edition in 2014. It was my first book review: . I enjoyed the book, so look forward to the new edition. More important, I enjoyed reviews and have written several others for

    A Revised Edition of my book The Tyranny of Experts will come out March 16, 2021
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    Dec 8

    Discuss this statement from Angus Deaton: When a methodology is used as a tool for "finding out what works," in a way that does not include freedom in its definition of what works, than it risks supporting oppression.

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  9. Dec 8

    Has anybody else noticed that there is a glitch every year with your university's license for Adobe right at peak letter of recommendation time?

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    Discuss this statement from Angus Deaton: When a methodology is used as a tool for "finding out what works," in a way that does not include freedom in its definition of what works, than it risks supporting oppression.

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    Dec 6

    BREAKING: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s political alliance has claimed a sweeping victory in congressional elections boycotted by his opponents as being fraudulent.

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    Dec 4

    Great visual of global population distribution from

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    Dec 2

    What if there could be a Wikipedia for literature reviews by topic in development? and are starting it.

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    Great visual of global population distribution from

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    Dec 2

    Teaching "How much can we generalize from Impact Evaluations?" paper by today. Her graph shows variations in treatment effects across studies for each intervention-outcome combination.

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    Dec 2

    “Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man.” — Walter Williams, RIP

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    Dec 2

    When I first met he told me: “They're going to imprison some of us. And they will kill some of us too.” He was right. And American taxpayers are footing the bill. It's time to drastically rethink US foreign policy. My thoughts in :

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    Teaching "How much can we generalize from Impact Evaluations?" paper by today. Her graph shows variations in treatment effects across studies for each intervention-outcome combination.

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    What if there could be a Wikipedia for literature reviews by topic in development? and are starting it.

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    Nov 30

    📣 The COVID-19 Model Challenge is live! 📣 Why do you think COVID deaths vary within and across states? Do social scientists have any special knowledge? We have painstakingly collected mounds of data, or you can import your own. Submit your model here:

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