How Islamist militant groups are gaining strength in Africa
21 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in defence economics, development economics, economics of crime, law and economics, war and peace Tags: war against terror
Instrumental Variables estimation – colonial origins of economic development
17 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, econometerics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice Tags: Daron Acemoglu, economics of colonialism
Andrew Neil remembers dictator Fidel Castro (01Dec16)
15 Jun 2018 1 Comment
in comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of crime, growth disasters, history of economic thought, law and economics, Marxist economics Tags: Castro, Cuba
What Was the Industrial Revolution?
13 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, human capital, macroeconomics, Robert E. Lucas Tags: industrial revolution
Speaking of The Great Fact
10 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economic history, growth miracles Tags: The Great Enrichment, The Great Fact
A Conversation with Gary Becker: The Future of US Economic Policy
06 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of regulation, environmental economics, Gary Becker, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, politics - USA
The Great Escape
04 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth miracles Tags: The Great Escape

Risk of dying young down from 14% in 1970 to 5% in 2010. Chances of dying before 50 were 28% in 1970, but half that now
02 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth miracles, health economics

Source: Richard Peto, Alan D. Lopez, Ole F. Norheim via https://www.businessinsider.com.au/whats-the-best-time-in-history-to-be-born-2014-9#F01rlibqsBS8JZAP.99
Evolution of Metros in China & Taiwan: 1990 – 2020
31 May 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth miracles, transport economics, urban economics Tags: China, Taiwan



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