Yes! And this gets to the heart of what his supporters feel as well. Most people do not measure wealth absolutely, they measure it relatively. This explains Bernie's popularity as well.
Elon says 90% of US aid never reaches communities.
He confuses USAID's 90% reliance on intermediaries -- US companies delivering HIV drugs, WFP delivering food aid -- with waste. Comical if not so dangerous.
@rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & I break down where aid goes: www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...
Dean Karlan of USAID highlights when to do an impact evaluation versus when to simply monitor versus when to do A/B testing.
Michael Lewis - The Undoing Project.
Not really econ per se but @morganhousel.bsky.social is fun and insightful.
This was a great piece! Reminded me of the work of Unlock Aid. @scepticalranil.bsky.social they should be on your radar... www.unlockaid.org/follow-the-m...
HI!!
Great blog post by one of our fellows on the brain drain fallacy. Check the graph on the UK visa scheme for nurses. www.thegpi.org/p/the-brain-...
So few orgs get funding direct from gov!
"More organisations have achieved scale by embedding solutions into existing government structures, or securing government budgets to directly fund the solution, than by having the government fund the non-profit directly."
This report from Spring Impact on non-profit funding is chock full of great examples and deep thinking.
It explores the funding models of 28 non-profit inc. a bunch of Mulago stalwarts.
www.springimpact.org/securing-non...
