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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sharnic Djaker of the What Works Hub for Global Education on monitoring the quantity versus the quality of implementation. The program www.wwhge.org/events/2026-... The video www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smta...

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026

Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Can anyone point me to recent studies or to scholars working on home-based child care in low- or middle-income countries? Self-promotion welcome! I know much of the work on center-based childcare, but less on home-based care.

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

"The US administration’s policies over the last year should serve as a cautionary tale. The major lesson—which has been painfully absorbed by scores of countries over centuries of commerce—is that diversification of markets and products is key" www.cgdev.org/publication/...

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Tariff Whiplash in Africa: What Happened and What’s to Come

Under this administration, reciprocity is a bedrock principle of trade policy, making a simple extension of AGOA highly unlikely. In addition, USTR is exercising alternative tariff authorities to thei...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

This weekend I got to 200 movies watched for the year. Here are my top ones so far. letterboxd.com/daveevans/di... What are yours?

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Education for girls is good for girls and for a lot of other things. How strong is the evidence across the claims? www.cgdev.org/publication/... @shelbycarvalho.bsky.social @cgdev.org

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Four facts about monopsony power in Latin America and the Caribbean / Cuatro hechos sobre el poder de monopsonio en América Latina y el Caribe publications.iadb.org/en/making-la...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Today I heard Professor David Card speak about obstacles he's observed to incorporating evidence into policy. events.iadb.org/calendar/eve... I think #2 is very important when we (economists) talk about high rates of return.

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I followed the process of this report's production from its early stages and am very excited that it's out! The report publications.iadb.org/en/making-la... The launch this Monday (August 3) events.iadb.org/calendar/eve...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

New paper submitted!* #GetYourManuscriptOut * Okay, sent to editor with a query about an exception on word count. But I'm counting it!

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Johnny Rose: Still Waiting For Good News

ALT: Johnny Rose: Still Waiting For Good News

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Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

A quick note on the impact of the Trump administration ending Temporary Protective Status for 350,000 immigrants from Haiti today.

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Wait, how many standard deviations in learning outcomes does your program deliver? and what does that mean? www.cgdev.org/blog/standar...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I get asked to prove I'm not a robot SO much these days, and I often think of this short film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VrL...

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“I’m Not a Robot” (2025 Academy Award Winner) | The New Yorker Screening Room

YouTube video by The New Yorker

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"Child poverty affects millions—recent estimates suggest more than 400 million children live in families earning less than $3 per day, and the number of children in poverty doubles if one considers other deprivations beyond income."

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"The reason this is a very fine country is because that kind of thing can't happen"! This passage from John MacDonald's 1957 novel has not aged well... www.themarshallproject.org/records/4692...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

"That is another question that will remain unanswered: I feel as though I am made of nothing else." from *I Who Have Never Known Men*, by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz lithub.com/who-have-nev...

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Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

20 years later, can we track down the people taught to read in primary school through different RCTs? We're going to try, here are the studies we're looking at, are we missing any?

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Last night's commute viewing was Oriana Bandiera's talk on the case for ungendering the economy. www.youtube.com/live/6oNRYGr... (51:09) From @cgdev.org's Women in Leadership conference www.cgdev.org/blog/pipelin...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Wondering what to read this summer? Check out @CGDev's summer reading recommendations! www.cgdev.org/blog/what-we... What are you reading?

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Believing that socio-emotional skills are important and believing that we know how to impart them effectively in a school system are two very different things. alejandroganimian.com/files/ganimi...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I'm excited about the new International Development Economics Association! Read @owenozier.bsky.social's introduction: www.cgdev.org/blog/introdu... Then join! idea.devecon.org

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Maximilian Kasy @maxkasy.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

New paper with @p_ganong & Avik Garg: From literature review to effect prediction for a new context - allowing for effect heterogeneity & publication bias. maxkasy.github.io/home/files/p...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Where should the next generation of violence on reducing violence in schools focus? www.cgdev.org/blog/school-... on the @cgdev.org blog

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Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Everything we learnt about lead exposure at the 2026 global conference www.cgdev.org/blog/what-we...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I learn a lot from RCTs, and I learn a lot from other types of studies. I propose that it is disingenuous to claim you value evidence from a range of methods (i.e., the best evidence for the question) and then exclusively cite evidence from one method. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

The new Steven Spielberg film Disclosure Day has been getting mixed reviews in the places I read, and I echo some of that, but I also liked a lot of things about it & overall had a good time. letterboxd.com/daveevans/fi... Fact fact: It's the 2nd movie with Blunt=hero + Firth=villain.

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A ★★★ review of Disclosure Day (2026)

I just saw a movie with Emily Blunt as the hero and Colin Firth as the villain. And no, it wasn’t Mary Poppins Returns! Here are three things I liked about Disclosure Day: 1. Early on and throughout t...

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Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Now out in the Journal of Development Studies! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Playing bingo with @dmckenzie.bsky.social's list of development journals, I'm at 9/12 (and haven't even ever submitted to the other 3). #CareerGoals

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Big increases in high school graduation in Argentina from providing better information on the returns to different levels of education. papers.jcarolinalopez.com/Misperceptio... from @jcarolina_lopez

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I'm always excited when @dmckenzie.bsky.social's post on the state of development journals comes out! blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva... He includes a discussion of AI policies, submission fees, and more!

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I love this movie scene in which in which a mom tells her Star Wars-obsessed son that all of those stories are inspired by stories from the great Brazilian writer Machado de Assis. Untrue? Go read *The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas* anyway! Fabulous book.

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I'm so glad I got to see John Carney's latest musical feature in the theater. I've loved each: Sing Street, Begin Again, Once, Flora and Son, and now Power Ballad. Consistently excellent director!

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I spoke with Dipak Naker (of the Coalition for Good Schools) and Gabriela Smarrelli (of @cgdev.org) about evidence and practice on making schools a safe space for every child to flourish. www.cgdev.org/blog/cgd-pod... I recommend a listen!

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 03/06/2026

How should we measure child poverty and what does that mean for efforts to reduce it? In his review of the new Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality, @daveevansphd.bsky.social examines how we define child poverty—and why it matters for improving children's lives. go.cgdev.org/4anuWnI

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A Book Review of the “Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality”

Child poverty affects millions--recent estimates suggest more than 400 million children live in families earning less than $3 per day, and the number of children in poverty doubles if one considers other deprivations beyond income (for example, lack of ...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"The Illusion of Comparability Among Standardised Effect Sizes: Why Education Evaluations Should Report Raw Effects" New @cgdev.org working paper (with Rossiter, Hares, and Henny) cgdev.org/publication/... Summary blog post cgdev.org/blog/standar...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A Book Review of the “Handbook on Child Poverty and Inequality” www.cgdev.org/blog/book-re... Now out in the journal Population and Development Review

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I meant "a 500+ page handbook"!

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

What I learned about child poverty from a 500+ handbook on the topic. www.cgdev.org/blog/book-re...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I've seen 100+ feature-length films so far this year. Here are 20 of my faves. letterboxd.com/daveevans/di... What about you?

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Join us tomorrow for a seminar at the @cgdev.org's London office! Gabriela Smarrelli I will present work on how to keep children safe at school. www.cgdev.org/event/keepin... (Or join online! Register at the link.)

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

3 priorities on the skills for jobs agenda www.cgdev.org/blog/skills-...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

"Iron and Calcium Supplementation for Reducing Blood Lead Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" www.cgdev.org/publication/... "These interventions offer modest potential benefits at low cost but cannot substitute for primary prevention."

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

"Venezuela will not be a passive recipient of best practices. We will be a laboratory of recovery." I enjoyed and learned from María Corina Machado's proposed plan for educational recovery in Venezuela earlier this week. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfec...

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¡Todos a aprender! Discurso de María Corina en Harvard sobre propuesta de educación

YouTube video by Vente Venezuela

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