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
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
The world is vastly better and more equal in terms of health
21 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth miracles, health economics Tags: The Great Escape, The Great Fact
It is India, not China that will be the standout growth miracle between now and 2030
18 Apr 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, China, extreme poverty, global poverty, India
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
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