Behold. The awesomeness of this post starts with the salutation itself. My favorite part: “Social entrepreneurs” are not a field, as the sentence’s syntax suggests, and that final clause could be made nimbler by using the adjective “social” only once, as here: “social entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and change makers.” In addition, it’s not clear that “change …
“Pejman Yousefzadeh” Will Remain My Name Until the Day I Die . . .
And nothing will change that. But I do confess that this blog post distresses me somewhat. Hmmm; per the comments, perhaps I have to find a way to work an umlaut into my name . . . right before becoming a heavy metal rock star, of course. After all, heavy metal rockers don't have any trouble raking …
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How to Help the Poor
Increasingly, the answer appears to be "give them cash." And yes, there are issues that skeptics can and should raise about the study Chris Blattman discusses, but Blattman does a good job of laying out what the nature of future research should be, and where that research is likely to turn up: "The policy world needs …
On the Efficacy of Cash Transfers to the Poor
Smart comments from Chris Blattman:First, the message can be misunderstood. It is not, “Cash transfers to the poor are a panacea.” More like, “They probably suck less than most of the other things we are doing.” This is not a high bar.Second, cash transfers work in some cases not others. If a poor person is enterprising, and …
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