Labs
Interactive pages built on the course readings. Each one lets you change the assumptions and see what the paper's argument predicts.
Kenya Lab · Week 7
Whose Turn to Eat
Jablonski (2014): where aid goes when the government picks the sites.
Ghana Lab · Week 7
The Epicenter Bet
Baldwin et al. (2023): how a neutrally allocated programme ends up with partisan winners and losers.
Gag Rule Lab · Week 7
Switched On, Switched Off
Heinzel & Weaver (2025): how a switch in Washington reaches women in aid-dependent countries.
Remittance Lab · Week 11
When the Money Stops
World Bank data for nine countries: can money sent home by migrants fill the hole left by aid cuts?