David Evans
@daveevansphd.bsky.social
Economist at the Center for Global Development. Formerly: Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, RAND Corporation, & my local movie theater. I mostly share about international development research plus books and movies. Views mine, not my employer's.
Pinned
"Ten Findings about Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean" economia.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.... Now out in Economía (the LACEA journal)
100% less Friends-related than I'd hoped. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w5smt...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
100% less Friends-related than I'd hoped. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w5smt...
What do urban teachers do when they're not teaching? www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1... Lots of things!
(Evidence from a small sample of 60+ teachers in Cambodia)
(Evidence from a small sample of 60+ teachers in Cambodia)
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What do urban teachers do when they're not teaching? www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1... Lots of things!
(Evidence from a small sample of 60+ teachers in Cambodia)
(Evidence from a small sample of 60+ teachers in Cambodia)
How you ask the question matters gh.bmj.com/content/3/2/...
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
How you ask the question matters gh.bmj.com/content/3/2/...
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The North East Universities Development Consortium conference showcased 150+ new economic development studies.
@daveevansphd.bsky.social and Almedina Music break down 60+ of them, highlighting insights on childhood development, education, and more 👇
https://go.cgdev.org/43HWh0S
@daveevansphd.bsky.social and Almedina Music break down 60+ of them, highlighting insights on childhood development, education, and more 👇
https://go.cgdev.org/43HWh0S
What’s the Latest Research on Human Development in Economics? A Roundup from NEUDC 2025
Earlier this month, the North East Universities Development Consortium annual conference hosted presentations of more than 150 recent economic development studies. We went through each of those 60+ st...
go.cgdev.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The North East Universities Development Consortium conference showcased 150+ new economic development studies.
@daveevansphd.bsky.social and Almedina Music break down 60+ of them, highlighting insights on childhood development, education, and more 👇
https://go.cgdev.org/43HWh0S
@daveevansphd.bsky.social and Almedina Music break down 60+ of them, highlighting insights on childhood development, education, and more 👇
https://go.cgdev.org/43HWh0S
I occasionally publish book reviews (sites.google.com/site/davidke...), mostly as a commitment device to read and process a book I want to read.
But today I got a notification that someone cited one of my reviews, so that means they were all worth the time, right? Right?!
But today I got a notification that someone cited one of my reviews, so that means they were all worth the time, right? Right?!
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I occasionally publish book reviews (sites.google.com/site/davidke...), mostly as a commitment device to read and process a book I want to read.
But today I got a notification that someone cited one of my reviews, so that means they were all worth the time, right? Right?!
But today I got a notification that someone cited one of my reviews, so that means they were all worth the time, right? Right?!
I love a documentary that takes a topic that's not of inherent interest to me and brings it to life! Last night we watched Whistle, which documents the Masters of Musical Whistling festival in Hollywood, California, with competitors from around the world. The movie is a delight!
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I love a documentary that takes a topic that's not of inherent interest to me and brings it to life! Last night we watched Whistle, which documents the Masters of Musical Whistling festival in Hollywood, California, with competitors from around the world. The movie is a delight!
"When migration risks are insured, more rural workers are willing to take the gamble of urban migration in pursuit of higher long-term earnings." editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... Evidence from Kenya by @gminer.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"When migration risks are insured, more rural workers are willing to take the gamble of urban migration in pursuit of higher long-term earnings." editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... Evidence from Kenya by @gminer.bsky.social
This is a great addition to the limited literature on childcare/early childhood education and women's outcomes.
See our piece in Science for a brief overview of how limited that literature is www.cgdev.org/sites/defaul...
See our piece in Science for a brief overview of how limited that literature is www.cgdev.org/sites/defaul...
In today's JMP blog, @economiyaki.bsky.social shows how even 3 hours/day of kindergarten in Indonesia is enough to increase women's employment (by 13 p.p.) & does not crowd out care offered by relatives blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?
Scaling short days: Even limited childcare can transform family labor. Guest post by Dyah Pritadrajati
blogs.worldbank.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is a great addition to the limited literature on childcare/early childhood education and women's outcomes.
See our piece in Science for a brief overview of how limited that literature is www.cgdev.org/sites/defaul...
See our piece in Science for a brief overview of how limited that literature is www.cgdev.org/sites/defaul...
I always have to keep two things in my head: violence (including sexual violence) is far too common in schools AND girls are still safer in school than out of it www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I always have to keep two things in my head: violence (including sexual violence) is far too common in schools AND girls are still safer in school than out of it www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by David Evans
Training a single teacher (the "gender focal point") in each school in Mozambique reduced sexual abuse of girls by school staff by 67%
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Training a single teacher (the "gender focal point") in each school in Mozambique reduced sexual abuse of girls by school staff by 67%
"Both community-based targeting and decentralized peer rankings are more likely to select widows/widowers for transfers than either the" proxy means test or the phone-based targeting. cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Both community-based targeting and decentralized peer rankings are more likely to select widows/widowers for transfers than either the" proxy means test or the phone-based targeting. cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
Take it from Dr. Cocco-Klein! editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...
This study is G.O.A.T
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Take it from Dr. Cocco-Klein! editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...
These all look great! www.nationalbook.org/winners-of-t...
Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced
Winners of the National Book Awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature announced at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony
www.nationalbook.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
These all look great! www.nationalbook.org/winners-of-t...
How to target social protection programs to the most vulnerable households? www.nber.org/papers/w33919 In Bangladesh, proxy means testing is most accurate but "using machine learning to predict poverty using mobile phone usage behavior" is more cost-effective for large programs.
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
How to target social protection programs to the most vulnerable households? www.nber.org/papers/w33919 In Bangladesh, proxy means testing is most accurate but "using machine learning to predict poverty using mobile phone usage behavior" is more cost-effective for large programs.
Joshua Blumenstock on how we can use technology to identify people most in need of safety nets. www.youtube.com/live/6iBqdpt... at @the_IDB's annual meeting in Chile earlier this year
Innovate to Eradicate: How Technology Can Eliminate Poverty
YouTube video by Inter-American Development Bank
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Joshua Blumenstock on how we can use technology to identify people most in need of safety nets. www.youtube.com/live/6iBqdpt... at @the_IDB's annual meeting in Chile earlier this year
What do anti-poverty "graduation" programs look like, across twelve countries? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... by @leightjessica.bsky.social et al.
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
What do anti-poverty "graduation" programs look like, across twelve countries? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... by @leightjessica.bsky.social et al.
After two years, a multifaceted anti-poverty program (cash, livestock, technical training, savings) targeted to internally displaced people in Somalia boosted “consumption, assets, and savings,” mostly driven by [wait for it] more goats. editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
After two years, a multifaceted anti-poverty program (cash, livestock, technical training, savings) targeted to internally displaced people in Somalia boosted “consumption, assets, and savings,” mostly driven by [wait for it] more goats. editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by David Evans
Stay tuned for follow-up, where we conduct an RCT involving vulnerable women in this area - half abducted as children - to assess the impact of:
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Stay tuned for follow-up, where we conduct an RCT involving vulnerable women in this area - half abducted as children - to assess the impact of:
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
1) cash only
2) cash+group life-skill training
3) cash+group mental health counseling
W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
Reposted by David Evans
Thanks @daveevansphd.bsky.social !
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thanks @daveevansphd.bsky.social !
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.
Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
It's striking just how important factors beyond the school matter for school learning. Heat is one of them. Excited for this new report from the IDB. publications.iadb.org/en/heat-proo...
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It's striking just how important factors beyond the school matter for school learning. Heat is one of them. Excited for this new report from the IDB. publications.iadb.org/en/heat-proo...
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."
We probably missed some social sector papers that were in non-social sector sessions. If we did, then share a tidbit from your paper with me (and a link). I'd love to see it!
Earlier this month was the North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) annual conference.
www.cgdev.org/blog/whats-l...
Almedina Music and I provide quick summaries of 60+ studies in the social sectors.
www.cgdev.org/blog/whats-l...
Almedina Music and I provide quick summaries of 60+ studies in the social sectors.
What’s the Latest Research on Human Development in Economics? A Roundup from NEUDC 2025
Earlier this month, the North East Universities Development Consortium annual conference hosted presentations of more than 150 recent economic development studies. We went through each of those 60+ st...
www.cgdev.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We probably missed some social sector papers that were in non-social sector sessions. If we did, then share a tidbit from your paper with me (and a link). I'd love to see it!
Earlier this month was the North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) annual conference.
www.cgdev.org/blog/whats-l...
Almedina Music and I provide quick summaries of 60+ studies in the social sectors.
www.cgdev.org/blog/whats-l...
Almedina Music and I provide quick summaries of 60+ studies in the social sectors.
What’s the Latest Research on Human Development in Economics? A Roundup from NEUDC 2025
Earlier this month, the North East Universities Development Consortium annual conference hosted presentations of more than 150 recent economic development studies. We went through each of those 60+ st...
www.cgdev.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Earlier this month was the North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) annual conference.
www.cgdev.org/blog/whats-l...
Almedina Music and I provide quick summaries of 60+ studies in the social sectors.
www.cgdev.org/blog/whats-l...
Almedina Music and I provide quick summaries of 60+ studies in the social sectors.
Using data to allocate teachers more carefully keeps children advancing in school. documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati...
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Using data to allocate teachers more carefully keeps children advancing in school. documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati...