In #India poverty is falling very, very rapidly – while inequality is rising.
More at: bit.ly/1KLT8Lh http://t.co/t5d1LQR4l0—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) April 27, 2015
Only one line in this chart about India matters, ever
27 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: extreme poverty, global poverty, India, Leftover Left, poverty and inequality
Maybe the European Union membership isn’t that bad after all, especially if you’re a former Eastern Bloc country
24 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: European Union, transitional economies
Technology diffusion in poor countries is quickening
24 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, technological progress Tags: global poverty, international technology diffusion, technology diffusion, The Great Fact
A 10% increase in the use of the internet in a country can lead to a 1.9% increase in trade: wrld.bg/LYPXu http://t.co/TdjRTz69fW—
World Bank (@WorldBank) April 23, 2015
Comparison of shipping density in North and South Korea
23 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
Comparison of shipping density in North and South Korea http://t.co/8W6gaHYgqL—
Amazing Maps (@amazinmaps) April 23, 2015
25 years after the fall of communism – the economic scorecard
17 Apr 2015 3 Comments
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, Marxist economics
Putin is actually the best of a bad lot
16 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, Public Choice Tags: Putin, Russia
Cell phones are pretty well everywhere now
16 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: cellphones, global poverty
Smartphones are coming to Africa: penetration rate expected to exceed 50% in 2019 http://t.co/aYpxoWDOyN—
Laurence Chandy (@laurencechandy) March 05, 2015
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60 years ago North Korea was richer than the South
15 Apr 2015 1 Comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, China, North Korea, South Korea
How widespread is use of the Internet across the globe
15 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles, technological progress Tags: flags, Internet, technology diffusion, technology usage
A (Developed) World of Things Connected to the Internet http://t.co/J6Mxnglmsy—
ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) March 30, 2015
Where does democracy figure in the cycle of development thinking?
13 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, democracy and freedom, IMF, ODA, rule of law, UN, World Bank
just brilliant: hype cycle for development ideas by @dalgoso http://t.co/UQX3tRHOBJ—
Laurence Chandy (@laurencechandy) January 03, 2014
On appeals to emotion
11 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, growth disasters, health economics, liberalism, resource economics Tags: activists, bootleggers and baptists, climate alarmism, conjecture and refutation, green rent seeking, peak oil, population bomb, precautionary principle
Where will be the remnants of extreme poverty in 2030?
11 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: extreme poverty, global poverty, The Great Fact
Hot off the press: @WorldBank publishes new global poverty estimates and forecasts. 1.01 billion < $1.25/day in 2011 http://t.co/cGfdEAdOMo—
Laurence Chandy (@laurencechandy) October 08, 2014
Poverty will not always be with us
10 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, extreme poverty, global poverty, The Great Fact
via Poverty: Not always with us | The Economist
where do the extreme poor live? this @worldbank graphic wont tell you as it ignores new survey data 4 Nigeria & India http://t.co/APb0M0TuYK—
Laurence Chandy (@laurencechandy) April 14, 2014
Capitalism and freedom is noticeably missing from this survey of UN effectiveness
09 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: capitalism and freedom, overseas development assistance, UN
perceptions of the UN's impact from the development community http://t.co/k8XYisxGaK—
Laurence Chandy (@laurencechandy) October 07, 2014
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