Jenna Allard
@slowconvictions.bsky.social
Inclusion Economics at Yale University. Friend to goats and cats. Musings and confusions on program evaluation and economic development are my own.
Denominators matter! A (willful) misunderstanding of fraud statistics at the Social Security Office by DOGE ... from "40% of fraud originates from calls..." to "40% of calls are fraud..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
The Bureaucrat and the Billionaire: Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Denominators matter! A (willful) misunderstanding of fraud statistics at the Social Security Office by DOGE ... from "40% of fraud originates from calls..." to "40% of calls are fraud..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
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Targeting aid after earthquakes
Existing disaster aid programs focus on property owners experiencing physical damage. Evidence from Nepal shows a broader & less targeted approach can be easier to implement & better for welfare.
@mdgordo.bsky.social, Hashida & Fenichel: voxdev.org/topic/social...
Existing disaster aid programs focus on property owners experiencing physical damage. Evidence from Nepal shows a broader & less targeted approach can be easier to implement & better for welfare.
@mdgordo.bsky.social, Hashida & Fenichel: voxdev.org/topic/social...
How to target aid after a disaster
Existing disaster aid programmes focus on property owners that experience physical damages. Evidence from Nepal shows that a broader and less targeted approach could be easier to implement and better ...
voxdev.org
March 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Targeting aid after earthquakes
Existing disaster aid programs focus on property owners experiencing physical damage. Evidence from Nepal shows a broader & less targeted approach can be easier to implement & better for welfare.
@mdgordo.bsky.social, Hashida & Fenichel: voxdev.org/topic/social...
Existing disaster aid programs focus on property owners experiencing physical damage. Evidence from Nepal shows a broader & less targeted approach can be easier to implement & better for welfare.
@mdgordo.bsky.social, Hashida & Fenichel: voxdev.org/topic/social...
Reposted by Jenna Allard
📆 Why are the rich failing the poor on climate change?
Join us on MAR 31 as @nytimes.com reporter Max Bearak explores how governments and private sector leaders have fallen short, deepening global inequalities in climate resilience.
💻 Info & registration: cutt.ly/Bearak
Join us on MAR 31 as @nytimes.com reporter Max Bearak explores how governments and private sector leaders have fallen short, deepening global inequalities in climate resilience.
💻 Info & registration: cutt.ly/Bearak
March 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
📆 Why are the rich failing the poor on climate change?
Join us on MAR 31 as @nytimes.com reporter Max Bearak explores how governments and private sector leaders have fallen short, deepening global inequalities in climate resilience.
💻 Info & registration: cutt.ly/Bearak
Join us on MAR 31 as @nytimes.com reporter Max Bearak explores how governments and private sector leaders have fallen short, deepening global inequalities in climate resilience.
💻 Info & registration: cutt.ly/Bearak