Dugald Foster

Building research culture and infrastructure @CornwallCouncil with the Health Determinants Research Collaboration @NIHRresearch

[Lauren Gilbert @notanastronomer]

We launch @indevmag with a piece from @PaulFNiehaus on what GiveDirectly’s use of evidence (and a mildly spicy footnote on Paul’s take on microcredit): https://t.co/QTmcWT9hs6

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and tagging in case of interest @ademirguckunt @JMorduch @cynthia_kinnan @maitreesh @dmckenzie001 @deankarlan @SuriTavneet @wb_research @CGAP @poverty_action

[Dugald Foster @DugaldFoster]

Are evolutionary theories of cooperation supported by real-world data?

We test them using meta-analyses of predictors of group microfinance repayment.

First paper from my PhD is out with Alex Mesoudi, Erik Postma, and Shakti Lamba 🧵 https://t.co/NNLxKH9Q91

[Dugald Foster @DugaldFoster]

Big thanks to @economeager @vientsek @wviechtb @MarkKelson @bma_net @sacrevert for statistical advice on this project