Annette N. Brown
@anbrown.bsky.social
Economist, executive, researcher. Past positions at FHI 360, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), University of Chicago, Western Michigan University and others. Reposts do not equal endorsement.
Cross posting from LinkedIn where I introduce and comment on a great post by #PaulWeisenfeld in the @modernizeaid.bsky.social blog, in which Paul explains the challenges US State has for staffing humanitarian and development programming. www.linkedin.com/posts/annett...
The State Department Needs More International Development and Humanitarian Expertise | Annette Brown
Great post by Paul Weisenfeld, in the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN) blog on critical needs for U.S. foreign assistance! Paul's post compares the traditional skills and expertise of Sta...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Cross posting from LinkedIn where I introduce and comment on a great post by #PaulWeisenfeld in the @modernizeaid.bsky.social blog, in which Paul explains the challenges US State has for staffing humanitarian and development programming. www.linkedin.com/posts/annett...
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Oren Cass uses serious economics to trash finance in the NYT cepr.net/publications... Why don't all economists?
Oren Cass Uses Good Economics in Attacking Finance in NYT
Oren Cass is right to criticize a bloated financial sector that drains the economy through excessive trading, private equity abuse, and financial waste.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Oren Cass uses serious economics to trash finance in the NYT cepr.net/publications... Why don't all economists?
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I just listened to the @voxeu.org podcast with #GiancarloCorsetti about this research. Great insights and evidence about what is going on with the dollar exchange rate right now. #econsky cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I just listened to the @voxeu.org podcast with #GiancarloCorsetti about this research. Great insights and evidence about what is going on with the dollar exchange rate right now. #econsky cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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New blog post summarizing my and coauthors' recent #systematicreview of the comparative effectiveness of #locallyleddevelopment approaches. Post includes additional analysis of agency-related outcomes as reported in the included studies. Journal article in comments.
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Limited but encouraging evidence about the relative effectiveness of locally led development also includes findings about agency
By Annette N. Brown, February 2, 2026 One of the heralded expected outcomes from the drastic disruptions and reductions in foreign assistance over the last year is a greater shift toward locally led d...
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February 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
New blog post summarizing my and coauthors' recent #systematicreview of the comparative effectiveness of #locallyleddevelopment approaches. Post includes additional analysis of agency-related outcomes as reported in the included studies. Journal article in comments.
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I recommend that everyone read this new essay by Dario Amodei, CEO of @anthropic.com. It is sobering, especially as I think about what the future holds for my 20 yo daughter. I appreciate Amodei's transparency, which he says is the first defense. www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-ad...?
Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology
Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI
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January 29, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I recommend that everyone read this new essay by Dario Amodei, CEO of @anthropic.com. It is sobering, especially as I think about what the future holds for my 20 yo daughter. I appreciate Amodei's transparency, which he says is the first defense. www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-ad...?
Thank you @dktrdr.bsky.social and Eddy Malesky for invite to be discussant for "Major Challenges in Development" panel at the upcoming @egap.bsky.social meeting at #Duke! Fab panel includes @nataliasbueno.bsky.social, @melinaplatas.bsky.social, & Eddy and co-discussant @danielnposner.bsky.social.
January 25, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Thank you @dktrdr.bsky.social and Eddy Malesky for invite to be discussant for "Major Challenges in Development" panel at the upcoming @egap.bsky.social meeting at #Duke! Fab panel includes @nataliasbueno.bsky.social, @melinaplatas.bsky.social, & Eddy and co-discussant @danielnposner.bsky.social.
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Winter weather is set to impact many states in the U.S. this weekend.
If you do lose power, there are right and wrong ways to handle it. Here are six important tips from the experts.
If you do lose power, there are right and wrong ways to handle it. Here are six important tips from the experts.
How to stay warm and safe in a winter power outage
There’s a lot you can do to navigate cold-weather blackouts safely, much of which can be accomplished long before a storm hits.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Winter weather is set to impact many states in the U.S. this weekend.
If you do lose power, there are right and wrong ways to handle it. Here are six important tips from the experts.
If you do lose power, there are right and wrong ways to handle it. Here are six important tips from the experts.
Nice article about the Government of Bangladesh program together with @ifad.org and @iom.int to promote the use of #remittances for financing investment in start-ups. I'd love to see a formal evaluation of this program! www.newagebd.net/post/opinion...
Optimal use of remittance
THE inflow of remittances by millions of Bangladeshis working abroad, which contributed to the foreign exchange reserves now exceeding $33 billion, has robustly propped the interim government since it...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Nice article about the Government of Bangladesh program together with @ifad.org and @iom.int to promote the use of #remittances for financing investment in start-ups. I'd love to see a formal evaluation of this program! www.newagebd.net/post/opinion...
Interesting @restatjournal.bsky.social article by #ScottOrr & #MokhtarTabari - they use data on energy share of product lines to decompose prodctvty growth into 6 margins and use total Chinese exports as instrument for Indian imports to show competition leads to innovation voxdev.org/topic/firms/...
Chinese import competition makes large Indian manufacturers more innovative
Import competition from China can increase productivity among Indian firms not by lowering costs, but by encouraging innovation through quality upgrading.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Interesting @restatjournal.bsky.social article by #ScottOrr & #MokhtarTabari - they use data on energy share of product lines to decompose prodctvty growth into 6 margins and use total Chinese exports as instrument for Indian imports to show competition leads to innovation voxdev.org/topic/firms/...
New post by @timhirschelburns.bsky.social of @gdp-center.bsky.social re IMF-WB Debt Sustainability Framework for LICs. "LIC DSF...must correct anti-investment bias...account for ...climate risks & benefits of climate investments and ensure...a pathway to meeting...needs." www.bu.edu/gdp/2026/01/...
This Decade’s Best Chance to Get Debt Sustainability Right: Necessary Changes in the Review of the Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries | Global Development Policy Center
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January 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
New post by @timhirschelburns.bsky.social of @gdp-center.bsky.social re IMF-WB Debt Sustainability Framework for LICs. "LIC DSF...must correct anti-investment bias...account for ...climate risks & benefits of climate investments and ensure...a pathway to meeting...needs." www.bu.edu/gdp/2026/01/...
Great article by Jeff Kearns in #IMF's #Finance&Development magazine about using available data for nowcasting in low-income countries. Kearns interviews Domenico Giannone, one of the originators of nowcasting for economics, who is now at #JohnsHopkins. www.imf.org/en/publicati...
Forecasting the Present in Developing Economies
Nowcasting and new data sources can provide timelier and more frequent indicators
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January 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Great article by Jeff Kearns in #IMF's #Finance&Development magazine about using available data for nowcasting in low-income countries. Kearns interviews Domenico Giannone, one of the originators of nowcasting for economics, who is now at #JohnsHopkins. www.imf.org/en/publicati...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Through 14 lectures, you can learn from leading researchers on one of the central questions of economic development, how to increase productivity.
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Through 14 lectures, you can learn from leading researchers on one of the central questions of economic development, how to increase productivity.
Register here: cepr-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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We’re on a mission to improve lives in low- and middle-income countries through high-quality, policy-relevant evidence.
Follow us for updates on our work to support evidence-informed decision-making!
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April 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Hello from 3ie’s official @bsky.app account!
We’re on a mission to improve lives in low- and middle-income countries through high-quality, policy-relevant evidence.
Follow us for updates on our work to support evidence-informed decision-making!
Learn more: www.3ieimpact.org
We’re on a mission to improve lives in low- and middle-income countries through high-quality, policy-relevant evidence.
Follow us for updates on our work to support evidence-informed decision-making!
Learn more: www.3ieimpact.org
Wherein @gamblingondev.bsky.social quotes the Spice Girls and uses game theory to help researchers think about how to be more policy influential. Great @voxdev.bsky.social read with useful links. voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Best buys meet political realities: The political economy of education research
Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? And how can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes? These are thorny questions often...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Wherein @gamblingondev.bsky.social quotes the Spice Girls and uses game theory to help researchers think about how to be more policy influential. Great @voxdev.bsky.social read with useful links. voxdev.org/topic/educat...
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If you embrace transparency, then you can do your research in the Lifecycle Journal without risking publishing in the existing system if you later decide to do so. A🧵
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April 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If you want scholarly publishing to be more aligned with scholarly values, then try out Lifecycle Journal.
If you embrace transparency, then you can do your research in the Lifecycle Journal without risking publishing in the existing system if you later decide to do so. A🧵
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If you embrace transparency, then you can do your research in the Lifecycle Journal without risking publishing in the existing system if you later decide to do so. A🧵
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Breaking News: A judge found that Elon Musk’s effort to shutter USAID most likely violated the Constitution, and ordered its operations partially restored.
Elon Musk’s Role in Dismantling USAID Likely Violated Constitution, Judge Finds
It appears to be the first time a federal judge has acted to constrain Elon Musk, a top adviser to President Trump. The judge also ordered agency functions be partially restored, though that relief co...
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March 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Breaking News: A judge found that Elon Musk’s effort to shutter USAID most likely violated the Constitution, and ordered its operations partially restored.
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February 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Many useful links this week. Thanks @dmckenzie.bsky.social! I've bookmarked the @aeainformation.bsky.social lecture series.
This week's links include some of the continuing education sessions of interest from the AEAs, practical issues implementing a pay for results policy, promising early results on AI virtual tutors in Nigeria, and more... blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...
Weekly links Jan 17, 2025: get up to speed with new literature, AI virtual tutors, P4R in practice, and more…
The Development Impact blog's weekly links
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January 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Many useful links this week. Thanks @dmckenzie.bsky.social! I've bookmarked the @aeainformation.bsky.social lecture series.
Great @voxdev.bsky.social post by @johnlist.bsky.social with concrete recommendations for addressing the pilot-to-scale challenges in int'l development during research. I wrote about these pilot-to-scale challenges for #3ie in 2016 here: www.3ieimpact.org/blogs/pitfal...
January 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Great @voxdev.bsky.social post by @johnlist.bsky.social with concrete recommendations for addressing the pilot-to-scale challenges in int'l development during research. I wrote about these pilot-to-scale challenges for #3ie in 2016 here: www.3ieimpact.org/blogs/pitfal...
Three cheers for the @aeainformation.bsky.social report and recommendations for social media use! It is entirely appropriate for a voluntary professional association to have behavioral codes of conduct. And great to see the shout out for #econsky!
January 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Three cheers for the @aeainformation.bsky.social report and recommendations for social media use! It is entirely appropriate for a voluntary professional association to have behavioral codes of conduct. And great to see the shout out for #econsky!
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Few people even know about this; when people are asked in surveys how child mortality has changed the majority says it has stagnated or increased.
If you consider that many don't know about humanity's biggest achievement, then it's not surprising that many are so pessimistic about our future.
If you consider that many don't know about humanity's biggest achievement, then it's not surprising that many are so pessimistic about our future.
November 27, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Few people even know about this; when people are asked in surveys how child mortality has changed the majority says it has stagnated or increased.
If you consider that many don't know about humanity's biggest achievement, then it's not surprising that many are so pessimistic about our future.
If you consider that many don't know about humanity's biggest achievement, then it's not surprising that many are so pessimistic about our future.