Noam Angrist
@noamangrist.bsky.social
Co-founder, Youth Impact Academic Director, What Works Hub for Global Education Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
🔎 New data show striking uptick in government prioritization of learning around 2018 WDR + more uptake of evidence to improve learning. New analysis based on gov policies w/ @leecrawfurd.bsky.social @theomitchell1.bsky.social Biniam Bedasso Maleeha Hameed Euan Ritchie www.cgdev.org/blog/are-dev...
Are developing countries doing "what works" in education? Increasingly yes! At least according to our new analysis of 743 national education plans. @theomitchell1.bsky.social @noamangrist.bsky.social Biniam Bedasso, Maleeha Hamid, Euan Ritchie www.cgdev.org/blog/are-dev...
Are Developing Countries Tackling the Learning Crisis with What Works?
Here we present a new analysis of national government education sector plans from 134 countries spanning nearly three decades (2000–2025), which we refer to throughout as “education plans”. We see cle...
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📣 Our paper now published in @pnasnexus.org: The messenger matters: Behavioral responses to sex education in a cluster randomized trial: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar... This study was the birth of @youthimpactorg.bsky.social, our first attempt to scale-up RCT evidence, and many lessons learned!
The messenger matters: Behavioral responses to sex education in a cluster randomized trial
Abstract. This article estimates the effect of sex education in a large-scale cluster randomized trial covering a third of Botswana that varied both the me
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➡️ How can NGOs best support governments? A boat with balancing beams as an analogy, and the three "S" formula: Spark, Support, Study. Our new piece w/ Jenny Perlman Moitshepi Matsheng Mariel Bayangos @youthimpactorg.bsky.social: www.youth-impact.org/blog/balanci...
Too often research is external not internal. In-house research can unlock rigorous, rapid & regular cycles of learning. Thrilled to launch the inaugural cohort of Implementation Research Fellows @wwhglobaled.bsky.social -- leaders conducting research every day on the front lines of implementation!
What Works Hub for Global Education@wwhglobaled.bsky.social · 2w ago📣 We are excited to announce the inaugural cohort of the What Works Hub for Global Education Implementation Research Fellows! Designed for mid-senior level professionals, the fellowship aims to cultivate a robust ecosystem of #implementer-#researchers. 🔗 www.wwhge.org/who-we-are/o...
What is the best way of implementing targeted instruction? 🔗 Check out our latest blog on how governments can use their existing #assessment systems to best target instruction, by our Academic Director @noamangrist.bsky.social : www.wwhge.org/resources/ho...
How to best target remedial instruction? Precise proficiencies - What Works Hub for Global Education
What is the best way of implementing targeted instruction in practice? This piece draws on the latest evidence and experience to inform this question and operationalise several core components.
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📣 Mobile Money has been transformational -- what about *Mobile Education*? Check out Jenny Aker and my new JPAL evidence synthesis. We cover 3 areas: ➡️ Student instruction ➡️ Teacher behavior & education monitoring systems ➡️ Engageing parents www.povertyactionlab.org/policy-insig...
Leveraging Mobile Phones for Learning
Mobile phones are a scalable, low-cost platform to improve learning by engaging students, teachers, and parents in hard-to-reach settings.
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A wonderful week with the @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social and 10 years of Jacobs Research Fellows across disciplines -- from economics to education to psychology. A rich and rare exchange!
📣 Apply to lead research at one of the most important global education foundations: the Prevail Fund. Feel free to reach out if you're interested -- happy to discuss the role. www.prevailfund.org/careers?ashb...
👏 Congrats on an inspiring, insightful event in honor of the 10-year anniversary for the Laboratory for Effective Anti-Poverty Policies (LEAP) at Bocconi University: leap.unibocconi.eu. Great to exchange on the latest & greatest research in dev econ + to see scale-ups in action too!
📣 Join the growing world-class @youthimpactorg.bsky.social research team in South Africa and work on real-time evidence generation & use with the Department of Basic Education. Applications due June 14th ➡️ www.youth-impact.org/vacancies/re...
Day-long nerd-fest at MIT in honor of the life and work of Josh Angrist, my grad school advisor A wonderful turnout of Josh’s colleagues, students, grandstudents, great-grandstudents…
So proud to celebrate my father, Josh Angrist, at his Festschrift -- a gathering of people and presentations in honor of his career and legacy. He has influenced so many: generations of Angrists and a rockstar student family tree. An impressive array of causal effects!
📣 We're hiring a postdoc to join us on education research projects at Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social @oxfordcsae.bsky.social. Join me @gamblingondev.bsky.social @roccozizzamia.bsky.social on multiple exciting projects! Applications due June 7th. www.economics.ox.ac.uk/csae-postdoc...
CSAE Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Deadline: Sunday, 7 June, 2026
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➡️ Our panel now online: "The Science of Scale and Implementation: New Frontiers for Research" @oxfordcsae.bsky.social conference @deankarlan.bsky.social @gamblingondev.bsky.social @wwhglobaled.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @youthimpactorg.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-5H...
'The Science of Scale and Implementation: New Frontiers for Research' at the CSAE Conference 2026
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📣 Join the all-star and growing @youthimpactorg.bsky.social research team in India! Apply by May 15th. www.youth-impact.org/vacancies/re...
💡 A growing consensus is emerging across the social sector: iterative experimentation is becoming essential to scaling impact effectively. Read more: www.wwhge.org/resources/a-... #IterativeLearning #ScalingImpact #ABTesting @wwhglobaled.bsky.social @noamangrist.bsky.social
A growing consensus: iterative experimentation is gaining ground - What Works Hub for Global Education
From funders to governments, a shared push for cost-effectiveness is driving interest in continuous, low-cost testing.
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@noamangrist.bsky.social, Kevin Winseck, @hpatrinos.bsky.social, & Joshua Graff Zivin (2024). Human Capital and Climate Change. The Review of Economics and Statistics 1–28. doi.org/10.1162/rest...
Human Capital and Climate Change
Abstract. Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for proclimate policies, yet surprisingly little is known about how to achieve these outcomes. In this paper, ...
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Watch 'The Science of Scale & Implementation' panel from the CSAE Conference 2026. @noamangrist.bsky.social chairs a panel on scaling interventions, adapting across contexts, and sustaining impact. 🗣️James Habyarimana, Dean Karlan, Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-5H...
'The Science of Scale and Implementation: New Frontiers for Research' at the CSAE Conference 2026
YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies
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"It has been interesting to be challenged about the cases I'm thinking of, why I should value certain things, & address some concerns I have on measurement in general" Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane, CSAE Fellow 2025. Full interview 👇 ⏰Apply for 2027 by 15 May 2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N1-...
CSAE Visiting Fellows 2025 - Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane
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🔎 Are aid agencies paying attention to the evidence? See our new analysis of project documents at the World Bank & FCDO tracking references to “smart buys." A steady increase in mentions of two of the best buys - “structured pedagogy” + “targeted instruction”. www.cgdev.org/blog/are-aid...
Are Aid Agencies Paying Attention to What Works in Education?
This blog is the first in a series examining evidence use among international aid agencies and national governments, as resources get ever tighter. The series will focus specifically on the uptake of ...
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📣 Ubongo is looking for a new Director of Education & Research. Fantastic opportunity to embed rigor and learning in a rapidly scaling and growing organization which leverages the power of mass media to provide educational content to over 48 million students: ubongo.bamboohr.com/careers/184
Director of Education & Research
Job Title: Director of Education & Research Team Leader/Reports to: Chief Product Officer Department: Education & Research Location: Dar, Tanzania/Nairobi, Kenya/Johannesburg, South Africa Wor...
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📣 Just 2 days left for submissions to the What Works Hub for Global Education flagship conference: www.wwhge.org/events/2026-... @wwhglobaled.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @betterpurpose.bsky.social @oxfordcsae.bsky.social
2026 What Works Hub for Global Education Conference - What Works Hub for Global Education
The 2026 What Works Hub for Global Education Conference explores foundational learning policy & programme implementation in the Global South.
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In our webinar with @hundredorg.bsky.social, we explored how mEducation is moving from pilot to policy—showing how evidence-based innovations can be scaled, sustained & embedded into public education systems.
Take a look at this great webinar featuring the What Works Hub for Global Education's @noamangrist.bsky.social!
Innovations for Poverty Action@poverty-action.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhat makes it work at scale? Rapid assessment, individualized support & household engagement—not just as activities, but as principles for lasting impact. And when local leaders invest, teachers and learners benefit long-term.
📣 Don't miss two exciting workshops at #CIES2026 today and tomorrow! 📏 Sat, 28 March, 4:30 to 5:45pm: Implementation measurement ⚖️ Sunday, 29 March, 9:45 to 11:00am: A/B testing #CIES2026WWHGE | #ImplementationScience | #ABtesting
⏰ It's not too late to register for our Community of Practice networking event alongside #CIES2026! Opening remarks from Armando Ali, Janice Dolan, Jonathan Stern & @noamangrist.bsky.social. Register: bit.ly/4biDwnA 📅 Sunday, 29 March, 6–8pm 📍 Only 4 minutes’ walk from the CIES conference hotel
📏 When budgets are tight, regular & systematic implementation measurement is more essential than ever. Join us at a #CIES2026 workshop where we'll outline a practical approach with useful tools to help researchers & implementers track & compare implementation across a range of education programmes.
😭It's almost over Join us for the final panel of #OxCSAE2026 'Science of Scale & Implementation: New Frontiers for Research' with @noamangrist.bsky.social, James Habyarimana, Dean Karlan, & Nompumelelo Nyathi-Mohohlwane. @wwhglobaled.bsky.social Watch live: us02web.zoom.us/j/81884170412
