When Putin falls, whenever that is, I hope we'll finally learn the truth about the Moscow apartment bombings in 1999 that helped bring him to power. Putin blamed Chechens for the bombings, which killed hundreds. But it's widely believed that he planned the bombings himself.

Caroline Fiennes when will they will support education programs?! Striking returns on investment for many of the most cost-effective education interventions

Sharing my latest blog on the importance of systematic and disaggregated data on India's adolescent girls living in urban poverty.

Amazing opportunity to contribute to our research, learn about RCTs and interact with great colleagues! Please apply. #EconTwitter

kevin starr Your critique and contextualization is very important Kevin. Thank you. Do you think this is better or worse than how Big Aid would have otherwise spent their money?

95% of people in Afghanistan are not getting enough to eat. It's almost impossible to fathom. Many people are running out of time and millions of lives are at stake. As support pours in for Ukraine we cannot forget Afghans.

For anyone interested in civil service reform and more broadly understanding India's public institution, this podcast series will be an education. Do listen and engage. Will be launched this eve

The Supreme Court of India noted the, "need to protect the sovereignty of India from undue foreign influence and that the legislature’s move to regulate foreign contribution could not be faulted." Great piece breaking down the FCRA and the recent ruling idronline.org/article/fundra…

Anyone seen estimates of how much FCRA restrictions limit foreign contributions to the Indian non-profit sector? Anecdotally, it seems like a lot. Tony Senanayake Suvojit

Researchers working in DRC have reinvented the Zamindari system, and feel pretty good about themselves: aeaweb.org/research/state… "In the Central group, state agents were responsible for door-to-door collection...In the Local group, city chiefs took control of collection efforts."

Lauren Gilbert Google Colab colab.to/r

Wow, these effect sizes (.81 SDs for primary students and 1.35 SDs for pre-primary students) are massive! Don't know enough about Bridge to make a judgment on their model but they do seem like more than "a distraction."

We at #CENTA are very glad to work with Department of School Education at Government of Haryana and CMO Haryana on this path-breaking initiative. Deep appreciation to the government for utmost focus on #education #quality . PMO India NITI Aayog Ministry of Education CENTA #Teachers

Ed systems around the world assess students on learning progress. Assessments help in diagnosing and correcting learning gaps, and further nudge the system to deliver better learning over time. What happens when the measurement of learning itself is flawed in the first place?

TFW when a Hindi media channel devotes an hour of time to discuss academic work on gender norms and womens work (with its own mirch masala!) 😝My Hindi needs work though 😱

Amazing role at an amazing org! Folks interested in evidence-based policy + ed in India should definitely apply!