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Tweaks for Big Benefits", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7488/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=migration-and-development-small-tweaks-for-big-benefits", "published_at": "2015-01-07T10:47:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-77f7-7066-8a46-9924325a1a21", "title": "Thirty years a vegetarian", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7472/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thirty-years-a-vegetarian", "published_at": "2014-12-22T08:03:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bddf-77f7-7066-8a46-9924331d18b2", "title": "The governance deficit", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7461/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-governance-deficit", "published_at": "2014-12-03T16:30:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-03a2-70e8-a4b0-326adc2ab8de", "title": "Ending the Exaggeration of Aid: A Modest Proposal", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7451/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ending-the-exaggeration-of-aid-a-modest-proposal", "published_at": "2014-11-15T19:36:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-03a2-70e8-a4b0-326adc67eb2c", "title": "Finding a cure for Ebola", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7435/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-a-cure-for-ebola", "published_at": "2014-10-04T13:33:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-03a2-70e8-a4b0-326adc9affd9", "title": "The development agency of the future", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7424/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-development-agency-of-the-future", "published_at": "2014-09-29T20:09:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-03a2-70e8-a4b0-326add23dfa1", "title": "Why “beyond aid” matters", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7417/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-beyond-aid-matters", "published_at": "2014-09-24T20:00:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-03a2-70e8-a4b0-326addfb80bc", "title": "A Global Carbon Tax or Cap-and-Trade? The Economic Arguments", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7404/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-global-carbon-tax-or-cap-and-trade-part-1-the-economic-arguments", "published_at": "2014-09-08T17:58:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-03a2-70e8-a4b0-326addfb9af5", "title": "We are the first generation in history …", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7384/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-are-the-first-generation-in-history", "published_at": "2014-08-17T15:07:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-03a2-70e8-a4b0-326adecd7bc0", "title": "What Is Good about the Good Country Index?", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7378/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-good-about-the-good-country-index", "published_at": "2014-08-08T08:40:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-03a2-70e8-a4b0-326adf4aaffb", "title": "More “Mother of Parliaments” pedantry", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7367/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-mother-of-parliaments-pedantry", "published_at": "2014-07-08T07:34:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-03a2-70e8-a4b0-326adf6abc96", "title": "The rules of the road", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7354/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rules-of-the-road", "published_at": "2014-06-20T15:11:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-03a2-70e8-a4b0-326ae01ecab9", "title": "Why are taxes on capital income lower than taxes on labour income?", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7342/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-are-taxes-on-capital-income-lower-than-taxes-on-labour-income", "published_at": "2014-06-15T16:48:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-6397-73fa-906e-fac0587d2bb9", "title": "The mother of Parliaments", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7339/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mother-of-parliaments-2", "published_at": "2014-06-13T12:13:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-6397-73fa-906e-fac058a5ae93", "title": "Google and the Trolley Problem", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7308/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-and-the-trolley-problem", "published_at": "2014-06-09T22:06:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-6397-73fa-906e-fac0595ff0d2", "title": "Accidents of birth", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7303/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=accidents-of-birth", "published_at": "2014-06-07T11:57:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-6397-73fa-906e-fac05a54e593", "title": "CGD Europe’s Humble New Abode", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7300/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cgd-europes-humble-new-abode", "published_at": "2014-06-07T08:24:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-6397-73fa-906e-fac05a88cabe", "title": "For the first time in history (EU edition)", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7293/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-the-first-time-in-history-eu-edition", "published_at": "2014-06-07T07:08:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-6397-73fa-906e-fac05b068698", "title": "Evidence and scaling up", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7281/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evidence-and-scaling-up", "published_at": "2014-05-20T13:05:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-6397-73fa-906e-fac05b4f9042", "title": "My debate with Bill Easterly", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7272/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-debate-with-bill-easterly", "published_at": "2014-04-10T00:28:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-6397-73fa-906e-fac05bf8e4ed", "title": "“The Idealist” – Nina Munk on Jeff Sachs [podcast]", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7234/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-idealist-nina-munk-on-jeff-sachs-podcast", "published_at": "2014-03-21T16:03:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-6397-73fa-906e-fac05c053bec", "title": "Is ‘the struggle’ the baby or the bathwater?", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7221/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-the-struggle-the-baby-or-the-bathwater", "published_at": "2014-02-15T13:31:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde4-6397-73fa-906e-fac05c7c2f09", "title": "Have hammer, looking for nails", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7211/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=have-hammer-looking-for-nails", "published_at": "2014-02-06T08:50:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-debf-713c-b970-e7cde9defe03", "title": "Ten broad brushstrokes about development cooperation", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7191/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ten-broad-brushstrokes-about-development-cooperation", "published_at": "2014-01-14T08:44:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-debf-713c-b970-e7cdea85504b", "title": "Using your UK mobile abroad without roaming charges", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7183/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=using-your-uk-mobile-abroad-without-roaming-charges", "published_at": "2013-12-26T06:26:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-debf-713c-b970-e7cdeb343eab", "title": "Five simple cybertasks for the holiday", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7167/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=five-little-cybertasks-for-the-holiday", "published_at": "2013-12-23T15:27:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-debf-713c-b970-e7cdeb4daabe", "title": "Is aid a waste of money?", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7156/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-aid-a-waste-of-money", "published_at": "2013-12-06T22:53:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-debf-713c-b970-e7cdec067b87", "title": "Are rich country policies for development getting better?", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7149/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-rich-country-policies-for-development-getting-better", "published_at": "2013-12-05T10:58:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-debf-713c-b970-e7cdecbf2491", "title": "Nineteenth time lucky?", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7142/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nineteenth-time-lucky", "published_at": "2013-11-30T08:32:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-debf-713c-b970-e7cdece35cfb", "title": "Which 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(Hint: Tillykke!)", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7134/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=which-country-has-the-most-development-friendly-policies-hint-tillykke", "published_at": "2013-11-19T08:43:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-debf-713c-b970-e7cded9d720e", "title": "Let’s help the Philippines — but not like we helped Haiti", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7113/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-help-the-philippines-but-not-like-we-helped-haiti", "published_at": "2013-11-16T12:01:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-debf-713c-b970-e7cdee6e5de7", "title": "My Paxman Debut", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7108/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-paxman-debuty", "published_at": "2013-11-13T14:15:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde6-debf-713c-b970-e7cdeeec4bd7", "title": "Coordination doesn’t happen by magic", "url": "https://owen.org/blog/7086/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=co-ordinate-aid-using-existing-systems", "published_at": "2013-11-12T07:52:28+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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26 Aug 2025

Why we need government digital identities and how to do it safely original ↗

4 Aug 2025

Are we ‘freeloading’ on US innovation?original ↗

1 Aug 2025

Age verification as digital public infrastructure original ↗

30 Jul 2025

Do not use text messages for 2-factor authentication if you can avoid it original ↗

15 Apr 2025

The bike bus original ↗

10 Apr 2025

2022

Rishi Sunak and the legacy of Nigel Lawson original ↗

4 Apr 2022

Devex on Precision Development original ↗

31 Mar 2022

Rising prices are not what is making us poor original ↗

29 Mar 2022

2020

Time for a “Love Actually” moment original ↗

15 Apr 2020

2018

In praise of David Mepham, arguably the inventor of DFID original ↗

26 Oct 2018

The International Finance Facility for Education: The Wrong Answer to the Right Question?original ↗

25 Oct 2018

Why Leave has no plan original ↗

9 Jul 2018

2017

The eternal opportunity original ↗

1 Dec 2017

Theresa May’s letter to EU citizens does not guarantee key rights original ↗

19 Oct 2017

What rights will EU citizens in the UK lose?original ↗

6 Oct 2017

Religious zealots should mind their own business original ↗

5 Oct 2017

Brian Barder 1934-2017 – A life well lived original ↗

5 Oct 2017

Otepää Ironman 70.3 Race Report original ↗

6 Aug 2017

Have we reached peak global?original ↗

13 Jan 2017

2016

Navigating with the Garmin Forerunner 920XT original ↗

17 Dec 2016

Give us the courage to change the things we can – the serenity prayer for development original ↗

9 Oct 2016

What Can International Development Learn From Britain’s Olympic Team?original ↗

18 Aug 2016

More in common original ↗

24 Jun 2016

Whose aid is most effective? Are generous donors less effective?original ↗

15 Jun 2016

Brexit and Truthiness original ↗

13 Jun 2016

Do middle-income countries really get more aid than low-income countries?original ↗

11 Jun 2016

Aid transparency: are we nearly there?original ↗

13 Apr 2016

Promenade des Anglais [photo]original ↗

25 Mar 2016

Why taxing global companies is hard original ↗

28 Jan 2016

Share the Road original ↗

27 Jan 2016

Will we be the first generation to eradicate malaria?original ↗

25 Jan 2016

Price discrimination and welfare costs original ↗

25 Jan 2016

When the US Secretary of State reads your blog posts original ↗

14 Jan 2016

Strings attached original ↗

8 Jan 2016

Fat cats original ↗

5 Jan 2016

Supporting our overseas workers (student loans edition)original ↗

3 Jan 2016

2015

Is the UK putting its own interests ahead of the poor in its new aid strategy?original ↗

14 Dec 2015

Vague about the Constitution original ↗

27 Oct 2015

XKCD on World Polio Day original ↗

23 Oct 2015

We are the first generation in human history … again original ↗

6 Oct 2015

Humanitarian Cash Transfers original ↗

27 Sept 2015

Global goals can deliver 2C and new development finance – here’s how original ↗

25 Sept 2015

Is truth stranger than fiction? [podcast]original ↗

17 Sept 2015

Transforming Humanitarian Aid with Cash Transfers: High Level Panel Report original ↗

17 Sept 2015

Innovative financing for development: as if social returns, incentives, and value for money really mattered original ↗

9 Sept 2015

Here’s a simple way to help refugees: give them cash original ↗

9 Sept 2015

On World Humanitarian Day: Could We Do Better with Cash?original ↗

18 Aug 2015

Addis: A Good First Step, but a Terrible Last Word, for 2015 original ↗

19 Jul 2015

What to expect from the Addis Ababa Financing for Development conference original ↗

10 Jul 2015

“we can be the first generation that ends poverty…”original ↗

10 Jul 2015

Financing for development – where the treasure is buried original ↗

1 Jul 2015

Podcasts are “back” – so what are you listening to?original ↗

27 Jun 2015

Let’s Dump Technology Transfer from the Addis Agenda original ↗

26 Jun 2015

Effective Altruism original ↗

15 Jun 2015

Joined up government original ↗

15 Jun 2015

How should donors work with the private sector?original ↗

13 Jun 2015

Can aid agencies help systems fix themselves?original ↗

17 May 2015

Behavioural economics meets development economics [podcast]original ↗

3 May 2015

Aid 2030 original ↗

29 Apr 2015

Fixing Windows drivers for my iPod original ↗

24 Feb 2015

Pull Yourself Together original ↗

22 Feb 2015

Blog revamp original ↗

19 Feb 2015

Zero inbox – an update original ↗

6 Feb 2015

A twenty-first century development policy original ↗

3 Feb 2015

The Pledge original ↗

25 Jan 2015

No smoking gun – DFID and the surge in spending original ↗

20 Jan 2015

Migration and Development: Small Tweaks for Big Benefits original ↗

7 Jan 2015

2014

Thirty years a vegetarian original ↗

22 Dec 2014

The governance deficit original ↗

3 Dec 2014

Ending the Exaggeration of Aid: A Modest Proposal original ↗

15 Nov 2014

Finding a cure for Ebola original ↗

4 Oct 2014

The development agency of the future original ↗

29 Sept 2014

Why “beyond aid” matters original ↗

24 Sept 2014

A Global Carbon Tax or Cap-and-Trade? The Economic Arguments original ↗

8 Sept 2014

We are the first generation in history …original ↗

17 Aug 2014

What Is Good about the Good Country Index?original ↗

8 Aug 2014

More “Mother of Parliaments” pedantry original ↗

8 Jul 2014

The rules of the road original ↗

20 Jun 2014

Why are taxes on capital income lower than taxes on labour income?original ↗

15 Jun 2014

The mother of Parliaments original ↗

13 Jun 2014

Google and the Trolley Problem original ↗

9 Jun 2014

Accidents of birth original ↗

7 Jun 2014

CGD Europe’s Humble New Abode original ↗

7 Jun 2014

For the first time in history (EU edition)original ↗

7 Jun 2014

Evidence and scaling up original ↗

20 May 2014

My debate with Bill Easterly original ↗

10 Apr 2014

“The Idealist” – Nina Munk on Jeff Sachs [podcast]original ↗

21 Mar 2014

Is ‘the struggle’ the baby or the bathwater?original ↗

15 Feb 2014

Have hammer, looking for nails original ↗

6 Feb 2014

Ten broad brushstrokes about development cooperation original ↗

14 Jan 2014

2013

Using your UK mobile abroad without roaming charges original ↗

26 Dec 2013

Five simple cybertasks for the holiday original ↗

23 Dec 2013

Is aid a waste of money?original ↗

6 Dec 2013

Are rich country policies for development getting better?original ↗

5 Dec 2013

Nineteenth time lucky?original ↗

30 Nov 2013

Which Country Has the Most Development Friendly Policies? (Hint: Tillykke!)original ↗

19 Nov 2013

Let’s help the Philippines — but not like we helped Haiti original ↗

16 Nov 2013

My Paxman Debut original ↗

13 Nov 2013

Coordination doesn’t happen by magic original ↗

12 Nov 2013