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David Evans
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Economist at the Center for Global Development. Formerly: Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, RAND Corporation, & my local movie theater. I mostly share about international development research plus books and movies. Views mine, not my employer's. .. more

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 7d
"Ten Findings about Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean" economia.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.... Now out in Economía (the LACEA journal)

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 11h
My work here is done!

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 1d
100% less Friends-related than I'd hoped. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/w5smt...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 1d
What do urban teachers do when they're not teaching? www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1... Lots of things!

(Evidence from a small sample of 60+ teachers in Cambodia)

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 1d
How you ask the question matters gh.bmj.com/content/3/2/...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 1d
I occasionally publish book reviews (sites.google.com/site/davidke...), mostly as a commitment device to read and process a book I want to read.

But today I got a notification that someone cited one of my reviews, so that means they were all worth the time, right? Right?!

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 3d
Through November 30, you can rent Whistle as part of the NYC Documentary Festival: www.docnyc.net/film/whistle/
WHISTLE - DOC NYC
US PREMIERE This year’s opening night film invites us into a world where sensitive, passionate people gather not just to participate in a public
www.docnyc.net

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 3d
I love a documentary that takes a topic that's not of inherent interest to me and brings it to life! Last night we watched Whistle, which documents the Masters of Musical Whistling festival in Hollywood, California, with competitors from around the world. The movie is a delight!

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 4d
For more takeaways from the North East Universities Development Consortium conference earlier this month, see our blog post. www.cgdev.org/blog/whats-l...
What’s the Latest Research on Human Development in Economics? A Roundup from NEUDC 2025
Earlier this month, the North East Universities Development Consortium annual conference hosted presentations of more than 150 recent economic development studies. We went through each of those 60+ st...
www.cgdev.org

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 4d
"When migration risks are insured, more rural workers are willing to take the gamble of urban migration in pursuit of higher long-term earnings." editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... Evidence from Kenya by @gminer.bsky.social

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 4d
This is a great addition to the limited literature on childcare/early childhood education and women's outcomes.

See our piece in Science for a brief overview of how limited that literature is www.cgdev.org/sites/defaul...
dmckenzie.bsky.social David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · 4d
In today's JMP blog, @economiyaki.bsky.social shows how even 3 hours/day of kindergarten in Indonesia is enough to increase women's employment (by 13 p.p.) & does not crowd out care offered by relatives blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?
Scaling short days: Even limited childcare can transform family labor. Guest post by Dyah Pritadrajati
blogs.worldbank.org

Reposted by David K. Evans

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David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · 4d
In today's JMP blog, @economiyaki.bsky.social shows how even 3 hours/day of kindergarten in Indonesia is enough to increase women's employment (by 13 p.p.) & does not crowd out care offered by relatives blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?
Scaling short days: Even limited childcare can transform family labor. Guest post by Dyah Pritadrajati
blogs.worldbank.org

Reposted by Caroline Krafft

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 4d
I always have to keep two things in my head: violence (including sexual violence) is far too common in schools AND girls are still safer in school than out of it www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Reposted by David K. Evans, Todd Pugatch

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Lee Crawfurd @leecrawfurd.bsky.social · 4d
Training a single teacher (the "gender focal point") in each school in Mozambique reduced sexual abuse of girls by school staff by 67%

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 5d
They're the Greatest [productive assets] Of All Time!
a white goat with horns is giving the high five
ALT: a white goat with horns is giving the high five
media.tenor.com

Reposted by David K. Evans

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 5d
The North East Universities Development Consortium conference showcased 150+ new economic development studies.

@daveevansphd.bsky.social and Almedina Music break down 60+ of them, highlighting insights on childhood development, education, and more 👇
https://go.cgdev.org/43HWh0S
What’s the Latest Research on Human Development in Economics? A Roundup from NEUDC 2025
Earlier this month, the North East Universities Development Consortium annual conference hosted presentations of more than 150 recent economic development studies. We went through each of those 60+ st...
go.cgdev.org

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 5d
"Both community-based targeting and decentralized peer rankings are more likely to select widows/widowers for transfers than either the" proxy means test or the phone-based targeting. cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 5d
Take it from Dr. Cocco-Klein! editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 5d
These all look great! www.nationalbook.org/winners-of-t...
Winners of the 2025 National Book Awards Announced
Winners of the National Book Awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature announced at the 76th National Book Awards Ceremony
www.nationalbook.org

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 5d
How to target social protection programs to the most vulnerable households? www.nber.org/papers/w33919 In Bangladesh, proxy means testing is most accurate but "using machine learning to predict poverty using mobile phone usage behavior" is more cost-effective for large programs.

Reposted by David K. Evans, Aaron Sojourner

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Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein @scoccoklein.bsky.social · 5d
This study is G.O.A.T

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 5d
Joshua Blumenstock on how we can use technology to identify people most in need of safety nets. www.youtube.com/live/6iBqdpt... at @the_IDB's annual meeting in Chile earlier this year
Innovate to Eradicate: How Technology Can Eliminate Poverty
YouTube video by Inter-American Development Bank
www.youtube.com

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 5d
What do anti-poverty "graduation" programs look like, across twelve countries? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... by @leightjessica.bsky.social et al.

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 5d
After two years, a multifaceted anti-poverty program (cash, livestock, technical training, savings) targeted to internally displaced people in Somalia boosted “consumption, assets, and savings,” mostly driven by [wait for it] more goats. editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 5d
Working in a school with few resources can be deeply demotivating.

jriiejournal.com/wp-content/u...

Reposted by David K. Evans, Todd Pugatch

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Danila Serra @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social · 6d
Stay tuned for follow-up, where we conduct an RCT involving vulnerable women in this area - half abducted as children - to assess the impact of:

1) cash only

2) cash+group life-skill training

3) cash+group mental health counseling

W/ @eeshani.bsky.social & @mirandainez.bsky.social
daveevansphd.bsky.social David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 6d
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, David K. Evans

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Danila Serra @danilaserra-eco.bsky.social · 6d
Thanks @daveevansphd.bsky.social !

The most challenging fieldwork, but such important (and sad) findings.

Plugging @mirandainez.bsky.social who has done more work on men & women who were abducted as children. She studies how this childhood trauma impacts IPV later in life #econjobmarket
daveevansphd.bsky.social David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 6d
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."

Reposted by Joshua Goodman

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 6d
It's striking just how important factors beyond the school matter for school learning. Heat is one of them. Excited for this new report from the IDB. publications.iadb.org/en/heat-proo...

Reposted by Todd Pugatch, Danila Serra

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 6d
What's the long-term impact of being abducted during an armed conflict? editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf... In Uganda, 20 years after the conflict: "Formerly abducted women still exhibit significantly higher rates of depression and perceived stress, heightened stress responses..."

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 6d
We probably missed some social sector papers that were in non-social sector sessions. If we did, then share a tidbit from your paper with me (and a link). I'd love to see it!

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · 6d
Earlier this month was the North East Universities Development Consortium (NEUDC) annual conference.

www.cgdev.org/blog/whats-l...

Almedina Music and I provide quick summaries of 60+ studies in the social sectors.
What’s the Latest Research on Human Development in Economics? A Roundup from NEUDC 2025
Earlier this month, the North East Universities Development Consortium annual conference hosted presentations of more than 150 recent economic development studies. We went through each of those 60+ st...
www.cgdev.org