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Timely post from Biniam Bedasso - as UK aid pivots “from grants to expertise”, here's what 900 African civil servants had to say about all those experts

www.cgdev.org/blog/rethink...
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by David K. Evans — Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

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The challenge of scaling

publications.iadb.org/en/70-700-70...
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by David K. Evans

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Muhamad Chatib Basri, former Minister of Finance of Indonesia, reflects at @cgdev.org on how scaled innovations don't always succeed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8q5...

He references Indonesia's dramatic increase in teacher salaries with no impact on student learning. econweb.ucsd.edu/~kamurali/pa...
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by David K. Evans

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Michael Kremer at @CGDev today speaking about social innovation funds.

You can watch the talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8q5...

or read an older version of the analysis he presented bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/voices.uchic...
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by David K. Evans

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I've submitted a short paper to Educational Researcher but was rejected. (I've also had 2-3 short papers rejected at Econ of Edu Review.)

Education Finance & Policy has a policy brief series, which is related.

by David K. Evans

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Besides the list that @paulclist.bsky.social kindly shared, I have direct experience at Economics of Education Review (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) and at EEPA (journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...).

Here's a nice example (not mine) at Econ Letters (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...).
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by David K. Evans

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Of course! Thanks for sharing the list!
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by David K. Evans — Reposted by Todd Pugatch

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If you're in the DC area, come out for this exciting conversation on Friday morning! We'll see recent evidence from Indonesia, still-to-be-published evidence from Pakistan (sneak preview!), and we'll hear thoughtful perspectives on what we should be doing to make sure every child can read!
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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 7d
How big are the returns to early investments in literacy and numeracy?📚

📅 During the #AnnualMeetings, join us
for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritizing foundational skills.

RSVP to join us in person or online:
bit.ly/3VRRSE8
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by Johannes Haushofer — Reposted by David K. Evans, Valerie Mueller

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Has anyone gotten an H-1B since that Executive Order? Has anyone been asked for the $100k?
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by David K. Evans

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I recently saw *Herod's Law*, Luis Estrada's first (of four!) satires of Mexican politics (from 1999). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod's...

This local politician retains an uninformed view of the drivers of poverty.

Good film!
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by David K. Evans

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How can we make sure every child is safe at school?

Don't miss the chance to submit your research to our upcoming workshop on school-related violence prevention and response. www.cgdev.org/event/call-p... Submission deadline is coming up (Wednesday, October 15).
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by David K. Evans

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For Clean, Crooked Plow, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and Still Born, I listened to them once in English and once in Spanish or Portuguese, whatever the original language was.
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by David K. Evans

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I recently finished my 52nd book in 2025. (I read a few but mostly listened.)

These six were my favorites.
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by David K. Evans

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Yesterday I jogged 5+ miles during a staff meeting while colleagues explained bold proposals to reform the global health architecture. @cgdev.org is the best!

www.cgdev.org/tags/tough-t...
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by David K. Evans

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www.cgdev.org/blog/cholera...
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Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social · 6d
Blog with CGD colleagues: Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid.

Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...
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by David K. Evans

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We have a lot of studies of cash transfers on education. What do they tell us about impacts for specific vulnerable groups? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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by David K. Evans

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If you have children or youth who enjoy graphic novels and you want to expand their horizons, I highly recommend Marguerite Abouet's work (with different illustrators).

The Akissi stories are laugh-out-loud funny, and the Aya stories are wonderfully engaging.
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by David K. Evans

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What education technology intervention would you say has had the greatest impact for good?

(I don't mean a promising, well-evaluated pilot. I mean something scaled, even if the impact evidence is weaker.)

My guess is probably Education Management Information Systems (EMIS).
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Reposted by David K. Evans

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Congratulations to @aspaglayan.bsky.social, whose book Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education was selected as a Winner of the @aesatalk.bsky.social's Critics' Choice Book Award!

Learn more about this fascinating history here: hubs.ly/Q03Myyn20
Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education by Agustina Paglayan Agustina Paglayan
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Blog with CGD colleagues: Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid.

Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...
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Reposted by David K. Evans, Caroline Krafft

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Evidence shows allowing pregnant girls to stay in school doesn’t raise teen pregnancy rates. Yet Catholic schools in the Congo have imposed a ban—threatening girls’ education & futures, warn @daveevansphd.bsky.social & @leecrawfurd.bsky.social:
https://bit.ly/3Kq77lm
Catholic Schools in the Congo Ban Pregnant Girls
Almost everywhere, girls who get pregnant in school are allowed to finish their education. Only five countries still have explicit bans or restrictions: Afghanistan, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Kuwait, a...
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by David K. Evans

daveevansphd.bsky.social
How big are the returns to early investments in literacy and numeracy?📚

📅 During the #AnnualMeetings, join us
for a timely discussion on the economic and policy case for prioritizing foundational skills.

RSVP to join us in person or online:
bit.ly/3VRRSE8
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by David K. Evans

daveevansphd.bsky.social
PS While I read the book as a kid, this time I listened to an audiobook version narrated by actor Justin Long. He was great!
a man is making a thank you cameo gesture while standing in front of a window .
ALT: a man is making a thank you cameo gesture while standing in front of a window .
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by David K. Evans

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I loved Judy Blume's writing when I was an adolescent. She captured the complexity of that time of life fabulously. I revisited her book about a 13-year-old boy hitting puberty, *Then Again, Maybe I Won't* & had forgotten how hard it hits on class issues. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Then_Ag...
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by David K. Evans

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Famously, one of the characteristics of Singapore's initial teacher education is high selectivity: only the best are admitted!

documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/0...

Bahrain sought to adapt Singapore's model and in 2024 had 7,000 applicants for just 330 spots in its national teacher college.
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by David K. Evans — Reposted by Todd Pugatch

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Is there a tool to assess risk of bias that economists commonly use or like?

Most tools I've seen seem to be built around medical studies (whether experimental or quasi-experimental). Some elements seem relevant but many others less so.
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by David K. Evans

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In my time in the social sector of @the_IDB, I was consistently impressed with the research and analysis produced by operational teams to highlight key issues and inform decisions by country clients.

Check out their research: publications.iadb.org/en?f%5B0%5D=...
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Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social · 8d
From new ODI multilateral bank client survey.

IADB Research Department: take a bow.

media.odi.org/documents/Ar...
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by David K. Evans

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My feelings exactly
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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 9d
If it doesn’t survive the washing machine or the dish washer, maybe it was never meant to be part of your household in the first place.
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essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 12d
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
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Reposted by David K. Evans

charlesjkenny.bsky.social
From new ODI multilateral bank client survey.

IADB Research Department: take a bow.

media.odi.org/documents/Ar...
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Reposted by David K. Evans

dingdingpeng.the100.ci
If it doesn’t survive the washing machine or the dish washer, maybe it was never meant to be part of your household in the first place.
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essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 12d
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
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