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Measurement error in the computer age
18 Jul 2015 1 Comment
in applied welfare economics, econometerics, economic history, entrepreneurship, technological progress Tags: age of the computer, capitalism and freedom, measurement error, Robert Solow
Millennium Development Goal 4: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate
17 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: capitalism and freedom, child mortality, child poverty, extreme poverty, infant mortality rates, life expectancies, millennium development goals, The Great Escape
Although there has been a dramatic decline in deaths, most children still die from causes that are readily preventable or curable with existing interventions. Pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria are the leading causes, accounting for 30 percent under-five deaths
via MDG4: A dramatic decline in child mortality over the last 20 years | Open Data.
Equality lacks relevance if the poor are growing richer
17 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, liberalism Tags: capitalism and freedom, Deirdre McCloskey, life expectancies, The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact, top 1%
Capitalism and The Great Fact in China
17 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of education, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, Marxist economics, Public Choice Tags: capitalism and freedom, China, fall of communism, Leftover Left, transitional economies
As China grew freer economically, its poverty rate fell. buff.ly/1KohOxS http://t.co/OpaxOzNdNs—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) June 29, 2015
The Great Escape in Chinese life expectancies by age bracket
14 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: capitalism and freedom, China, life expectancies, The Great Escape
Life Expectancy by Age – for all countries in the world: bit.ly/1Ba1R8G
The chart shows progress in #China. http://t.co/z5IpbMkeFW—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) March 30, 2015
Flags of the British Empire
13 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economic history, Public Choice Tags: age of empires, British empire, British imperialism, British justice, capitalism and freedom, imperialism, rule of law, the common law
Flags of the British Empire. http://t.co/feiKPR3BnK—
History Facts 247 (@historyfacts247) July 04, 2015
William Easterly on the Tyranny of Experts and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor
13 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
We now know that extreme poverty can be eradicated within one more generation
13 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, extreme poverty, global poverty, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
"We now know that extreme poverty can be eradicated within one more generation." — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon http://t.co/hMjKtYlh5h—
RFE/RL (@RFERL) July 07, 2015
Matt Ridley on the nature of glory
11 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in liberalism, war and peace Tags: capitalism and freedom, Matt Ridley
Boris Yeltsin took office as the first elected President of Russia this Day 1991
10 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economic history, Marxist economics, Public Choice Tags: capitalism and freedom, collapse of communism, Russia
On 10 July 1991, Boris Yeltsin took office as the first elected President of Russia. #OTD http://t.co/8462T7mCJB—
History Facts 247 (@historyfacts247) July 10, 2015
Creative destruction in popular consumer goods
06 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, entrepreneurship, technological progress Tags: capitalism and freedom, creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, living standards
Globalisation & technological progress have led to some pretty spectacular, but beneficial long term price deflation http://t.co/QWxJ2rYHuq—
RBS Economics (@RBS_Economics) April 18, 2015
Legal systems and property rights in Greece and Russia – Index of Economic Freedom rankings compared
05 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economics of crime, economics of regulation, growth disasters, industrial organisation, law and economics, property rights Tags: capitalism and freedom, Greece, rule of law, Russia
Figure 1: Index of Economic Freedom rankings for legal systems and property rights, Greece, Russia and USA, 2012
Source: Economic Freedom of the World – Annual Report 2014 | www.freetheworld.com.
Overall, there are not that many differences between Greece and Russia in the quality of their legal systems and property rights. Don’t go to the police in Russia and good luck trying to enforce contracts in Greece.
@MaxCRoser only one line in this chart about India matters
05 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, poverty and inequality, Public Choice Tags: capitalism and freedom, extreme poverty, global poverty, India, Leftover Left, The Great Escape, The Great Fact, top 1%
In #India poverty is falling very, very rapidly – while inequality is rising.
More at: bit.ly/1KLT8Lh http://t.co/xTxlW1i06o—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) June 29, 2015
Only one line in this chart matters
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, child poverty, extreme poverty, global poverty, Malaysia, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
In #Malaysia inequality and poverty are falling.
More at: bit.ly/1KLUA02 http://t.co/aXEmuA0bnb—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) July 02, 2015
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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