Max Roser: defining global development
This is a really interesting interview with Max Roser, founder and editor of Our World in Data. Recommend. The idea of development is to make… Read More »Max Roser: defining global development
economic development
By invitation and by necessity
I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the argument of “outsiders coming in.” …… Read More »By invitation and by necessity
Deirdre McCloskey on liberty and human flourishing
The real ability of the poorest to buy goods and services rose, 1800 to the present, by 3,000 percent. Literally. A factor of thirty. …… Read More »Deirdre McCloskey on liberty and human flourishing
The water we swim in: Robert Pondiscio on culture and school performance
This extract is from is a great Econtalk discussion of How the Other Half Learns. Recommend. Robert Pondiscio: They [Success Academy Charter Schools] require an… Read More »The water we swim in: Robert Pondiscio on culture and school performance
Contextualising best practice: one size does not fit all
Here’s another example of how “best practice” is context dependent, this time in responses to the Covid-19 crisis: In the response to the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read More »Contextualising best practice: one size does not fit all
Clare Leaver and Lant Pritchett on Pay for Performance for teachers (and how to think about interventions in general)
Even if you’re not interested in pay for performance, this article is is fantastic in the way that it sets a clear foundation for discussion… Read More »Clare Leaver and Lant Pritchett on Pay for Performance for teachers (and how to think about interventions in general)
Lant Pritchett on reducing learning poverty: targeted interventions vs systemic change
“… when the whole system is producing weak results for nearly every child, then “inclusion” is a false premise. In this situation, it is necessary… Read More »Lant Pritchett on reducing learning poverty: targeted interventions vs systemic change
On Jean Valjean’s carriage, technological progress and interchangeable parts
Jean Valjean – in a desperate hurry to save an innocent man from being condemned – has stopped to rest his horse and discovered that… Read More »On Jean Valjean’s carriage, technological progress and interchangeable parts
Russ Roberts on inequality and poverty
Our age right now – this might change – is obsessed with inequality. And it disturbs me deeply that inequality is conflated with poverty. They’re… Read More »Russ Roberts on inequality and poverty
Podcast Recommendation: two interviews with Raj Chetty
I really enjoyed listening to these two interviews with Raj Chetty. By all accounts (I’m not qualified to judge!) he is a good economist. He… Read More »Podcast Recommendation: two interviews with Raj Chetty