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Rachel Glennerster
@rglenner
President CGD. Development economist. Passionate about impact, evidence and innovation.🔸10% pledge. Tweets= personal views.
Washington DC, USA
cgdev.org
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Dec 15, 2020
    I just heard my parents will be vaccinated against C-19 tomorrow. They are in their mid 80s & Mum is highly vulnerable. My reaction? I cried. All these months of worry, their isolation from friends and family. The slight lift of the burden made me realise its true weight. 1/2
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Feb 13, 2022
    I just finished preparing my undergraduate lecture on the economics of women's empowerment and it reminded me just how radical economics is. Thread 1/n
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Aug 31, 2020
    An honour to be appointed as the first Chief Economist of the new #FCDO. I'll be working with a great team to combine the very best of @foreignoffice and @DFID_UK into one of the great economic ministries of the UK and to be a force for good in the world.
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Nov 21, 2018
    Academics who want your papers read by policy folks, please dont put papers on your website on dropbox as most govts & firms block access to dropbox as part of their security procedures. We also cant access academic journals so we rely on your pre publication website versions.
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Jan 3, 2022
    While at DFID I would provide new Sec of State an "Introduction to Development". By touching on evolution of diff approaches to development I sought to explain the need for diff parts of DFID & inoculate against claims of simple fixes. Thread 1/n
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Sep 15, 2018
    I am collecting common myths about development and development economics. What are your favorites? Please include cites of evidence refuting them. (Myths and evidence may be descriptive or causal) Thanks and looking forward to the responses!
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    May 13, 2024
    I am honored and excited to be taking on the role of President of CGD! Looking forward to working with all the brilliant researchers there.
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    Center for Global Development
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    May 13, 2024
    A new era for CGD! 🌍🌟 We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Rachel Glennerster @rglenner will be the new President of CGD! Building on the legacies of @nancymbirdsall and @MasoodCGD, Rachel is set to propel CGD forward with her rigorous approach to development economics,
    “I am thrilled to be taking on the role of President of CGD, an organization I have long admired for its rigor and practical impact. Good evidence on how best to address global challenges is needed more than ever." - Dr. Rachel Glennerster, Incoming CGD President
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Apr 5, 2021
    Over 3 years ago I took 2yr leave from @MITEcon to join @DFID_UK, now @FCDOGovUK as Chief Economist. I'm excited to announce I'll be joining @UChicago this summer as faculty. This thread describes the @FCDOGovUK job, who should consider applying and why 1/
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Aug 26, 2022
    Manasi Deshpande launches first annual Women in Micro Economics conference @UChicago Quite a change to be in a room full of economists that is 95% women.
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Jun 15, 2023
    How it started How its going 25 years!
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Sep 3, 2023
    I spent some time today putting together thoughts for someone interested in the evidence on how to help low income countries (LICs) grow and I thought there might be wider interest so here goes a thread. Achieving a higher growth rate is the holy grail of econ but...1/many
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Feb 7, 2022
    Syllabus & slides for my course on Practicalities of Running RCTs up on my RunningREs website. Based on my book with Kudzai but updated for PhDs doing RCTs for their thesis & masters students. Power, IRBs, measurement, partners etc. Use course tab rachel-glennerster.squarespace.com/course-details
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Dec 29, 2021
    This fall I taught a course for grad students @UChicago on the practicalities of running randomized evaluations, based in part on my book with Kudzai Takavarasha but with updates (eg machine learning in RCTs) press.princeton.edu/books/paperbac… Some thoughts on what I learned.. 1/n
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    Rachel Glennerster
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    Mar 2, 2019
    Pakistan has seen a dramatic fall in income poverty (much faster than that India or Bangladesh) despite slower growth and much less progress on human capital. #econtwitter: what is your best read on this puzzle? All the hypotheses I have been looking at dont match the data.