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Ruth Levine

Ruth Levine, a development economist, is director of the Hewlett Foundation's Global Development and Population Program.

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Abhijit Banerjee puts his finger on a hard truth: there is a lack of rigorous impact evaluation in foreign aid. We collectively lack the will to learn systematically from experience about what...
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