Global poverty is rapidly falling, says @BrookingsInst: buff.ly/1PM4Mdr #progress http://t.co/nGzbnxSHnp—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) April 29, 2015
When will capitalism abolish poverty?
06 May 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
When will Paul Ehrlich’s food riots be starting?
05 May 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, population economics, resource economics Tags: agricultural economics, doomsday prophets, ecological economics, Paul Ehrlich, population bomb, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
"Although the size and wealth of the human population has shot up…"—Jesse H. Ausubel. buff.ly/1Gz5vb8 http://t.co/ZvnnhV9aXH—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) April 30, 2015
Despite a recent uptick, food prices have been declining for over a century, says @chellivia: j.mp/1Evos3r http://t.co/perdLhFods—
Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) April 24, 2015
Even taking population growth into account, food production per person is actually increasing: j.mp/1Qo0fPt http://t.co/VH0NieLMOX—
Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) April 23, 2015
Climate experts @PaulREhrlich says we all died during the 1980s http://t.co/C7k1Qc4B4O—
Steve Goddard (@SteveSGoddard) May 14, 2015
The Great Fact in East Asia
05 May 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: The Great Escape, The Great Fact
https://twitter.com/humanprogress/status/594875847552675841/photo/1
As China grew freer economically, its poverty rate fell. buff.ly/1DiVIow http://t.co/8upmR6NUvV—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) April 26, 2015
Why was the Nepalese earthquakes so bad?
04 May 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of natural disasters, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, earthquakes, Nepal, richer is safer, The Great Escape, The Great Fact, wealthier is healthier
Prosperity strengthens resilience against disasters. buff.ly/1JORl8y #Nepal #EarthQuakeResponse http://t.co/yx4E98QJn6—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) April 28, 2015
The development economics of Bono
04 May 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, Music Tags: Bono, ODA, overseas aid, U2
Organic farming versus world hunger
04 May 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: Anti-Science left, extreme poverty, global poverty, world under
Poverty under capitalism
03 May 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
Behold: The most important economic chart in Western civilization. ow.ly/Moa2h @JimPethokoukis http://t.co/s1lzl1HLb9—
(@AEI) May 01, 2015
Global poverty in the digital age
02 May 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: cell phones, Digital poverty, extreme poverty, global poverty, Internet access, mobile phones, technology diffusion
How the Internet is changing the lives of the poor — if they can get on on.wsj.com/1IGuFqL http://t.co/LuBE72AQPW—
Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) April 22, 2015
No mention of healthier is wealthier, richer is safer
02 May 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: climate alarmism, do gooders, global warming, World Bank
5 ways to reduce the drivers of climate change: 1) Put a price on carbon: wrld.bg/LBatf http://t.co/JZRHZliCSm—
World Bank (@WorldBank) April 17, 2015
The Great Fact in China
30 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth miracles Tags: China
The payoff from investing in education is large in developing countries
30 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of education, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: College premium, education premium, educational attainment
The Pacific Island economies
29 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Pacific Islands
The charts that Oxfam doesn’t want you to see
29 Apr 2015 1 Comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: extreme poverty, global poverty, Leftover Left, Oxfam, The Great Fact
https://twitter.com/FraserNelson/status/557288908216864768/photo/1
@stranglershands em, i respectfully disagree (attached) http://t.co/vmqoj1AV28—
Fraser Nelson (@FraserNelson) January 19, 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
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
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
Recent Comments