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My $100 Bill: Reflections from Loïc Watine about Putting Evidence to Work
By Loïc Watine
If you’ve spent time with an economist, you’ve probably had the privilege of hearing some variation of this joke: Two economists are walking down the street. The first economist stops and says, "Hey, didn’t we just pass a $100 bill on the ground?" The second economist replies, "Don't bother. If it were a real $100 bill, someone would have already picked it up.” In a perfect market, the theory says, all valuable opportunities should already be taken advantage of. In practice though, the world is imperfect and from time to time someone does find their version of a $100 bill.
Read the full blog here.
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Featured Blog Post
 No, We Don’t Need Methodological
Review Boards
By Steven Glazerman
It’s true there are flawed studies that survive IRB review because the board and its staff cannot feasibly screen them all thoroughly for design quality. And there are studies, even those designed by well-established senior academics, that have blind spots, have aspects that are not well specified or thought out, have unstated or unrealistic assumptions, have too many hypotheses, or are just not well explained. In such cases, being queried by someone from outside the study team can result in improvements, including greater clarity in the design.
Read the full blog here.
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Featured Blog Series
 People of IPA
By Featured IPA Staff
To mark its 20th anniversary, Innovations for Poverty Action created People of IPA, a series of profiles celebrating IPA’s diverse staff, highlighting their contributions, and discussing how and why they seek to improve the lives of those living in poverty. This concept has been extended into a series of blog posts. So far, this includes, Tanvi Jaluka, Financial Inclusion Program Manager; Walker Higgins, Country Director for Liberia and Sierra Leone; and Peter Srouji, Associate Director of Program Development.
Read the first blog of the series here.
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