Global Poverty Research Lab
@nu-gprl.bsky.social
Based at Northwestern University, GPRL aims to use empirical evidence and interdisciplinary engagement to understand drivers, consequences and solutions to poverty issues around the world.
One year of global education funding cuts will forgo over $100B in lifetime earnings.
Remaining assistance should prioritize foundational learning, with evidence-based solutions and partnering with national governments for inclusive growth that reduces future aid dependency.
Remaining assistance should prioritize foundational learning, with evidence-based solutions and partnering with national governments for inclusive growth that reduces future aid dependency.
Cuts to global education funding will forgo at least $100 billion in lifetime earnings.
Supporting national governments to leverage domestic financing to improve foundational learning should be a priority for the development assistance that remains ⤵️
Supporting national governments to leverage domestic financing to improve foundational learning should be a priority for the development assistance that remains ⤵️
🆕 Doing more with less: Why foreign aid should prioritise foundational learning now
By @noamangrist.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, Pia Britto @unicef.org, @gamblingondev.bsky.social, Michelle Kaffenberger @wwhglobaled.bsky.social, @deankarlan.bsky.social & @benlpiper.bsky.social ⤵️
By @noamangrist.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social, Pia Britto @unicef.org, @gamblingondev.bsky.social, Michelle Kaffenberger @wwhglobaled.bsky.social, @deankarlan.bsky.social & @benlpiper.bsky.social ⤵️
September 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
One year of global education funding cuts will forgo over $100B in lifetime earnings.
Remaining assistance should prioritize foundational learning, with evidence-based solutions and partnering with national governments for inclusive growth that reduces future aid dependency.
Remaining assistance should prioritize foundational learning, with evidence-based solutions and partnering with national governments for inclusive growth that reduces future aid dependency.
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🆕 Measuring poverty using mobile phone data: Implications for targeting and impact evaluation
Today on VoxDev w/ Emily Aiken (@cmu.edu), Suzanne Bellue (ENSAE), Joshua Blumenstock (@berkeleyischool.bsky.social), Dean Karlan (Northwestern) & @christopher-udry.bsky.social: voxdev.org/topic/method...
Today on VoxDev w/ Emily Aiken (@cmu.edu), Suzanne Bellue (ENSAE), Joshua Blumenstock (@berkeleyischool.bsky.social), Dean Karlan (Northwestern) & @christopher-udry.bsky.social: voxdev.org/topic/method...
Measuring poverty using mobile phone data: Implications for targeting and impact evaluation
In settings where reliable data on poverty is difficult to come by, non-traditional data sources such as mobile phone metadata has the potential to fill data gaps. New research on a cash transfer prog...
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July 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🆕 Measuring poverty using mobile phone data: Implications for targeting and impact evaluation
Today on VoxDev w/ Emily Aiken (@cmu.edu), Suzanne Bellue (ENSAE), Joshua Blumenstock (@berkeleyischool.bsky.social), Dean Karlan (Northwestern) & @christopher-udry.bsky.social: voxdev.org/topic/method...
Today on VoxDev w/ Emily Aiken (@cmu.edu), Suzanne Bellue (ENSAE), Joshua Blumenstock (@berkeleyischool.bsky.social), Dean Karlan (Northwestern) & @christopher-udry.bsky.social: voxdev.org/topic/method...