Jose Pinilla
@jose-pinilla.bsky.social
Policy and Development Economics 🇵🇪
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Buried lede: The UK is cutting development aid by 40%.
"Mr. Starmer said the change would be funded by cutting overseas development aid from 0.5 percent of gross domestic product to 0.3 percent, adding that he regretted the reduction."
Ugh.
"Mr. Starmer said the change would be funded by cutting overseas development aid from 0.5 percent of gross domestic product to 0.3 percent, adding that he regretted the reduction."
Ugh.
U.K. to Raise Defense Spending to 2.5% of G.D.P. by 2027, Starmer Says (Gift Article)
Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out a timeline to increase British spending on defense, now 2.3 percent. He is scheduled to meet with President Trump this week.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Buried lede: The UK is cutting development aid by 40%.
"Mr. Starmer said the change would be funded by cutting overseas development aid from 0.5 percent of gross domestic product to 0.3 percent, adding that he regretted the reduction."
Ugh.
"Mr. Starmer said the change would be funded by cutting overseas development aid from 0.5 percent of gross domestic product to 0.3 percent, adding that he regretted the reduction."
Ugh.
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I just finished a scaling panel. My main thesis was that we need to move scaling from a feature of economic systems to a distinct object of study. This can happen through Option C Thinking, as I discuss in my recent Nature study
ideas.repec.org/p/feb/natura...
ideas.repec.org/p/feb/natura...
Optimally Generate Policy-Based Evidence Before Scaling
Social scientists have increasingly turned to the experimental method to understand human behavior. One critical issue that makes solving social problems difficult is "scaling" the idea from
ideas.repec.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I just finished a scaling panel. My main thesis was that we need to move scaling from a feature of economic systems to a distinct object of study. This can happen through Option C Thinking, as I discuss in my recent Nature study
ideas.repec.org/p/feb/natura...
ideas.repec.org/p/feb/natura...
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🆕 How the price of agricultural inputs constrain farmers in Bangladesh
Today on VoxDev, Mai Mahmoud (J-PAL) shows that without subsidies, the price of agricultural inputs is actually a barrier to technological adoption in Bangladesh: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
Today on VoxDev, Mai Mahmoud (J-PAL) shows that without subsidies, the price of agricultural inputs is actually a barrier to technological adoption in Bangladesh: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
How the price of agricultural inputs constrain farmers in Bangladesh
There are fears that agricultural subsidies could attract farmers with low returns to use new technologies. Evidence from Bangladesh shows that without subsidies, the price of agricultural inputs is a...
voxdev.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🆕 How the price of agricultural inputs constrain farmers in Bangladesh
Today on VoxDev, Mai Mahmoud (J-PAL) shows that without subsidies, the price of agricultural inputs is actually a barrier to technological adoption in Bangladesh: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
Today on VoxDev, Mai Mahmoud (J-PAL) shows that without subsidies, the price of agricultural inputs is actually a barrier to technological adoption in Bangladesh: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
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I have an op-ed in the NYT today about how to reduce crime.
The key idea, based on decades of strong research evidence: focus on increasing the probability of getting caught, not the punishment.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
The key idea, based on decades of strong research evidence: focus on increasing the probability of getting caught, not the punishment.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
December 7, 2024 at 12:16 PM
I have an op-ed in the NYT today about how to reduce crime.
The key idea, based on decades of strong research evidence: focus on increasing the probability of getting caught, not the punishment.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
The key idea, based on decades of strong research evidence: focus on increasing the probability of getting caught, not the punishment.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
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"Exposure to illegal labor markets during childhood leads to the formation of industry-specific human capital at an early age, putting children on a criminal life path." www.micaelasviatschi.com/wp-content/u... Evidence from Peru and the coca industry
December 4, 2024 at 9:04 PM
"Exposure to illegal labor markets during childhood leads to the formation of industry-specific human capital at an early age, putting children on a criminal life path." www.micaelasviatschi.com/wp-content/u... Evidence from Peru and the coca industry
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BREAKING NEWS!
One Laptop Per Child still doesn't work (in fact it may be actually be harmful for learning)
publications.iadb.org/en/laptops-l...
One Laptop Per Child still doesn't work (in fact it may be actually be harmful for learning)
publications.iadb.org/en/laptops-l...
November 25, 2024 at 9:02 AM
BREAKING NEWS!
One Laptop Per Child still doesn't work (in fact it may be actually be harmful for learning)
publications.iadb.org/en/laptops-l...
One Laptop Per Child still doesn't work (in fact it may be actually be harmful for learning)
publications.iadb.org/en/laptops-l...
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Welcome new followers! It's so nice to see this site start to take off.
Longer posts soon, but if you're interested in "natural experiment, long-run effects" style econ history, check out my papers: www.corybsmith.com/research
The above mostly study the US, with upcoming work on Pakistan!
Longer posts soon, but if you're interested in "natural experiment, long-run effects" style econ history, check out my papers: www.corybsmith.com/research
The above mostly study the US, with upcoming work on Pakistan!
Research — Cory Smith: Economics Research
www.corybsmith.com
November 12, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Welcome new followers! It's so nice to see this site start to take off.
Longer posts soon, but if you're interested in "natural experiment, long-run effects" style econ history, check out my papers: www.corybsmith.com/research
The above mostly study the US, with upcoming work on Pakistan!
Longer posts soon, but if you're interested in "natural experiment, long-run effects" style econ history, check out my papers: www.corybsmith.com/research
The above mostly study the US, with upcoming work on Pakistan!
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Commodity specialisation in #Colombia during the late 19th and 20th centuries negatively impacted the demand for education during a surge in global demand for coffee.
Today on VoxDev, Irina España-Eljaiek & María José Fuentes-Vásquez outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Today on VoxDev, Irina España-Eljaiek & María José Fuentes-Vásquez outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Education during commodity booms in low-income countries: Lessons from history
Commodity specialisation in Colombia during the late 19th and 20th centuries had negative impacts on the demand for education during a surge in global demand for coffee
voxdev.org
December 11, 2023 at 8:43 AM
Commodity specialisation in #Colombia during the late 19th and 20th centuries negatively impacted the demand for education during a surge in global demand for coffee.
Today on VoxDev, Irina España-Eljaiek & María José Fuentes-Vásquez outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Today on VoxDev, Irina España-Eljaiek & María José Fuentes-Vásquez outline their research: voxdev.org/topic/educat...