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Good article on Devex Pro about Precision Development based on an interview with our excellent India Country Director, Niriksha Shetty.

I think the relaxations in the lockdown are premature. Here is why: Hospital admissions in London are going up And in England as a whole, hospital admissions are rising slightly: UPDATE 8pm Here is the same graph with another day’s data – the admissions continue to rise: 2. The number Read more…

I am worried that the UK Government is easing the lockdown too soon, and I am going to continue to be very careful in the coming weeks. Here’s why. I am not a doctor or an epidemiologist: I’m an economist. That means I don’t know about the biology (but I Read more…

Reflections on the thirtieth anniversary of becoming a vegetarian

The current rules for counting loans in the aid statistics are a mess. Owen Barder and Stephan Klasen review the emerging consensus for reform, and suggest three improvements.

In which Erik Solheim adds himself to the list of people to proclaim that, for the first time in history, we can eradicate poverty.

I’m sorry to see The Economist make the lazy mistake of thinking that the phrase “mother of Parliaments” refers to the British Parliament. The phrase was coined by John Bright about England, not Westminster.

CGD Europe’s Humble New Abode

Keeping track of occasional hyperbole in which we claim to be “the first generation” which can defeat poverty.