USAID chief's fear: Can we help in the future?World NewsMon 10 Nov 2025 11:46 CETUSAID chief's fear: Can we help in the future?Donald Trump had not been president for many days when the email came: “You are on leave.” A few weeks later, Dean Karlan, chief economist at the development agency USAID, resigned. It was destroyed, he says of his old workplace. Now the economics professor is working on a model for future American aid.
USAID chief's fear: Can we help in the future?World NewsMon 10 Nov 2025 11:46 CETUSAID chief's fear: Can we help in the future?Donald Trump had not been president for many days when the email came: “You are on leave.” A few weeks later, Dean Karlan, chief economist at the development agency USAID, resigned. It was destroyed, he says of his old workplace. Now the economics professor is working on a model for future American aid.