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The tyranny of moral intuition?

27Mar2012

How to reconcile press coverage of the “close” Republican contest when the Intrade probability of a Santorum win is down to 6%?

26Feb2012

“Somalia needs a chamber of commerce before it needs a cabinet”, or the case for anarchy in the Horn

22Feb2012

And we say America has a wealth in politics problem

17Feb2012

Could we solve the problem of money in US politics with… more money? I give you the #MegaPAC

10Feb2012

Letting the state back in, all over again

21Dec2011

The dark horse in the Republican race?

15Dec2011

Congo election facts of the day

30Nov2011

How to win an election? Substance not cash.

4Nov2011

How political economy theory can explain OWS

24Oct2011

Elections in Liberia

12Oct2011

Are most Americans unfit to govern themselves?

25Sep2011

The true sign of democracy, some say…

24Sep2011

An introduction to American politics

8Sep2011

Foreign aid’s educational blind spot

3Sep2011

The question is not whether Republicans won the debt ceiling battle, but which Republicans.

12Aug2011

The effects of the Vietnam draft lottery on political attitudes

25Jun2011

Huntsman the cave man?

23Jun2011

Books development economists and aid workers seldom read but should?

21Jun2011

Signs of partisanship gone even more horribly awry

7Jun2011

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Chris Blattman

I'm a Professor in the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. I use field work and statistics to study poverty, political engagement, the causes and consequences of violence, and policy in developing countries. [Read more]

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Recent research

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  • Do anti-poverty programs sway voters?
  • Does policing simply push crime around the corner?
  • Impacts of factory jobs on health and wealth
  • Reducing crime and violence via behavioral therapy

Policy

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  • Bill Gates wants to give the poor chickens, but what they need is cash
  • Everything we knew about sweatshops was wrong
  • Strategies for reducing crime and violence in developing countries

Advice: Development

  • Books development workers and academics should read
  • Development tourism
  • Getting a job in development
  • How to take advantage of an MA program
  • Research in war zones I
  • Research in war zones II
  • Should you become a field RA on an RCT?
  • So you want to be an impact evaluator?
  • What to bring for field work I
  • What to bring for field work II
  • What to bring to the sky
  • Why you should work in aid
  • Working in a developing country

Advice: Professional

  • Advice for new Asst Profs
  • Applying to PhDs
  • Choosing an MA, MPA or MIA
  • Courses: 10 things I tell undergrads
  • Courses: How much economics should you study?
  • How to ask for a recommendation letter
  • How to discuss a paper
  • How to email your professors and employers
  • How to get a PhD and save the world
  • Just say no
  • Moving from RA to co-author
  • Negotiating your academic job offer
  • On quantitative field research
  • PhD students: Choosing a topic
  • PhD students: Don't lose hope
  • PhD students: Econ PhDs & the politics market
  • PhD students: Job market advice
  • PhDs: Picking a dissertation (and why it should not be a field experiment)
  • Writing PhD grant applications
  • Writing: How to write an essay
  • Writing: How to write like a Mad Man

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