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Several people have recommended that we look at the Fred Hollows Foundation. We have been shown calculations implying that they are preventing or curing a person’s blindness for every $20-60 they spend. As we continue our research on developing-world aid, … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The Career Academies initiative recently released a report on academies’ impact on students eight years after graduation. I’m fascinated by this report and this initiative because: The Career Academies initiative rejects conventional wisdom about education. For much of my life … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
We haven’t seen – either in charities’ grant application materials or in our own independent research – much discussion of how organizations decide where to focus their resources. This question seems particularly important for international aid organizations, which often work … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
I came across an interesting article on microfinance by Tyler Cowen. Like us, Cowen is skeptical about the common anecdotes focusing on the “entrepreneurial” aspect of microfinance: For better or worse, microborrowing often entails a kind of bait and switch. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Our first year of research implied, to me, that donors can have more impact focusing their giving on the developing world as opposed to the developed world. In a nutshell, developed-world interventions are expensive and the case for their effectiveness … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
