22 June 2011

Why there are ODI Fellows

"Sh251 billion [~USD 2.5 billion] mathematical error in the 2011-2012 Kenyan Budget pointed out by Mars Group."
Daily Nation.

Kudos to the Mars Group for actually reading the budget.

I should add that its not just developing countries that need economists/numerate people. I once had to review a report prepared by a British civil society organisation whose careful analysis revealed that as many as half(!) of the British population earn less than median income.