Jessica Leight

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09 May 2026 01:20

Stability is also of note: in terms of top-published papers, RCTs are not surging (the total number conducted may still be growing). If you're curious, all data + code here.

Jessica Leight

leightjessica.bsky.social

09 May 2026 01:19

How many dev papers are RCTs, really? Years ago I did a relatively small-sample manual coding exercise; now with the aid of Claude code, I pulled published dev papers in top general-interest journals + JDE 2020-2025. The punchline: about 30% + stable #econtwitter #econsky

Justin Wolfers

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31 March 2026 04:29

In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies: a) Ever; b) In the run-up to starting a war in the Middle East FT has the scoop: www.ft.com/content/744e... In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight.

VoxDev

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25 February 2026 16:11

Under standard conditions in the Colombian coffee sector, the benefits of producing better coffee are not passed on to farmers, weakening their incentives to invest in higher-quality production. Read today's article to learn more:

Innovations for Poverty Action

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20 February 2026 15:34

How do new, climate-friendly technologies spread within industries? With IPA, researchers Ritam Chaurey, Gaurav Nayyar, Siddharth Sharma, and Eric Verhoogen studied leather goods manufacturers in Bangladesh to understand how awareness, and proximity, shape adoption of energy-efficient servo motors.