Archive for October 2019
Book: Supercrunchers
An excerpt from this book has been assigned as required reading for “Public Economics,” a core CDE course taught in the fall.
Read MoreData, Stata, and Other Resources from the Williams Economics Department
The Williams Economics Department website resource listing is pretty comprehensive. We’ll be parsing through the recommendations a little more gradually and organizing them by content area, but here’s a list so you have an idea of what’s there.
Read MorePodcast: Why Money Isn’t Enough to End Global Poverty
VoxDev sat down for a talk with Rohini Pande of Yale University to discuss the rise of extreme poverty in middle-income countries.
Read MorePodcast: “The Gap Between Macro Policy and Research”
VoxDev interviewed Bill Easterly of the NYU Development Research Institute about the direction development research has taken: has micro taken over? How should development economists think about macro research, and about translating that research into policy?
Read MoreVoxDev Podcast: Elite Capture of Democracy
In this VoxDev Podcast, Daron Acemoglu talks about the elite capture of democracy.
Read MoreVoxDev Podcast: Backlash Against Globalization
VoxDev talked with Pinelopi Goldberg, the current Chief Economist at the World Bank, about current trends and the backlash against globalization. To listen on the go, download the audio here through VoxDev.
Read MoreTraining in: Financing for Development
Training Courses: Macroeconomics and Methods World Bank Online Course: “Financing for Development: Unlocking Investment Opportunities” IMF Capacity Development Photo from Hannah Wei at Unsplash Style: MOOC-style e-learning Cost: Free for a basic version that expires in one month and is somewhat distracting in that it tells you when your audit access expires. $5 for a certificate…
Read MoreTraining in: Monitoring and Evaluation
World Bank Health Projects Monitoring and Evaluation Style: Face-to-face (in Washington, DC), 5-day course Dates: Nov 6 – 12, 2019 Focus: Crash course in the monitoring and evaluation of projects in health, nutrition and population. Frequency: Annually Click here to check out the course
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