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FT Undercover Economist on aid effectiveness
Tim Harford at the FT has an article in today’s FT weekend magazine which endorses the…
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Global Prosperity Wonkcasts
Good news: the Center for Global Development has started a new podcast series, the Global Prosperity…
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Is blogging a waste of time?
Chris Blattman has a thoughtful post about his decision to continue blogging. He gives a bunch…
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A market for aid
My new working paper, Beyond Planning: Markets and Networks for Better Aid is on the Center…
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“We are all in this together”
George Osborne said eight times in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference that “we are…
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It’s our money – where has it gone?
Have a look at this video produced by the International Budget Partnership. The video is about…
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Tobin Tax – My interview on the BBC
I was on the BBC World Business Report yesterday, talking about proposals for a Tobin Tax…
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When is innovative finance good for development?
There are bad reasons and good reasons for supporting the use of innovative finance for development.…
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Thank God we don’t have them here
The Ethiopian Government has been running posters in the southern part of Ethiopia to warn farmers…
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Do ‘they’ know it’s New Year’s Day?
Here in Ethiopia, 2001 is drawing to a close. Tomorrow is the first day of 2002…
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