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VoxDev Development EconomicsThe gap between education policy and practiceMore children than ever in LMICs go to school – but they still don’t learn as much as
we would want, and the difference between the educational haves and the have-nots
is widening. Noam Angrist joins Tim Phillips to talk about the size of the gap between
education policy and practice, why it exists, why economic development alone isn’t
closing it, and how we can improve policy implementation in future.
Read the full show notes here: https://voxdev.org/topic/education/gap-between-education-policy-and-practice
2024-10-0318 min
The Mixtape with ScottS1E29: Interview with Noam Angrist, Co-founder and Director of Youth ImpactFrom the earliest days of economics as a formal science, economists have been trying to understand the causes of the wealth of nations. In the field of development economics, the introduction of the randomized controlled trial has become an important tool in the broader toolbox of economists for trying to understand the many things that may cause the improvement of human welfare in lower income countries, too. This work has been ground breaking and recognized by the Nobel committee for its lasting importance. Like many others, I have been inspired by the development economists relentless effort to...2022-09-141h 03
CSAE Research PodcastsUnder the Hood: Randomised Control Trials on Distance Education During Covid-19 in BotswanaA discussion about some of the first experimental evidence on distance education during the covid-19 pandemic in Botswana. The conversation goes under the hood of the randomised control trials to discuss some critical implementation lessons and research insights that don’t always make it into the final academic paper, and what is next on the horizon. The Botswana paper is available here (School’s Out: Experimental Evidence on Limiting Learning Loss Using “Low-Tech” in a Pandemic) and was co-authored by Noam Angrist, Peter Bergman, and Moitshepi Matsheng. The intervention and trial were the product of a collaboration between the Botswana Ministry...2021-12-1535 minCSAE Research PodcastsUnder the Hood: Randomised Control Trials on Distance Education During Covid-19 in BotswanaA discussion about some of the first experimental evidence on distance education during the covid-19 pandemic in Botswana. The conversation goes under the hood of the randomised control trials to discuss some critical implementation lessons and research insights that don’t always make it into the final academic paper, and what is next on the horizon. The Botswana paper is available here (School’s Out: Experimental Evidence on Limiting Learning Loss Using “Low-Tech” in a Pandemic) and was co-authored by Noam Angrist, Peter Bergman, and Moitshepi Matsheng. The intervention and trial were the product of a collaboration between the Botswana Ministry...2021-12-1535 min
Shake The WorldNoam Angrist - Young 1ove, youth education and empowermentNoam Angrist is the co-founder of Young 1ove, a Botswana based not-profit organization, providing evidence-based sex education to young people. He also continues working in the world bank as a consultant. He is on the "Forbes 30 under 30" list and also had some other prestigious awards. In this podcast, he will tell how he came up to Young Love, how to build trust with youth and change the world based on data that is already there.Listen, get inspired and join the world-changers.2019-07-0543 min
Terms Of Reference PodcastTOR131: Young1ove with Noam AngristOne of the things I love the most about the stories here on the Terms of Reference Podcast is listening to the always incredible, but retrospectively obvious, paths which have lead all of our Aidpreneurs to their current passions. In fact, as I've documented in the eBook "Making It," this is one of the factors that defines those who have created a sustainable and satisfying career in development and humanitarian aid. My guest for the 131st episode of the Terms of Reference Podcast, Noam Angrist, is no exception to this rule. Noam is the Executive Director of...2016-12-2034 min