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The social, economic and environmental benefit per dollar spent on pursuing different targets for global development 2016-2030

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by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, health economics Tags: MDG

Source: The Economist | Copenhagen Consensus Center

Are @JulieAnneGenter @BjornLomborg attending the same #COP21

10 Dec 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, econometerics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: climate aid, climate alarmism, expressive voting, green rent seeking, New Zealand Greens, ODA, overseas development assistance

Latest in @Forbes . What Will All the Hot Air in Paris Actually Do? https://t.co/OOD5yKMJxC #COP21 pic.twitter.com/uCp1UVJTSr

— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) December 4, 2015

Lets be clear. If countries say they support 1.5C target it means fossil fuels have to go #keepitintheground #COP21 pic.twitter.com/QV8sn3Euz5

— 350 dot org (@350) December 7, 2015

Right now at #COP21. Thousands marching. #climatechange pic.twitter.com/HUuV3vkHbh

— Julie Anne Genter (@JulieAnneGenter) December 9, 2015

A @KerrClimate @IEA finding in '09 (#Cop15Copenhagen) as relevant now at #cop21: https://t.co/L4G2ANb6fL pic.twitter.com/pu0clNvPtB

— Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ (@Revkin) December 8, 2015

US climate targets for 2025 almost entirely outside historical evidence, OECD report https://t.co/9NnnpT46O5 pic.twitter.com/pxgjxwYs9Z

— Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) December 7, 2015

Corruption vs. Human Development

09 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, industrial organisation, law and economics, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: bribery and corruption, capitalism and freedom, rent seeking, rule of law, The Great Fact

Corruption vs. Human Development (HDI) http://t.co/WNlSMYzdWD—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) August 08, 2015

More on The Great Enrichment

09 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact

Could Civilization Survive a World Without Growth? The answer, simply, is no — NY Times — https://t.co/GiDZkBVyMt pic.twitter.com/XBAVlF3fUl

— Robert Went (@went1955) December 2, 2015

Hong Kong has overtaken Western Europe in living standards

08 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history Tags: Hong Kong

Hong Kong's per capita GDP has bested that of Western Europe. https://t.co/AjvbDBFauL pic.twitter.com/qtlqpewjR3

— Human Progress (@HumanProgress) December 7, 2015

The impact of one child policy on birth sex ratios

08 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, population economics Tags: China. one-child policy, The fatal conceit

By 2050, there could be up to 142 million missing women, mostly from China and India: https://t.co/RrAfVhZbMt pic.twitter.com/kYFTPj6AcE

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 28, 2015

how India will pass China to become world’s most populous country

05 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, economics, growth miracles, population economics Tags: ageing society, China, economics of fertility, India, Population demographics

This cool visualization shows how India will pass China to become world's most populous country
by @aronstrandberg pic.twitter.com/hzZvsKqg0A

— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) November 29, 2015

Creative destruction in African dictators

04 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Africa, capitalism and freedom

"Freedom is making gradual progress in Africa…the trends are in the right direction" @bill_easterly #hayek15 pic.twitter.com/Ua1GON7ha2

— IEA (@iealondon) December 2, 2015

If poverty could be solved by experts, we’d have solved it in 30s @HelenClarkUNDP

03 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles

"If…poverty could be solved by experts, we'd have solved it in 30s…problem of poverty is a shortage of rights" pic.twitter.com/XZ19aLOXDd

— IEA (@iealondon) December 2, 2015

Bill Easterly closes the formal proceedings of the evening. #hayek15 pic.twitter.com/ntVyjqGtUF

— IEA (@iealondon) December 2, 2015

Here's @bill_easterly 's action plan to end poverty. #hayek15 pic.twitter.com/NroGZLy0yE

— IEA (@iealondon) December 2, 2015

We see progress against poverty in the world because political and economy liberty- W Easterly #hayek15 @iealondon pic.twitter.com/DkvEMkNqaj

— esesteban.eth (@menosgobierno) December 2, 2015

@350 @GreenpeaceUSA want to keep poor countries in energy poverty

03 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, energy economics, environmentalism, growth miracles

Tell @POTUS to set a global example—it’s time to keep ALL fossil fuels in the ground! https://t.co/6FrP7aZ9wv #COP21 pic.twitter.com/2YTzvdEZR4

— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) December 2, 2015

#China: The gov't shut down parts of national industry because #AirPollution from #Coal burning hit critical levels pic.twitter.com/8e5dlp3Veq

— Greenpeace UNITED FOR CLIMATE (@GreenpeaceU4C) December 1, 2015

We have a “historic opportunity” to tackle poverty AND #climatechange https://t.co/1x3PxumMfv pic.twitter.com/pCen8DE0lj

— Greenpeace International (@Greenpeace) December 2, 2015

Electricity shortages and industry: Evidence from India: In many countries, electricity supply is cited as a p… https://t.co/NpbBomaEJg

— VoxEU (@voxeu) December 3, 2015

1.1 BILLION people still lack access to electricity. Learn how we #EndEnergyPoverty https://t.co/KBCxtohIsU pic.twitter.com/eXRcTPpylU

— World Bank (@WorldBank) November 10, 2015

Share of world poverty has halved in last 20 years

29 Nov 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, expressive voting, extreme poverty The Great Fact, global poverty, rational ignorance, rational rationality, voter demographics

https://twitter.com/MaxCRoser/status/630066216158261248/photo/1

Since 1820 the world's population increased 7x while extreme poverty fell from 94% to 14%. buff.ly/1hgHIrb http://t.co/0dx4GE4Uqc—
Jeremiah Dillon (@jeremiahdillon) August 07, 2015

World is now experiencing greatest child mortality reduction ever

27 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth miracles, health economics Tags: capitalism and freedom, child mortality, infant mortality, The Great Escape

Headlines we should see but don't: "World is now experiencing greatest child mortality reduction ever." pic.twitter.com/5NpQAqdM7I

— William Easterly (@bill_easterly) November 24, 2015

There are now more mobile phones than people

26 Nov 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, development economics, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, growth miracles, industrial organisation Tags: cell phones, creative destruction, international technology diffusion, living standards, mobile phones, technology diffusion

Mobile subscriptions now outnumber people in the world https://t.co/QXJQH6Vyjt #tech pic.twitter.com/c31XREmvMg

— World Economic Forum (@wef) November 26, 2015

How the World Income distribution changed during the last 50 years @jeremycorbyn

23 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: The Great Escape, The Great Fact, Twitter left

Solar and wind in India will remain uncompetitive for the next 25 years

21 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics Tags: India, solar energy, wind power

Solar and wind in India will remain uncompetitive for the next 25 years.
New IEA report, https://t.co/rpTUMPQlfS pic.twitter.com/e3qB4x7D9E

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Utopia, you are standing in it!

The social, economic and environmental benefit per dollar spent on pursuing different targets for global development 2016-2030

Are @JulieAnneGenter @BjornLomborg attending the same #COP21

Corruption vs. Human Development

More on The Great Enrichment

Hong Kong has overtaken Western Europe in living standards

The impact of one child policy on birth sex ratios

how India will pass China to become world’s most populous country

Creative destruction in African dictators

If poverty could be solved by experts, we’d have solved it in 30s @HelenClarkUNDP

@350 @GreenpeaceUSA want to keep poor countries in energy poverty

Share of world poverty has halved in last 20 years

World is now experiencing greatest child mortality reduction ever

There are now more mobile phones than people

How the World Income distribution changed during the last 50 years @jeremycorbyn

Solar and wind in India will remain uncompetitive for the next 25 years

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