An entire industry depends on denying this chart

28 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

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Global GDP shares, 1820 – 2013

27 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

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Is Piketty a double secret neoliberal? A charter schools fan even?

25 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth miracles, human capital, labour economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: ,

krugman on Piketty

Thomas Piketty on solutions to inequality

HT: Krugman vs. Piketty on what to do about inequality »

Blackstone agrees with Lucas on ideas and growth

25 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

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The shifting sources of greenhouse gas emissions

24 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth miracles, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: , , , , ,

Source: World Resources Institute, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

HT: bloombergview.com

Default and Lost Opportunities: A Message from Argentina for Euro-Zone Countries – Dallas Fed

22 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, international economics Tags: ,

via Default and Lost Opportunities: A Message from Argentina for Euro-Zone Countries – Dallas Fed.

Steven N S Cheung on corruption and economic development

21 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

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What works in overseas development assistance?

21 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags:

HT: http://www.smh.com.au/national/united-nations-debates-new-goals-for-making-world-a-better-place-20141205-1201vs.html

The Putin Effect

19 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

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Capitalism Defused the Population Bomb

19 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

 

HT: http://www.cato.org/blog/capitalism-population-bomb?utm_content=buffer54bef&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Words used in Chinese books illuminate how a nation’s values changed during economic reforms | UCLA

19 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in Austrian economics, development economics, economic history, economics of media and culture, growth miracles, industrial organisation Tags: ,

Chinese books

Use of the word “communal” rose sharply during the Cultural Revolution, especially from 1970 to 1976; it decreased during the 1980s. (China launched economic reforms in 1978, and they continue to this day.)

 

The word “autonomy” was used just one-third as frequently as “obedience” in 1970. In 2008, the ratio had flipped and “autonomy” appeared three times as much as “obedience.”

 

The increase in use of words like “choose,” “compete,” “private,” “autonomy” and “innovation” demonstrated a growing prevalence of individualistic values coinciding with sharp rises in urban population, household consumption and education levels.

 

Words reflecting communal values, such as “help” and “sacrifice,” declined in frequency.

via Words used in Chinese books illuminate how a nation’s values changed during economic reforms | UCLA.

Capitalism may abolish extreme poverty by 2030

19 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

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19 years of sustained growth of global crop biotechnology, the developing world’s rise as a GM producer | Genetic Literacy Project

18 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economics of media and culture, growth miracles Tags:

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via 19 years of sustained growth of global crop biotechnology, the developing world’s rise as a GM producer | Genetic Literacy Project.

Yes it is possible to end poverty

17 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

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East Asian Tigers seem to run out of steam in the early 1990s

16 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

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