How to Translate Research Findings into Policy Recommendations for successfully communicating with policymakers.

I am drafting a new course syllabus and realized: this incredibly thoughtful piece by the always-wise Doug Elmendorf is going to be required reading in every economic policy course I teach for the rest of my career.

progress.institute/how-to-trans...

Between the Lines: A History of the Most Important Concept in Global Poverty—Asterisk The global poverty line helps determine how billions of dollars in aid are allocated. But where did the idea of measuring poverty come from — and how might it be holding us back?

It’s hard to imagine international development without an idea of global poverty, but where does this idea come from? I wrote something for the brilliant Asterisk magazine on the long and controversial history of poverty measurement:

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Finally found my way to The Other Place (This Place). Looking forward to engaging with the growing group of academics, journalists, policy, and data people who are over here!