I’d suggest taking a closer look at the study — the causal inference is questionable at best. Also, it’s far from clear that the effect is caused by cash rather than the conditions attached to the cash.

UPDATE: “The disconnect between the reporting on the study and its actual findings is problematic and adds significant confusion to the current debate between Mayor Mike Johnston and some Denver City Council members about whether to continue funding.”
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Many of my students don’t understand how computer files/folders work. I’m not sure if it’s a cause or a consequence, but they tend to use Google Sheets as a way to avoid all that.

I’ve always thought this one was interesting: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Very cool paper ... it's especially great to see development folks interested in something other than endlessly estimating causal effects.

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If you work on poverty and development, check out our new paper on the accuracy of poverty maps produced with machine learning and remote-sensing data:

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I moved to sumo because of back problems. It’s easier on the back but hard on the hips. I ended up quitting sumo too b/c of the hip pain.