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If you think evaluation is expensive, try ignorance
The PSD Blog, citing Chris Blattman, wonders if randomized evaluation is too expensive: In some circumstances,…
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Running on New Year’s Day
Yesterday was New Year’s Day here in Ethiopia – it was the first day of 2001…
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New Development News Podcast
The inauguaral edition of my new development news podcast, Development Drums, is now online. Simon Maxwell,…
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International Aid Transparency Initiative to be launched in Accra
The Guardian reports that the UK is pushing for greater transparency of aid in an initiative…
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Why don’t early warning systems give us early warnings?
About 12-13 million Ethiopians need food relief or emergency assistance as a result of the failure…
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Bold vs risky
Reich on Palin: while Ms. Palin is perfectly entitled to believe that evolution is a myth,…
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Incentives for Global Health
Incentives for Global Health have published a new report:”The Health Impact Fund: Making New Medicines Accessible…
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Africa according to the rest of the world
Via Chris, from Scarlett Lion. This is scarily accurate. CNN’s “Inside Africa” show this week covers…
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Why don’t we apply NICE-style CBA to development?
The ever-excellent Chris Dillow asks: 2. The National Gallery of Scotland wants the tax-payer to buy…
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