Ryan Briggs

@ryanbriggs

Prof . I study the political economy of poverty alleviation, mostly in Africa. 🇨🇦

Blacksburg, VA
ryancbriggs.net
Joined March 2007
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    8 hours ago

    Hey people, seems to be tweeting again, what a day this has been...

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    8 hours ago

    Borjas result is now dead.

    New by Peri→final word on Mariel. Specification searching can generate any pos/neg "effect"
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    11 hours ago

    Biggest winner this night is multi-level regression and post-stratification

    model
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    12 hours ago

    Me five minutes ago: I'm not sure what the United Kingdom is Me now: very good result in Newcastle Central, bodes poorly for the Tories

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    11 hours ago

    Community Led Total Sanitation, aims to cover situations where security conditions change between the highest rung of leadership.

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    13 hours ago

    Based on the exit poll that we have: “76 seats too close to call” I guess not much can be said yet. [Source ]

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  7. 13 hours ago

    A modern "house hippo"!

    This kind of forensic deconstruction of fake news should be taught in schools. We need to inoculate our kids.
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    14 hours ago

    No one is savvier than on how donors bungle this issue. These 12 ideas are on target.

    For donors trying to fix the "resource curse" of oil, mining-rich but poor countries, here's my 12-step program!
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  9. 14 hours ago

    Next superfood: the fungus that feeds on pond scum.

    Everything you need to know about the superfood that's actually just pond scum.
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    14 hours ago

    2014 general budget support was <1% of bilateral aid flows. Paris, anyone?

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    15 hours ago

    Holy crap. CoreML is really smart.

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    15 hours ago

    One of these two men is lying. I wonder if it's the guy who served 3 presidents from 2 parties or the one who said Obama is from Kenya?

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    Jun 6

    that a person named "Reality Winner" is ruining the life of someone named "Beauregard Sessions" is how u know we live in a rough draft

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    15 hours ago

    VACANCY: Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Nigeria

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    20 hours ago

    Formation of African Cities in a Historical Context |

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  16. 15 hours ago
    Replying to

    I realize this is far from the main point, but LaTeX single quotes? I like your style .

    BREAKING: Trump lawyer accuses Comey of `unauthorized disclosures' of `privileged communications' he had with the president.
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    16 hours ago

    Fascinating article on US mil bases around the world & challenges involved in counting them via

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    18 hours ago

    Twitter for the rest of the day....

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    Jun 7

    Hard, important thread. We hate to acknowledge it - but 'rare' awful comments happen all the time. Won't fade until real power shifts.

    Seeking info for a talk: what's the crappiest thing you've heard said about a woman academic? (No names, pls RT).
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    Jun 7

    Still one of my favorite paintings, about property rights: "What an Unbranded Cow Has Cost," Frederic Remington. YUAG

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