There used to be more econ papers published on China than India, but the opposite is true with impact evaluations (see Figure below). I asked several researchers who work on China how an outsider might start work there, and summarize in today's blogpost blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluati…

Economics turns out to be the most political centrist research field in the US x.com/freakonometric…

Great talk by Michael Kremer on how much evidence is enough, with a focus on global dev policy. #EAGlobal

In-depth podcast conversation with Heidi Williams on the economics of medical innovation, by Alphachatterbox podcast.ft.com/2016/08/05/alp…

A relatively minor investment in retraining could allow U.S. coal workers to switch to solar-related jobs s.hbr.org/2b8moqd

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About $1000 cash for people who risk homelessness due to temporary shock can help them stay off streets over 2 years sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/b…

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Important to have an avenue for public to vent dissatisfaction. Courts probably better than streets. economist.com/news/china/217… The Economist

The Economist | Data analytics: The power of learning economist.com/news/leaders/2… via The Economist

The Economist | China’s data: Superstition ain’t the way economist.com/news/finance-a… via The Economist

Happy Labor Day from the team at EPoD Harvard!

The Economist | American business investment: Econundrum economist.com/news/finance-a… via The Economist

Very nice article to read! Do modern technologies reinforce or weaken the role of trust? economist.com/news/finance-a… via The Economist

If policy makers could understand simple economics... economist.com/news/leaders/2… via The Economist

Great listen: Susan Athey talks about machine learning & differences of data analysis in academia vs Silicon Valley econtalk.org/archives/2016/…

Chris Udry on studying development economics from this excellent 20min @PlanetMoney podcast buff.ly/2cePJej

BREAKING 2016 Prize in Economic Sci. to Oliver Hart Harvard University & Bengt Holmström Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) “for their contributions to contract theory” #NobelPrize

Congratulations to Bengt and Oliver! Bengt's contract theory is definitely one of the most inspiring classes I've taken at MIT. Thank you!

The Economist | Retailing: Push my buttons economist.com/news/business/… via The Economist