Lee Crawfurd
Advisor /// Fellow /// PhD candidate /// Previously
Last synced from Twitter 11m ago
What Explains Uneven Female Labor Force Participation Levels and Trends in Developing Countries?
OUP Academic 12h 1 tweets
Abstract. Rapid fertility decline, a strong expansion of female education, and favorable economic conditions should have promoted female labor force participat
Lee Crawfurd "The most important shock with a strong (and lasting) impact on female labor force participation rates has been socialism" because 1 - gender equality ideology 2 - inefficient production created labour shortages 12h
Looking at the London effect five years on: part one
Education Datalab - FFT Education Datalab 29h 1 tweets
Updating research into the high performance of pupils in the capital
Votes for children: going back to first principles
Justice Everywhere 102d 3 tweets
I’ve been planning to write something here on the arguments around lowering the voting age, for a few months now. Then Nicolas Brando beat me to it, in a very clearly argued post setting out the ma…
‘Usain Bolt’ meters: Reform successes in the electricity sector can be quick, but only the failures get reported
Global Integrity 4d 1 tweets
Guest blog exploring how sectoral reforms can get overshadowed by failures of larger anti-corruption reform efforts.
Lee Crawfurd Amazing progress in electricity access in Kenya & Ghana 4d
Give children the vote
JohnQuiggin - Crooked Timber 4d 2 tweets
Looking at the array of ignorant and vindictive old men attacking Greta Thunberg and other young climate activists, the case for lowering the voting age is just about unanswerable. Anything that co…
Lee Crawfurd "Give children the vote" 4d
The League of Gentlemen’s Pauline has never been more relevant
inews.co.uk 7d 1 tweets
Pauline's scathing attitude to the unemployed - and her own job-seeking struggles - have never been more ripe for a return to our screens.
Lee Crawfurd its possible my perspective is unduly influenced by the league of gentlemen 7d
Who Smokes in Developing Countries? Implications for a Tobacco Tax
Center For Global Development 9d 7 tweets
Are “sin taxes” regressive? This is a common criticism of proposals to increase taxes on “bads” such as tobacco, alcohol, and sugar. There are a number of reasons not to be too concerned by the answer to this question. But still, we were curious, so...
The Bad Plus's 'Flim' - Discover the Original Song
WhoSampled 10d 1 tweets
"Flim" by The Bad Plus is a cover of another song. Listen to both tracks on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.
Lee Crawfurd Undisputed highlight of this today's Discover Weekly is this 2003 live jazz band cover of a 1997 Aphex Twin classic 10d
A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement
Nature 15d 14 tweets
A US national experiment showed that a short, online, self-administered growth mindset intervention can increase adolescents’ grades and advanced course-taking, and identified the types of school that were poised to benefit the most.
1
Lee Crawfurd Can you train kids to improve their growth mindset? As ever, very abstract questions aren't that helpful This project did This project didn't 11d
Copy-and-paste CBC not suited for Kenya : The Standard
Ken Opalo - The Standard 11d 1 tweets
It is not too late to scrap the Ministry of Education’s introduction of the so-called Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).
2
Lee Crawfurd Kenya's new curriculum was designed for a high-income country with high parental involvement, high teacher skill and motivation, and highly equipped schools Kenya is none of those things 11d
Tom Bennett reviews ‘Creative Schools: the grassroots revolution that's changing education’ by Ken Robinson
Tes 12d 1 tweets
The International Education Architecture: Some Reflections by Steven J. Klees
NORRAG - NORRAG - 15d 1 tweets
In this NORRAG Highlights, Steven J. Klees, Professor of International Education Policy at the University of Maryland, takes a critical look at Nick Burnett’s recently published essay in the “International Journal of Educational Development” on the...
Lee Crawfurd The (somewhat unconventional) Steve Klees plan for reforming Global Education 1. Give the UN ability to tax and spend 2. A new Bretton Woods conference to drastically reform WB & IMF 3. Remove influence of private sector in development policy 15d
Indian teens learn about same-sex couples as attitudes shift
OPENLY 16d 1 tweets
By Annie Banerji NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian schoolchildren are learning ...
The Pain of Paying
Dan Ariely 16d 1 tweets
For Duke’s Fuqua Faculty Conversation series, I talk about one of the most interesting aspects of the psychology of money: The pain of paying. (See the original post here).
Lee Crawfurd Hypothesis: The main reason the UK has a quasi-religious national exaltation of the NHS is the concept of the "pain of paying". 16d
Teachers, skill upgrade is part of syllabus
The Hindu 17d 1 tweets
Draft NEP emphasises pre-service as well as in-service training for better classroom outcomes
@leecrawfurd on Instagram: “Doing my bit for #EconGraphInsta... Probably the most important graph in all of developing world education (link:…”
Instagram 17d 1 tweets
0 Likes, 0 Comments - @leecrawfurd on Instagram: “Doing my bit for #EconGraphInsta... Probably the most important graph in all of developing world…”
Lee Crawfurd Doing my bit 17d
Factual correction on an article published in The Atlantic
Minecofin.gov.rw 17d 1 tweets
Lee Crawfurd Response from Rwandan Government to piece on Chinese lending 17d
China’s Investments in Rwanda Raise Familiar Questions About Debt
The Atlantic 17d 2 tweets
African nations have welcomed the funds despite concerns that the costs are outweighing the benefits.
Lee Crawfurd Response from Rwandan Government to piece on Chinese lending 17d
Research Assistant – Data and Econometrics for Global Education Team - Center for Global Development - Career Page
Centerforglobaldevelopment.applytojob.com 29d 2 tweets
Apply to Research Assistant – Data and Econometrics for Global Education Team at Center for Global Development in London, United Kingdom.
1
Lee Crawfurd Come work at Europe RA - Global Education Policy Analyst - Commitment to Development Index Senior Research Associate - UK/EU Dev Policy 17d
Policy Analyst – Commitment to Development Index - Center for Global Development - Career Page
Centerforglobaldevelopment.applytojob.com 17d 1 tweets
Apply to Policy Analyst – Commitment to Development Index at Center for Global Development in London, United Kingdom.
1
Lee Crawfurd Come work at Europe RA - Global Education Policy Analyst - Commitment to Development Index Senior Research Associate - UK/EU Dev Policy 17d