Bono – Capitalism Reduces Poverty
03 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles, Music Tags: Africa, Bono, China, The Great Enrichment, The Great Fact, U2
The % of the world living on less than $1.25 a day will fall to 5% by 2030
02 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: extreme poverty, global poverty, The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
The portion of the world population living on less than $1.25 a day will fall to 5% by 2030: j.mp/1Lvk5D4 http://t.co/vd6dkCYpoY—
Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) September 16, 2015
Belonging to the freest countries in the world greatly improves the average person’s income: j.mp/1JWMi93 http://t.co/mMEDCklcis—
Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) September 12, 2015
@AlexEpstein on why you should love fossil fuels
02 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics Tags: Alex Epstein, climate alarmism, energy poverty, The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape
RT @oxfamnz @Oxfam what halved global poverty in 15 years? @NZGreens @RusselNorman @GreenpeaceNZ
30 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, liberalism, Public Choice Tags: capitalism and freedom, Leftover Left, New Zealand Greens, Oxfam, The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact, Twitter left
How can we eradicate #poverty by 2030? @Winnie_Byanyima wef.ch/1QvSVPW #development http://t.co/reBsT24BU3—
World Economic Forum (@wef) September 24, 2015
@syed17005919 @Noahpinion Look at what happened in a "world where corporations rule:" http://t.co/tAbbJW1Gvd—
David Andolfatto (@dandolfa) June 28, 2015
In 1980, the average American was 42x wealthier than the average Chinese. Now it's 4x wapo.st/1j6YcDc http://t.co/7afGdDf6mp—
Ana Swanson (@AnaSwanson) September 22, 2015
Parliament debates the Sustainable Development Goals today. But how did the MDGs fare? bit.ly/1gbcH6W http://t.co/r12PKVmPzK—
Commons Library (@commonslibrary) September 10, 2015
How the UN works: Set an unverifiable goal and then claim you achieved it. goo.gl/onJjCm http://t.co/bKm7zgeynH—
Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) September 29, 2015
How to lie about statistics on inequality and global poverty @oxfamnz @Oxfam
29 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, development economics, econometerics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, human capital, labour economics, Marxist economics, poverty and inequality, rentseeking Tags: activists, do gooders, expressive voting, Leftover Left, Oxfam, rational ignorance, rational irrationality, Twitter left
Gandhi’s worldly possessions
27 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, economics of religion Tags: Gandhi
All of Gandhi’s worldly possessions. http://t.co/RRiLQZxiwd—
Lost In History (@SadHappyAmazing) September 11, 2015
How did the MDGs fare?
27 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: do gooders, MDG, ODA, overseas aid, United Nations
Parliament debates the Sustainable Development Goals today. But how did the MDGs fare? bit.ly/1gbcH6W http://t.co/r12PKVmPzK—
Commons Library (@commonslibrary) September 10, 2015
RT @NZGreens @GreenpeaceNZ @KevinHague Allow Golden Rice Now
25 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of regulation, environmental economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: child mortality, child poverty, economics of agriculture, extreme poverty, global hunger, global poverty, GMOs, golden rice, Greenpeace, infant mortality, Luddites, malnutrition, New Zealand Greens, unintended consequences
Good as Gold: Can Golden Rice and Other Biofortified Crops Prevent Malnutrition? ow.ly/QQ1VT #Harvard http://t.co/O3SwpGhsXD—
Golden Rice (@Golden_Rice) August 13, 2015
The Great Fact in China
25 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: China, The Great Fact
In 1980, the average American was 42x wealthier than the average Chinese. Now it's 4x wapo.st/1j6YcDc http://t.co/7afGdDf6mp—
Ana Swanson (@AnaSwanson) September 22, 2015
Pope Francis versus The Great Fact
23 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, Marxist economics Tags: capitalism and freedom, Catholic Church, extreme poverty, global poverty, Pope Francis, The Great Fact
Most powerful defense of #capitalism by @DeirdreMcClosk ow.ly/Swgsg
@JimPethokoukis @AEIecon @PrudentiaMag http://t.co/sznhzAl2TS—
AEI on Campus (@AEIonCampus) September 22, 2015
How can we eradicate #poverty by 2030? @Winnie_Byanyima wef.ch/1QvSVPW #development http://t.co/reBsT24BU3—
World Economic Forum (@wef) September 24, 2015
If Economists Are So Smart, Why Is Africa So Poor?
23 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles
Source: Stephen Haber, Douglass C. North, and Barry R. Weingast If Economists Are So Smart, Why Is Africa So Poor? | Hoover Institution
How many more golden years can we expect
23 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: ageing society, demographic crisis, life expectancies, The Great Escape
Life expectancy is on the rise, but not all of those years will be golden econ.st/1LBVyS5 http://t.co/YHTUPETk1q—
The Economist (@ECONdailycharts) August 26, 2015
Many conservationists are against effective rhino conservation
23 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, law and economics, property rights Tags: Africa, agricultural economics, do gooders, economics of conservation, economics of endangered species, endangered species, expressive voting, Leftover Left, Twitter left, unintended consequences
https://twitter.com/ConversationUK/status/646227223716872197/photo/1
https://twitter.com/dlAfrican/status/646215227076292608
Capturing the economic value of wildlife for the benefit of wildlife. New in PERC Reports: bit.ly/1JHerwj http://t.co/yijFIChPDo—
PERC (@PERCtweets) September 13, 2015
How private ownership and trophy hunting saved the southern white rhino: bit.ly/1HhZy55 #WorldRhinoDay http://t.co/s4PudPwrrI—
PERC (@PERCtweets) September 22, 2015
Stigler on economics as a big tent @RusselNorman @NZGreens @GreenpeaceNZ @Mark_J_Perry
21 Sep 2015 1 Comment
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