Africa is more connected than ever, with a record 84 cell phone subscriptions per 100 people. buff.ly/1L4Daw8 http://t.co/GkqcKAUPmW—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) October 06, 2015
Cell phones are conquering Africa
14 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Africa, cell phones, technology diffusion
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
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
The Great Escape by continent
14 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: Africa, child mortality, China, India, infant mortality, life expectancies, South America, The Great Escape
'The world is getting better all the time, in 11 maps and charts' – bit.ly/1M7W4Xr http://t.co/slB6oStjFq—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) July 14, 2015
Democracy in Africa
08 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Africa, capitalism and freedom
The Middle East and North Africa looked very different in 1914
14 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, war and peace Tags: Africa, age of empires, British empire, colonialism, Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern politics, World War I
The Middle East and North Africa looked very different in 1914. vox.com/a/maps-explain… (map via @LMDiplo) http://t.co/j056KtFUDN—
Vox Maps (@VoxMaps) June 10, 2015
Colonial Africa on the eve of World War I
10 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, war and peace Tags: Africa, British empire, British imperialism, colonialism, imperialism, World War I
Colonial Africa On The Eve of World War I. Learn more here: brilliantmaps.com/africa-1914/ http://t.co/RAm2HXA3X6—
Brilliant Maps (@BrilliantMaps) April 30, 2015
The economics of trophy hunting
03 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, environmental economics, law and economics, property rights Tags: Africa, antimarket bias, conservation, economics of conservation, endangered species, expressive voting, offsetting behaviour, rational irrationality, The fatal conceit, The pretence to knowledge, uninte
Has Africa Outgrown Development Aid?
03 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Africa, capitalism and democracy, capitalism and freedom, rule of law, The Great Fact
Democracy in Africa
29 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, Public Choice Tags: Africa, capitalism and freedom
#Africa is turning democratic.
From my project: bit.ly/1DkpYjW http://t.co/WX0sTQPTv9—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) July 26, 2015
There are 620 million people in Africa without electricity
22 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Africa, climate alarmists, energy poverty, extreme poverty, global poverty, global warming
There are 620 million people in Africa without electricity. Here's where they live. vox.com/2014/10/13/697… (via @iea) http://t.co/bhK5CVmtpZ—
Vox Maps (@VoxMaps) June 09, 2015
Dinner is served
19 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: Africa, economics of tourism, Lions, wildlife tourism
http://t.co/gWGh6TyrZa—
Fascinating Pictures (@Fascinatingpics) July 18, 2015
The remarkably rapid diffusion of cell phones in Africa
16 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, economics of media and culture, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Africa, cell phones, international technology diffusion, technology diffusion, The Great Fact
A stunning aspect of The Great Escape since my parents were born
13 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: Africa, British economy, British history, child mortality, child poverty, infant mortality, life expectancies, The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
"Today, children in sub-Saharan Africa are more likely…"—Prof. Angus Deaton, @Princeton
Data: buff.ly/1K2tELk http://t.co/lrTdiLi3F7—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) July 12, 2015
The reduction of Polio in Africa
10 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: Africa, anti-vaccination movement, polio, quackery, vaccinations, vaccines
The reduction of Polio in Africa. http://t.co/JKL1Kfx2qr—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) June 29, 2015
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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