Browsing Archive: April, 2010

Social Preferences and Corruption

Posted by Jenny Stefanotti on Thursday, April 8, 2010, In : Behavioral Economics 
 
I recently read Sendhil Mullainathan's paper, "Psychology and Development Economics," for a class I'm taking with him. It's a fantastic read and very accessible -- I highly recommend it.  One section, however, is so thought provoking that I felt it worth replicating in full on my blog.  It's about the psychology of fairness and its role in corrupt behavior.  I have become extremely interested fairness in human behavior, and its evolutionary roots.  I think it has a lot to teach us about deve...

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My Classmates' Letter to the Harvard Kennedy Citizen

Posted by Jenny Stefanotti on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, In : Aid Effectiveness 
 
Needless to say, I am fortunate to be surrounded by extremely brilliant and passionate people here at Harvard.  I should have included contributions from them at the onset of this blog, but late is better than never.  A few of the first year MPAIDs wrote the letter below to our school paper in response to the Harvard's response to the earthquake in Haiti.   

This is one of several guest contributions I will be adding over the next few days.

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Dear Editors of the Harvard Kennedy Citizen,

The...


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Executive Summary: Second Year Policy Analysis

Posted by Jenny Stefanotti on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, In : Industrial Policy 
Below is the executive summary of my Second Year Policy Analysis, entitled "Domestic Broadband Infrastructure Policy: Laying the Foundation for the Future of ICT in Tanzania."  It examines the Tanzanian government's policy regarding national backbone infrastructure.  Email me if you'd like to read the full paper.
 
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With the recent launch of its submarine fiber-optic cable, SEACOM removed the most significant historical constraint to East African broadband connectivity.  Nonetheless, lac...


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When Life (and School) Gets in the Way

Posted by Jenny Stefanotti on Tuesday, April 6, 2010,
Apologies for the long respite from postings.  Responsibility largely lies with my Second Year Policy Analysis paper (i.e. my thesis), which commanded every ounce of bandwidth I had to give (and then some).  Then for a few weeks, life got in the way.

But I am back, and I have a long list of things to say...

 

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