Measuring / testing as much as possible, trying to react to some. Professionally - @BusaraCenter. Personally - @quantifiedself.
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined January 2019
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One of the best conferences in Pakistan on economics organized by @CREB_Pak @lahoreschool @_farahsaid @waqarwadho @NavedHamid to be held from 9-11 Sep 2020 in #Lahore. I wd urge academics, grad students, and policy practitioners to contribute & participate. #EconTwitter #PakThinK
Come to Nairobi! Sunny weather, baby elephants, and visa exemption / on arrival for 179 nationalities. Also behind Cape Town @AmMartinus or Delhi @MamidiPavanH @CSBC_AU
Great if that happens! What say @B_I_Tweets @varungauri @BusaraCenter @BXconference @UofT_BEAR @mhallsworth @faisal_naru @AmMartinus
New York Public Library winning Black Friday nypl.org/blackfriday
100% - could not agree more. #TooEarlyForBirds research team was on point! So much history intricately weaved in with contemporary issues, capped with an inspiring closeout. Can't wait for what comes next!
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Excellent resource for those looking to connect with IE researchers. Bravo to @KEMRI_Kenya leading Kenya with 44!
How many African impact evaluators are there? Today at #WWGS2019, I'm excited to give a sneak peek of new data from @ACE_UJ + @Hewlett_Found. There's more capacity than you might think--and a big opportunity to support build on it. (1/3) hewlett.org/wp-content/uploa…
Only in Nairobi could you be invited to a joint Marathon World Record / Nobel Prize party. 😂🙌🎉
What a week! Hongera all around @poverty_action @JPAL #randomistas!
James Vancel retweeted
Exciting news for behavioral enthusiasts in India! Very first Workshop on Behavioral Research in Economics to be hosted by @IIMAhmedabad with support from @sabeconomics and @iimb_official
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Honored to host @makkifadi and Dr. Ramzi Mabsout from @NudgeLebanon at @BusaraCenter this week. Great discussions on the role of labs and setting up the right framework for University courses in behavioral science. Hope to see you back in Nairobi soon!
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BREAD and @Oxford_CSAE's Mind and Behaviour Group are hosting the 2nd BREAD conference on behavioural economics and development 5-7 Feb 2020. Please send us full papers by 20 Sept 2019 (this Friday). Submission details here: csae.ox.ac.uk/bread-conferen…
5 lessons from 5 years. Our current thinking on the best path for behavioral science in development. Curious to hear thoughts and/or challenges. @faisal_naru @makkifadi @NeelaSaldanha @archnavyas @AmMartinus @cenfri_org @CREB_Pak @tamarabcook @rkmazer
Here is a story about our last 5 years of Behavioral Science: what we have done, what we have learnt, what we plan for the future - and where you can find the complete body of our work on our website. Enjoy, share, and comment! 💙📚 link.medium.com/HYbnMlT61Z #behavioralscience
Rick Astley is *still* producing music??? And if that's true, how can he make a song that feels so unsatisfying to rick-roll? Think of the children! youtu.be/PrkmMXUxLws
Kudos to @GlobalInnovFund for hosting a session on building behavioral science capacity for developing countries last week at #BX2019. I know many would love to hear those stories more often.
We talk a lot about *building* capacity, but it likely already exists in a number of institutions. Who are the best in-house BE practitioners in govt or industry you have worked with? Can we raise those voices more often? @NeelaSaldanha @ideas42 @poverty_action
Thanks @CREB_Pak and @B4Development for hosting yesterday and inviting @BusaraCenter to participate! Promising momentum coming out of yesterday's session, and excited to see Pakistan's behavioral science agenda move forward in the coming months.
Last session of #BEinPolicy discussing capacity building in behavioural insights chaired by Shujat Ali. Moderators: Sakib Sherani and @fadimaktabi. Panel speakers: Lori Foster, @JamesVancel, Umer Taj, Azam Chaudhry, @AliHasanain @_farahsaid @aarijswasti Ali Shehzad, Sarah Saeed
Know any researchers looking to sharpen their lab skills? Please encourage them to apply! @Anzetse @RachelStrohm @CEGA_UC @mushielvis @CGDev @kenyanpundit @poverty_action @EvidenceAction @JPAL_Africa @cenfri_org
Full details / application info for our upcoming lab in the field course Jan 6-30 with @mitgovlab at
busaracenter.org/learn
Applications due August 30 -- please share widely!
#BeSciAfrica #EconTwitter
"The FTC approved the settlement by a 3-2 vote along party lines with Republicans in favor and Democrats against" - Can anyone explain why this splits down party lines? @kwcollins @weldonwk
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James Vancel retweeted
Some good news on the #WomenInEconomics front: The ECB implemented a wide-ranging set of diversity policies to improve women's representation in 2010... and the gender promotion gap fell enormously.
Fascinating new paper by @laura_hospido, Luc Laeven & @Ana85213508
Congrats @tamarabcook! Looking forward to seeing the financial sector continue to innovate with your leadership! #regtechkenya #fintechkenya
FSD Kenya has appointed Tamara Cook (@tamarabcook) as the new CEO to take over from David Ferrand who stepped down at the start of July wp.me/p8hE44-8zz