Research by: Region
Podcast: “Lessons from the Ebola Crisis on dealing with Covid-19”
In this Vox Talk, Oeindrila Dube discusses an experiment she had been running in Sierra Leone for community health outreach, and how helpful those interventions were during the Ebola outbreak. From April 9, 2020.
Read MoreOnline learning (en Français) “Programmation et Politiques Financières, Deuxième Partie : Conception d’un Programme
This online course from the IMF on Edx focuses on the tools to help you design data-driven macroeconomic and financial policy. It’s the second in a two-part course.
Read MoreOnline learning (en Français) “Programmation et Politiques Financières, Première Partie: Analyse des Comptes Macroéconomiques”
This online course from the IMF on Edx focuses on the tools to help you respond to questions about the health of the macroeconomy and how a cognizance of political economy can help bring the economy to a healthier status. In French.
Read MoreProf. Gibson recommends this podcast episode on teachers and big questions with Raj Chetty
As in any “Conversations with Tyler” podcast episode, this discussion between economists Raj Chetty and Tyler Cowen is wide-ranging, spanning some of Chetty’s work on early childhood development, education, okra, taxes, and more.
Read MoreProf. Gibson Recommends: This Podcast Episode on “Chickens, Cash, and Development Economics”
In this EconTalks podcast, economist Chris Blattman discusses the trade-offs between giving people in parts of Africa cash versus chickens, and how they used randomized controlled trials to find out which was more effective for helping people.
Read MorePodcast: “Cushioning the Effects of Covid-19 on the Poor”
In this VoxDev Talk, economists Rema Hanna and Ben Olken discuss what’s needed to help the poor through this crisis.
Read MoreBlog: Open Letter to G20 Countries
This blog post on VoxEU is an open letter from late March to the leaders of the G20 countries, asking for greater involvement on helping the developing world handle the covid-19 crisis.
Read MoreRequired Reading: “Corruption and the Costs of Redistribution: Micro Evidence from Indonesia”
This article has been assigned as required reading for “Public Economics,” one of the core courses taught in the fall.
Read MoreCourse Text: Public Finance and Public Policy
This is a required course text for the CDE core course “Public Economics.”
Read MoreCourse Text: “Scaling Up What Works: Evidence on External Validity in Kenyan Education”
This article has been assigned as required reading in Program Evaluation, a spring CDE elective.
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