Nate Ives
nateives.bsky.social
Nate Ives
@nateives.bsky.social
(former) USAID economist/researcher now based in Bangkok
Totally! Though I’m leery because I’ve seen the dark end of this on so so many USAID funded studies that seek to unpack literally everything and lose sight of the index for family-wise error correction purposes.
June 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Jacob and I think organizations should make simulation standard practice, especially when esoteric methods meet high-stakes decisions.
June 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We created a known treatment effect and tested different approaches. The flawed method missed by three standard deviations while our preferred approach given the data constraints (Doubly Robust DID) hit the target.
June 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This article has been stuck in my brain since I read it…what lovely brave people who can meet a farce with a farce. I think it’s time for us to meet these authoritarians at the battlefield for attention.
April 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Milk punch!! It’s tasty and doesn’t fail to impress
December 28, 2024 at 7:52 PM