Michael Clemens
Fellow @CGDev and @IZA_bonn, winner of @RoyalEconSoc Prize. My views only. Assoc. Editor @JPopEcon. Author of @WallsofNations. YouTube: bit.ly/1JWpML8
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From Displacement to Development: How Colombia Can Transform Venezuelan Displacement into Shared Growth
This case study is part of the “Let Them Work” initiative by Refugees International (RI) and the Center for Global Development (CGD). It outlines the barriers Venezuelans face in Colombia to economic inclusion, the impacts of these barriers, and the...
Michael Clemens
'From Displacement to Development: How Colombia Can Transform Venezuelan Displacement into Shared Growth'
New today from @CGDev and @RefugeesIntl, by @Jimmy_Graham_ @marthagroble @DaphnePanayo and @IzzaLeghtas —>
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'We're headed in the wrong direction': Saint Francis uses ad to ask for public's help fighting COVID-19 amid record hospitalizations | Local News | tulsaworld.com
<p>Jake Henry Jr., president and CEO of Saint Francis, said he doesn't think the trend is sustainable for Saint Francis — the largest health care system in Oklahoma — and that it has hired 18 contract registered nurses as the influx rises.</p>
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‘Stunning’ Executive Order Would Politicize Civil Service
President Trump signs directive that would potentially pull thousands of federal employees in "policy-making" positions out of the competitive service, making them at-will employees.
Trump Had One Last Story to Sell. The Wall Street Journal Wouldn’t Buy It.
Inside the White House’s secret, last-ditch effort to change the narrative, and the election — and the return of the media gatekeepers.
Water for Life: The Impact of the Privatization of Water Services on Child Mortality | Journal of Political Economy: Vol 113, No 1
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Michael Clemens
@mioana @wwwojtekk @Noahpinion @johnvanreenen My best example is @SFGaliani @paul_gertler & Schargrodsky @JPolEcon finding that water privatization in Argentina saved children’s lives —>
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Biological anthropology's critical engagement with genomics, evolution, race/racism, and ourselves: Opportunities and challenges to making a difference in the academy and the world
Special Issue: Race reconciled II: Interpreting and communicating biological variation and race in 2021
OPINION EXCHANGE | Lessons from a COVID infection: my own
Unlike the president, we don't get helicopters and exotic experimental drugs. The reality is that it's a waiting game — if you're lucky.
Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say
Researchers once feared that school reopenings might spread the virus through communities. But so far there is little evidence that it’s happening.
Historical Data: Where to Find Them, How to Use Them
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.
Why Can’t We See All of the Government’s Virus Data?
Since March, federal agencies have been collecting a trove of information. But they refuse to release most of it.
Fauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US
Fauci calls for mask mandates as coronavirus cases surge across US
'Selfish and reckless.' Nearly 700 economists strongly oppose Trump's reelection
Nearly 700 economists, including seven Nobel winners, are urgently warning against the reelection of President Donald Trump, citing what they describe as a "sustained assault" on democracy, a bumbled response to the pandemic and the spread of...
Medium-Term Solutions for Rohingya Refugees and Hosts in Bangladesh
Over a series of publications, covering forest and landscape restoration, trade, private sector investment, labor mobility, and policy reforms to benefit refugees and host communities, we outline the steps that could be taken to develop a...
Half of Trump's supporters think top Democrats are involved in child sex-trafficking | YouGov
After President Donald Trump said during his town hall last week that he had never heard of QAnon, a new Yahoo News/YouGov Poll shows just how deep the conspiracy theory has penetrated the consciousness of the voting public.