Midway down the intellectual food chain…
The Black Swan was one of those little books that have done so well in recent years. The Tipping Point is another. If you pass through airports, you know them well. They all contain one big idea that...
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The RSS feed for this blog migrated from the old Feedburner to the new Google-owned and operated Feedburner (from http://feeds.feedburner.com/chrisblattman to...
View ArticleEasterly is in the building
Bill Easterly, a heavyweight champion in the development world, has entered the blogging ring. Today, I foist a new blog called Aid Watch on the blogosphere. The objective is to be brutally honest when...
View ArticleBottom billion blog
Paul Collier is blogging (with Jim Cust). The post Bottom billion blog appeared first on Chris Blattman.
View ArticleJeff Sachs and John McArthur now blogging
John, did you not tell me you and Jeff were starting a new blog? (We crypto-Canadians are supposed to stick together, you know.) Here is Jeff on the G20 meeting. Here John reviews Dambisa Moyo’s new...
View ArticleA couple of blog changes
One future, one present. Future: I am looking to move to a new platform. Anyone aware of a person or firm who can help with simple web design and set up of a web page / blog / research and data...
View ArticleWhen state planning fails
The US government has a Guide to Blogging, including such gems as “Include serial commas for reading ease” and, “Read your link aloud—is it easy to enunciate?” I thank Andrew Gelman for the pointer. If...
View ArticleFor international job seekers
I’ve been alerted to the Working World blog–a great resource if you are looking for advice on jobs abroad. The post For international job seekers appeared first on Chris Blattman.
View ArticleHumanitarian aid in real time
Wednesday morning, the wee hours–a combination of jet lag, heat, and donkeys is keeping me awake after a short exhausted “nap” between 10:30 and 11:30. The donkeys of Chad seem to enjoy the night, and...
View ArticleAfrica bound for the next two months
I am off to Liberia for two weeks, followed by two in Uganda, and then another four in Liberia. I am back July 15. As we all know I’m flying coach. Childless flyers will find this New Yorker Shouts and...
View ArticleDown and out in northern Uganda
I’m on day four of my Uganda visit, but sadly have few blog tales to tell. The news that none of your development professors ever bother to mention in grad school: field surveys are 10 percent actual...
View ArticleA development blog you’re probably not reading (but should)
Anti-malarials and TRCs, how to sell coconuts and random graffitti. (These are a few of my favorite things.) Myles Estey is (I gather) a journalist based in Liberia. His blog, The Esteyonage, is worth...
View ArticleDevelopment blog clusters
Two of my four collaborators in Uganda have blogs. My Liberia RAs are twittering. Now this: I am eating lunch on the patio of the Green Forest guesthouse in Weasua, Liberia, a dusty town in the north...
View ArticleHeads up: blog moving
Very shortly I’m going to be switching blog platforms, integrating my blog with my research, teaching and project sites. The transition should be smooth, and hopefully I won’t lose any of you. If you...
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This is what happens when Reddit notices something on your website
Of course it was Friday’s map of US government assistance to other countries. Man, people like maps. I used to wonder, “why is every news organization investing so much in data visualization?” And the...
View ArticleMy post-tenure plans, and why I’m giving up social media
Within a few days of me getting tenure, Tyler Cowen coincidentally posted this new paper from Brogaard, Engelberg and van Wesep: Using a sample of all academics that pass through top 50 economics and...
View ArticleMy social media diet: More than one month cold turkey, and I am still going...
So it’s been a month since my social media diet started, and I’m extremely happy so far. Quitting Twitter, Facebook and Reddit has gone much better than my running regimen or plans to drink less...
View ArticleThe most interesting and talented new blogger I have read in years
“I’m scared to post this” she begins. Erin, a self-described Southern white lady and stay-at-home mom, decides to tackle race in America (including the Kaepernick won’t-stand-during-anthem controversy)...
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Happy 9th blogiversary!
Sunday marked 9 years of blogging. This year, more than any other, I blogged in fits and starts. Every year I post this Asher Sarlin cartoon, as the best explanation for the blog’s long lifespan. This...
View ArticleWhy I am not blogging anymore
Some of you have asked. I haven’t been blogging for many months, and I don’t see myself starting again in the next 6-9 months. But I am fairly sure I will start again in 2018. “There are not enough...
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