Roving Bandit

Probably the best economics blog (previously) in South Sudan

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Because the consequences for human welfare involved in questions like these are simply staggering: Once one starts to think about them, it is hard to think about anything else. (Lucas 1988, On the Mechanics of Economic Development)

I'm an economist, currently working as a Research Associate focusing on education at the Center for Global Development in Europe, and a PhD in economics at the University of Sussex. I used to be an Economist in South Sudan, hence the silly subtitle. Roving Bandit is a reference to Mancur Olson, not because I think I'm some kind of badass.

"Global development tweeter to watch in 2014" --The Guardian

"Prominent development blogger" -- Clemens and Demombynes (2013)

"Actual Scientist" -- Forbes.com

"a real live British person" -- Amanda Taub

"all you do is copy and paste" --BoredinPostConflict
"I laughed out loud" -- Chris Blattman
"best aid blog post of the year (so far)" -- Brett Keller, 10 Jan 2025

"fresh, readable, sometimes snarky, but always intelligent" -- Aaron Ausland

"top ten blogs for 2012" -- Francisco Mejia

get in touch at: lee.crawfurd at gmail dot com

or connect at: linkedin.com/in/leecrawfurd

Roving Bandit

28 December 2024

This is literally all Prince William had to do to stop me disliking him

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