Oliver Hanney
@olihanney.bsky.social
Managing Editor of VoxDev
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🆕 Is the industrial revolution a good comparison for AI?
If you’ve been paying attention to the AI debate, you’ve probably heard this comparison come up a lot.
But what does it actually mean? @deenamousa.com and I are joined by Bruno Caprettini to discuss: youtu.be/AfnLk_bSDy8?...
If you’ve been paying attention to the AI debate, you’ve probably heard this comparison come up a lot.
But what does it actually mean? @deenamousa.com and I are joined by Bruno Caprettini to discuss: youtu.be/AfnLk_bSDy8?...
Will AI be like the industrial revolution?
YouTube video by VoxDev
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🆕 Is the industrial revolution a good comparison for AI?
If you’ve been paying attention to the AI debate, you’ve probably heard this comparison come up a lot.
But what does it actually mean? @deenamousa.com and I are joined by Bruno Caprettini to discuss: youtu.be/AfnLk_bSDy8?...
If you’ve been paying attention to the AI debate, you’ve probably heard this comparison come up a lot.
But what does it actually mean? @deenamousa.com and I are joined by Bruno Caprettini to discuss: youtu.be/AfnLk_bSDy8?...
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
🆕 Rural electrification a decade on: A dose of reality from Rwanda
Today on VoxDev, Lise Masselus (RWI Leibniz-Institut), Jörg Ankel-Peters (Passau), Anicet Munyehirwe (IB&C Rwanda) & Maximiliane Sievert discuss the limited effects of rural electrificiation in Rwanda: https://ow.ly/3v3z50Y9cyt
Today on VoxDev, Lise Masselus (RWI Leibniz-Institut), Jörg Ankel-Peters (Passau), Anicet Munyehirwe (IB&C Rwanda) & Maximiliane Sievert discuss the limited effects of rural electrificiation in Rwanda: https://ow.ly/3v3z50Y9cyt
Rural electrification a decade on: A dose of reality from Rwanda
Electricity clearly improves people’s quality of life. But in Rwanda, even one decade after communities were connected, rural electrification had limited effects on incomes, employment, and broader economic development.
ow.ly
February 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM
🆕 Rural electrification a decade on: A dose of reality from Rwanda
Today on VoxDev, Lise Masselus (RWI Leibniz-Institut), Jörg Ankel-Peters (Passau), Anicet Munyehirwe (IB&C Rwanda) & Maximiliane Sievert discuss the limited effects of rural electrificiation in Rwanda: https://ow.ly/3v3z50Y9cyt
Today on VoxDev, Lise Masselus (RWI Leibniz-Institut), Jörg Ankel-Peters (Passau), Anicet Munyehirwe (IB&C Rwanda) & Maximiliane Sievert discuss the limited effects of rural electrificiation in Rwanda: https://ow.ly/3v3z50Y9cyt
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🆕 Why firms under-promote women – and how experimentation can fix it
Today on VoxDev, Rocco Macchiavello (LSE), @amenzelecon.bsky.social (Padova), @atonurabbani.bsky.social (Dhaka) & Chris Woodruff (Oxford) discuss correcting beliefs on female managers in Bangladesh: voxdev.org/topic/labour...
Today on VoxDev, Rocco Macchiavello (LSE), @amenzelecon.bsky.social (Padova), @atonurabbani.bsky.social (Dhaka) & Chris Woodruff (Oxford) discuss correcting beliefs on female managers in Bangladesh: voxdev.org/topic/labour...
Why firms under-promote women – and how experimentation can fix it
In Bangladesh’s garment sector, firms often under-promote women because of biased beliefs and distorted learning about women’s managerial ability. However, temporary, low-risk trials can correct these...
voxdev.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
🆕 Why firms under-promote women – and how experimentation can fix it
Today on VoxDev, Rocco Macchiavello (LSE), @amenzelecon.bsky.social (Padova), @atonurabbani.bsky.social (Dhaka) & Chris Woodruff (Oxford) discuss correcting beliefs on female managers in Bangladesh: voxdev.org/topic/labour...
Today on VoxDev, Rocco Macchiavello (LSE), @amenzelecon.bsky.social (Padova), @atonurabbani.bsky.social (Dhaka) & Chris Woodruff (Oxford) discuss correcting beliefs on female managers in Bangladesh: voxdev.org/topic/labour...
🆕 Is the industrial revolution a good comparison for AI?
If you’ve been paying attention to the AI debate, you’ve probably heard this comparison come up a lot.
But what does it actually mean? @deenamousa.com and I are joined by Bruno Caprettini to discuss: youtu.be/AfnLk_bSDy8?...
If you’ve been paying attention to the AI debate, you’ve probably heard this comparison come up a lot.
But what does it actually mean? @deenamousa.com and I are joined by Bruno Caprettini to discuss: youtu.be/AfnLk_bSDy8?...
Will AI be like the industrial revolution?
YouTube video by VoxDev
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
🆕 Is the industrial revolution a good comparison for AI?
If you’ve been paying attention to the AI debate, you’ve probably heard this comparison come up a lot.
But what does it actually mean? @deenamousa.com and I are joined by Bruno Caprettini to discuss: youtu.be/AfnLk_bSDy8?...
If you’ve been paying attention to the AI debate, you’ve probably heard this comparison come up a lot.
But what does it actually mean? @deenamousa.com and I are joined by Bruno Caprettini to discuss: youtu.be/AfnLk_bSDy8?...
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Really interesting article relevant to remittance-watchers.
'Some observers may hope mobile money taxes help capture rents in the telecom sector. But when taxes are passed through to users, the design does not primarily tax rents – it ends up taxing everyday transactions.'
'Some observers may hope mobile money taxes help capture rents in the telecom sector. But when taxes are passed through to users, the design does not primarily tax rents – it ends up taxing everyday transactions.'
🆕 Why taxing mobile money can backfire
Today on VoxDev, Michael Barczay (IMF), Shafik Hebous, Fayçal Sawadogo & Jean François Wen discuss how mobile money taxes create sizeable efficiency losses, which fall disproportionately on unbanked and rural users: https://ow.ly/xWVY50Y8Fn1
Today on VoxDev, Michael Barczay (IMF), Shafik Hebous, Fayçal Sawadogo & Jean François Wen discuss how mobile money taxes create sizeable efficiency losses, which fall disproportionately on unbanked and rural users: https://ow.ly/xWVY50Y8Fn1
Why taxing mobile money can backfire
Mobile money taxes raise transaction costs and reduce usage, creating sizable efficiency losses – the burden falls disproportionately on unbanked and rural users.
ow.ly
February 4, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Really interesting article relevant to remittance-watchers.
'Some observers may hope mobile money taxes help capture rents in the telecom sector. But when taxes are passed through to users, the design does not primarily tax rents – it ends up taxing everyday transactions.'
'Some observers may hope mobile money taxes help capture rents in the telecom sector. But when taxes are passed through to users, the design does not primarily tax rents – it ends up taxing everyday transactions.'
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
🆕 Economists vs Technologists on AI
In this episode, @deenamousa.com & I think through why economists sound so different to technologists when discussing AI.
And we preview what we'll cover over the rest of our series on AI @voxdev.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bvr...
In this episode, @deenamousa.com & I think through why economists sound so different to technologists when discussing AI.
And we preview what we'll cover over the rest of our series on AI @voxdev.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bvr...
Economists vs Technologists on AI
YouTube video by VoxDev
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:23 AM
🆕 Economists vs Technologists on AI
In this episode, @deenamousa.com & I think through why economists sound so different to technologists when discussing AI.
And we preview what we'll cover over the rest of our series on AI @voxdev.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bvr...
In this episode, @deenamousa.com & I think through why economists sound so different to technologists when discussing AI.
And we preview what we'll cover over the rest of our series on AI @voxdev.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bvr...
🆕 Economists vs Technologists on AI
In this episode, @deenamousa.com & I think through why economists sound so different to technologists when discussing AI.
And we preview what we'll cover over the rest of our series on AI @voxdev.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bvr...
In this episode, @deenamousa.com & I think through why economists sound so different to technologists when discussing AI.
And we preview what we'll cover over the rest of our series on AI @voxdev.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bvr...
Economists vs Technologists on AI
YouTube video by VoxDev
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:23 AM
🆕 Economists vs Technologists on AI
In this episode, @deenamousa.com & I think through why economists sound so different to technologists when discussing AI.
And we preview what we'll cover over the rest of our series on AI @voxdev.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bvr...
In this episode, @deenamousa.com & I think through why economists sound so different to technologists when discussing AI.
And we preview what we'll cover over the rest of our series on AI @voxdev.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bvr...
Cool to see @voxdev.bsky.social continuing to grow.
Our goals are a lot more than just website views, but still, I think this trend reflects our growing impact overall.
And we are always trying to gather examples of how people use VoxDev, so please email them to me!
Our goals are a lot more than just website views, but still, I think this trend reflects our growing impact overall.
And we are always trying to gather examples of how people use VoxDev, so please email them to me!
February 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Cool to see @voxdev.bsky.social continuing to grow.
Our goals are a lot more than just website views, but still, I think this trend reflects our growing impact overall.
And we are always trying to gather examples of how people use VoxDev, so please email them to me!
Our goals are a lot more than just website views, but still, I think this trend reflects our growing impact overall.
And we are always trying to gather examples of how people use VoxDev, so please email them to me!
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
🆕 Do public works programmes work?
In this episode of Economics Unpacked, Manisha Shah (UC Berkeley) and Simon Franklin (QMUL) discuss NREGA in India, and PSNP in Ethiopia.
🔗 Link below ⤵️
In this episode of Economics Unpacked, Manisha Shah (UC Berkeley) and Simon Franklin (QMUL) discuss NREGA in India, and PSNP in Ethiopia.
🔗 Link below ⤵️
February 2, 2026 at 12:48 PM
🆕 Do public works programmes work?
In this episode of Economics Unpacked, Manisha Shah (UC Berkeley) and Simon Franklin (QMUL) discuss NREGA in India, and PSNP in Ethiopia.
🔗 Link below ⤵️
In this episode of Economics Unpacked, Manisha Shah (UC Berkeley) and Simon Franklin (QMUL) discuss NREGA in India, and PSNP in Ethiopia.
🔗 Link below ⤵️
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
🆕 The future of communicating science
I’ve been thinking a lot about what a website like @voxdev.bsky.social looks like in 2030. So I decided to put all of my thoughts into one long, meandering blog.
I would love to hear people's thoughts/feedback.
Read ⤵️ olihanney.substack.com/p/the-future...
I’ve been thinking a lot about what a website like @voxdev.bsky.social looks like in 2030. So I decided to put all of my thoughts into one long, meandering blog.
I would love to hear people's thoughts/feedback.
Read ⤵️ olihanney.substack.com/p/the-future...
The future of communicating science
I’ve been thinking about what a website like VoxDev looks like in 2030. Here are, in my view, the key trends impacting communications today, and the strategies I believe will continue to be a success.
olihanney.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🆕 The future of communicating science
I’ve been thinking a lot about what a website like @voxdev.bsky.social looks like in 2030. So I decided to put all of my thoughts into one long, meandering blog.
I would love to hear people's thoughts/feedback.
Read ⤵️ olihanney.substack.com/p/the-future...
I’ve been thinking a lot about what a website like @voxdev.bsky.social looks like in 2030. So I decided to put all of my thoughts into one long, meandering blog.
I would love to hear people's thoughts/feedback.
Read ⤵️ olihanney.substack.com/p/the-future...
🆕 The future of communicating science
I’ve been thinking a lot about what a website like @voxdev.bsky.social looks like in 2030. So I decided to put all of my thoughts into one long, meandering blog.
I would love to hear people's thoughts/feedback.
Read ⤵️ olihanney.substack.com/p/the-future...
I’ve been thinking a lot about what a website like @voxdev.bsky.social looks like in 2030. So I decided to put all of my thoughts into one long, meandering blog.
I would love to hear people's thoughts/feedback.
Read ⤵️ olihanney.substack.com/p/the-future...
The future of communicating science
I’ve been thinking about what a website like VoxDev looks like in 2030. Here are, in my view, the key trends impacting communications today, and the strategies I believe will continue to be a success.
olihanney.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
🆕 The future of communicating science
I’ve been thinking a lot about what a website like @voxdev.bsky.social looks like in 2030. So I decided to put all of my thoughts into one long, meandering blog.
I would love to hear people's thoughts/feedback.
Read ⤵️ olihanney.substack.com/p/the-future...
I’ve been thinking a lot about what a website like @voxdev.bsky.social looks like in 2030. So I decided to put all of my thoughts into one long, meandering blog.
I would love to hear people's thoughts/feedback.
Read ⤵️ olihanney.substack.com/p/the-future...
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🆕 Upgrading vs relocating: Policy lessons on slum renewal
Paul Gertler UC Berkeley Haas, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources, Raimundo Undurraga Universidad de Chile & Joaquin A. Urrego Wake Forest University outline research on Chile: https://ow.ly/xGPJ50Y5hWi
Paul Gertler UC Berkeley Haas, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources, Raimundo Undurraga Universidad de Chile & Joaquin A. Urrego Wake Forest University outline research on Chile: https://ow.ly/xGPJ50Y5hWi
Upgrading vs relocating: Policy lessons on slum renewal
New evidence from Chile finds that in-situ slum upgrading – combining physical infrastructure improvements with the formalisation of land tenure within the slum – delivers larger gains in local economic development, both within treated slums and in surrounding neighbourhoods, at a lower cost than policies that relocate slum populations elsewhere.
ow.ly
January 29, 2026 at 10:14 AM
🆕 Upgrading vs relocating: Policy lessons on slum renewal
Paul Gertler UC Berkeley Haas, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources, Raimundo Undurraga Universidad de Chile & Joaquin A. Urrego Wake Forest University outline research on Chile: https://ow.ly/xGPJ50Y5hWi
Paul Gertler UC Berkeley Haas, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources, Raimundo Undurraga Universidad de Chile & Joaquin A. Urrego Wake Forest University outline research on Chile: https://ow.ly/xGPJ50Y5hWi
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
🆕 How international migration shapes fertility and reproductive health back home
Susan Godlonton (Williams College Economics Department) & Caroline Theoharides (Amherst) discuss how exposure to less restrictive health policies abroad lowered fertility in the Philippines: https://ow.ly/7lZw50Y4JiS
Susan Godlonton (Williams College Economics Department) & Caroline Theoharides (Amherst) discuss how exposure to less restrictive health policies abroad lowered fertility in the Philippines: https://ow.ly/7lZw50Y4JiS
How international migration shapes fertility and reproductive health back home
Exposure to less restrictive reproductive health policies via international migration leads to lower fertility in origin communities through the diffusion of new knowledge, preferences, and behaviour.
ow.ly
January 28, 2026 at 10:22 AM
🆕 How international migration shapes fertility and reproductive health back home
Susan Godlonton (Williams College Economics Department) & Caroline Theoharides (Amherst) discuss how exposure to less restrictive health policies abroad lowered fertility in the Philippines: https://ow.ly/7lZw50Y4JiS
Susan Godlonton (Williams College Economics Department) & Caroline Theoharides (Amherst) discuss how exposure to less restrictive health policies abroad lowered fertility in the Philippines: https://ow.ly/7lZw50Y4JiS
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
🆕 African agriculture's underappreciated supply side
Today on VoxDevTalks, @hopecm.bsky.social (UIUC) discusses how understanding the risks, incentives, and constraints faced by agro-dealers is essential for sustained productivity gains: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
Today on VoxDevTalks, @hopecm.bsky.social (UIUC) discusses how understanding the risks, incentives, and constraints faced by agro-dealers is essential for sustained productivity gains: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 AM
🆕 African agriculture's underappreciated supply side
Today on VoxDevTalks, @hopecm.bsky.social (UIUC) discusses how understanding the risks, incentives, and constraints faced by agro-dealers is essential for sustained productivity gains: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
Today on VoxDevTalks, @hopecm.bsky.social (UIUC) discusses how understanding the risks, incentives, and constraints faced by agro-dealers is essential for sustained productivity gains: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
What happens years later when governments give poor families cash?
@susanwparker-mx.bsky.social's research on Progresa in Mexico shows long-term gains in education, women’s employment, and income – and highlights what’s lost when evidence-based policy is abandoned.
@susanwparker-mx.bsky.social's research on Progresa in Mexico shows long-term gains in education, women’s employment, and income – and highlights what’s lost when evidence-based policy is abandoned.
January 28, 2026 at 11:37 AM
What happens years later when governments give poor families cash?
@susanwparker-mx.bsky.social's research on Progresa in Mexico shows long-term gains in education, women’s employment, and income – and highlights what’s lost when evidence-based policy is abandoned.
@susanwparker-mx.bsky.social's research on Progresa in Mexico shows long-term gains in education, women’s employment, and income – and highlights what’s lost when evidence-based policy is abandoned.
Vietnam’s economic transformation is one of the defining development stories in recent decades.
In this week's Ideas in Development podcast (@voxdev.bsky.social), Kartik Akileswaran and I were joined by Economist and Advisor Pham Chi Lan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGRP...
In this week's Ideas in Development podcast (@voxdev.bsky.social), Kartik Akileswaran and I were joined by Economist and Advisor Pham Chi Lan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGRP...
Vietnam’s economy: The remarkable story of the last 50 years
YouTube video by VoxDev
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January 27, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Vietnam’s economic transformation is one of the defining development stories in recent decades.
In this week's Ideas in Development podcast (@voxdev.bsky.social), Kartik Akileswaran and I were joined by Economist and Advisor Pham Chi Lan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGRP...
In this week's Ideas in Development podcast (@voxdev.bsky.social), Kartik Akileswaran and I were joined by Economist and Advisor Pham Chi Lan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGRP...
Really excited to release our new series of explainer videos - Economics Unpacked.
We worked with researchers to explain the economics behind important policies around the world.
Check out the first episode, let us know what you think, and like and share!
We worked with researchers to explain the economics behind important policies around the world.
Check out the first episode, let us know what you think, and like and share!
🆕 Conditional cash transfers: Do they work?
We are really excited about our new video series - Economics Unpacked!
In our first episode, @susanwparker-mx.bsky.social and @jnaritomi.bsky.social discuss Progresa in Mexico, and Bolsa Familia in Brazil.
We are really excited about our new video series - Economics Unpacked!
In our first episode, @susanwparker-mx.bsky.social and @jnaritomi.bsky.social discuss Progresa in Mexico, and Bolsa Familia in Brazil.
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Really excited to release our new series of explainer videos - Economics Unpacked.
We worked with researchers to explain the economics behind important policies around the world.
Check out the first episode, let us know what you think, and like and share!
We worked with researchers to explain the economics behind important policies around the world.
Check out the first episode, let us know what you think, and like and share!
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
🆕 Global poverty trends from a new lens
Today on VoxDev, Olivier Sterck (IOB - Institute of Development Policy, ODID, University of Oxford) discusses a new measure of global poverty that doesn't depend on 'lines', showing that poverty has fallen sharply: https://ow.ly/VoPr50Y3Bsr
Today on VoxDev, Olivier Sterck (IOB - Institute of Development Policy, ODID, University of Oxford) discusses a new measure of global poverty that doesn't depend on 'lines', showing that poverty has fallen sharply: https://ow.ly/VoPr50Y3Bsr
Global poverty trends from a new lens
Global poverty trends look radically different depending on the poverty line used. A new measure that doesn’t depend on ‘lines’ – the average time needed to earn a dollar – shows that global poverty has fallen sharply, by about 55% since 1990. This was driven mainly by income growth in East Asia.
ow.ly
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 AM
🆕 Global poverty trends from a new lens
Today on VoxDev, Olivier Sterck (IOB - Institute of Development Policy, ODID, University of Oxford) discusses a new measure of global poverty that doesn't depend on 'lines', showing that poverty has fallen sharply: https://ow.ly/VoPr50Y3Bsr
Today on VoxDev, Olivier Sterck (IOB - Institute of Development Policy, ODID, University of Oxford) discusses a new measure of global poverty that doesn't depend on 'lines', showing that poverty has fallen sharply: https://ow.ly/VoPr50Y3Bsr
In 2024, we learned that fiscal deficits and public debt in Senegal had been massively underreported for years.
‘Hidden’ deficits averaged ~5.5% of GDP from 2019-2023, leaving them with far higher public debt than previously realised, at ~132% of GDP - left vs right on graph ⤵️
‘Hidden’ deficits averaged ~5.5% of GDP from 2019-2023, leaving them with far higher public debt than previously realised, at ~132% of GDP - left vs right on graph ⤵️
January 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM
In 2024, we learned that fiscal deficits and public debt in Senegal had been massively underreported for years.
‘Hidden’ deficits averaged ~5.5% of GDP from 2019-2023, leaving them with far higher public debt than previously realised, at ~132% of GDP - left vs right on graph ⤵️
‘Hidden’ deficits averaged ~5.5% of GDP from 2019-2023, leaving them with far higher public debt than previously realised, at ~132% of GDP - left vs right on graph ⤵️
🆕 There's a growing body of evidence on the common misperceptions people have about the world.
And it turns out that, across a bunch of different settings, correcting those misperceptions seems to be a very cheap way of improving society.
Here are some examples: voxdev.org/topic/common...
And it turns out that, across a bunch of different settings, correcting those misperceptions seems to be a very cheap way of improving society.
Here are some examples: voxdev.org/topic/common...
Common misperceptions: What people get wrong about the world and why it matters
What do people get wrong, i.e. misperceive, about the world? Why do misperceptions matter for economic development? How can fixing misperceptions benefit society?
voxdev.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
🆕 There's a growing body of evidence on the common misperceptions people have about the world.
And it turns out that, across a bunch of different settings, correcting those misperceptions seems to be a very cheap way of improving society.
Here are some examples: voxdev.org/topic/common...
And it turns out that, across a bunch of different settings, correcting those misperceptions seems to be a very cheap way of improving society.
Here are some examples: voxdev.org/topic/common...
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
🆕 Free online course on private enterprise, productivity & economic growth by STEG & PEDL (@cepr.org)
Through 14 lectures, you can learn from leading researchers on one of the central questions of economic development, how to increase productivity.
Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Through 14 lectures, you can learn from leading researchers on one of the central questions of economic development, how to increase productivity.
Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
🆕 Free online course on private enterprise, productivity & economic growth by STEG & PEDL (@cepr.org)
Through 14 lectures, you can learn from leading researchers on one of the central questions of economic development, how to increase productivity.
Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Through 14 lectures, you can learn from leading researchers on one of the central questions of economic development, how to increase productivity.
Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
“We have to distinguish between school and education: school is a means, education is an outcome” Lant Pritchett today on VoxDevTalks:
🆕 Schools are failing to deliver learning 📢
Today on VoxDevTalks, Lant Pritchett (@lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social) discusses how, despite significant expansions in school enrolment, global education systems have failed to deliver real learning: voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Today on VoxDevTalks, Lant Pritchett (@lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social) discusses how, despite significant expansions in school enrolment, global education systems have failed to deliver real learning: voxdev.org/topic/educat...
January 21, 2026 at 11:44 AM
“We have to distinguish between school and education: school is a means, education is an outcome” Lant Pritchett today on VoxDevTalks:
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
New evidence from Africa shows that aid reduces conflict when projects are well managed, but increases violence when management and monitoring are weak.
Read today's article to learn more:
Read today's article to learn more:
January 21, 2026 at 1:14 PM
New evidence from Africa shows that aid reduces conflict when projects are well managed, but increases violence when management and monitoring are weak.
Read today's article to learn more:
Read today's article to learn more:
Reposted by Oliver Hanney
Modern farming is "a totally different animal than that more traditional agriculture, so they may not be producing iPhones, but they are still a factory".
In our new episode of Ideas in Development, Piero Ghezzi discusses Peru's success in agriculture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpLj...
In our new episode of Ideas in Development, Piero Ghezzi discusses Peru's success in agriculture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpLj...
Unlocking high-value agriculture in Peru
YouTube video by VoxDev
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Modern farming is "a totally different animal than that more traditional agriculture, so they may not be producing iPhones, but they are still a factory".
In our new episode of Ideas in Development, Piero Ghezzi discusses Peru's success in agriculture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpLj...
In our new episode of Ideas in Development, Piero Ghezzi discusses Peru's success in agriculture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpLj...
I'd never realised how much worse certain types of oil are for the environment.
As you can see below, some sources, like Canadian tar sands, emit about double the greenhouse gases per barrel compared to lighter crude from countries like Saudi Arabia or Norway.
As you can see below, some sources, like Canadian tar sands, emit about double the greenhouse gases per barrel compared to lighter crude from countries like Saudi Arabia or Norway.
January 20, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I'd never realised how much worse certain types of oil are for the environment.
As you can see below, some sources, like Canadian tar sands, emit about double the greenhouse gases per barrel compared to lighter crude from countries like Saudi Arabia or Norway.
As you can see below, some sources, like Canadian tar sands, emit about double the greenhouse gases per barrel compared to lighter crude from countries like Saudi Arabia or Norway.