Stefan Dercon
@gamblingondev
Tweets. Some about "Gambling on Development", some not. Oxford University - Blavatnik School of Government - Director of the @Oxford_CSAE. Also Econ Dept Ox.
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https://www.gamblingondevelopment.com/ 27-03-2022 16:53:31
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This is joint work w/ Donna Harris, Oana Borcan, Henry Telli (Henry Telli), Stefan Dercon Stefan Dercon & Bruno Schettini (who implemented the training).
We know little about the impact of in-person ethics training programs. Here some promising evidence from the Ghana Police:
I can't remember exactly what i was saying when hiding behind Stefan's Stefan Dercon book, but regardless - my family is laughing at this picture.
But we have a big idea for 'what next?'. If you loved the book, we have a plan for how to take action!
Finally read Gambling on Development by Stefan Dercon. Excellent & compelling as always. How can aid - small as it is - contribute to creating the right incentivises for leaders to focus on development (beyond conditionality)? That’s the question for us. Stefan Dercon
It was a pleasure to host University of Oxford's Professor Stefan Dercon Stefan Dercon in #Somalia this week to discuss #Somalia ’s Growth Plan. During the visit, he engaged the President, PM, Cabinet colleagues and senior officials as well as the private sector. Partnership.
Moeed Pirzada The deal is essentially a zero-sum game. Instead of an elite bargain for growth and development, Pakistan has a deal that prioritises control of resources, concluded Dercon.'
And this is from Sept 2023.
A key word in what Moazzam Malik says is 'modernisation'.
The paper has much more in it besides buildings & names. But they are still signals. He mentions Irish diplomats. Indian diplomats walking up Clive Steps must be equally galling. We must get our head out of the sand.
Stefan Dercon today in the Dawn newspaper.
Time to act is now Stefan Dercon
dawn.com/news/1826612/t…
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