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Feedback bleg

My aggressive bleg received so many superb comments, I’ve decided to bleg for more general advice: what could be done better at this blog? The

Aggressive bleg

I’m sorely disappointed with the political science and economics literature on violence. Why do some people riot, destroy property, beat on others, or get into

France bleg

Travel recommendations? I’m giving talks at the Paris and Toulouse Schools of Economics on Oct 6/7. Jeannie and I expect to be in the Paris

Diversity visa bleg

A good friend of mine in Liberia has won the diversity visa. He’s turned to me for advice, but I fear I have little to

Green card interview bleg

Jeannie and I go for our green card interview on Tuesday morning. I’ve applied through marriage, and so we need to prove that our union

1848 bleg

What are the best books on the social revolutions of 1848? By “best” I mean intellectually invigorating, but also well written and enjoyable. I’m looking

Argentina bleg

While our American friends celebrate Thanksgiving, my Canadian wife and I are headed south, to Argentina, to visit friends. Any suggestions on what we should

Statistics bleg

Imagine you’re a microeconomist moderately skilled in survey and panel data analysis, but wholly ignorant of time series. You have vague recollections of learning what

Going to the mattresses (a bleg)

Why are the cheapest, most comfortable mattresses all in Africa? We’ve been shopping for a bed for our New York apartment. I can’t help but

Daily bleg: anti-malarials

Now, I like to give out inexpert, uninformed medical advice as much as the next guy. But I have more and more research assistants in

Bleg: Summer internships

It’s that time of year when students come to my office and ask about summer internships in Africa. Lately I’ve advised them to try to

IPA’s weekly links

Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. Chris Blattman had a nice interview with Stephen Ladek of the Terms of Reference podcast

IPA’s weekly links

Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. I’m taking a wild guess there will be a spike in researchers looking at elections

IPA’s weekly links

Guest post by Jeff Mosenkis of Innovations for Poverty Action. Remember David Evans, the guy nominated for a best writing on the internet award for

Links I liked

“Nate Silver offers up a statistical analysis of your failing relationship” Google maps, treasure map mode! Another reason I love NYC: Impromptu sax battle in

Hoisted from comments: Cote d’Ivoire insights

The Cote d’Ivoire open thread drew in excellent comments. Some highlights: From Joseph Lake and Random African, a rightful pointer to Jeune Afrique (tweeting at @Jeune_Afrique) for

Why We Fight - Book Cover

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