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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I’ve been puzzling through how best to teach a research design and causal inference course to poli sci grad students. I want to catch the
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
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
A simply fantastic interview with Berkeley’s David Card and Princeton’s Alan Krueger on the Equitable Growth blog: Card: Right. And you mentioned research design. I
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
The comments on my bleg yesterday were swift and excellent. I haven’t had a chance to read all the articles and links that people sent,
“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
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
Stephen Dubner at Freakonomics asks how three roomates should split their Manhattan rent when the rooms vary widely in size. Suggestions included splitting it by