The Great Era of Global Development: Steve Radelet
04 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
Economic liberty and human flourishing: A discussion with Deirdre McCloskey, Susan Shell, and Yuval Levin
04 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, Marxist economics Tags: Deirdre McCloskey, The Great Enrichment, The Great Fact
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
Deirdre McCloskey on Bourgeois Equality: How Ideas, Not Capital, Changed the World
02 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, constitutional political economy, economic growth, economic history, liberalism Tags: Deirdre McCloskey, The Great Enrichment, The Great Fact
This chart shows one of humanity's greatest modern accomplishments vox.com/2015/8/13/9145… http://t.co/QSxzps2i3Z—
Vox (@voxdotcom) August 13, 2015
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
@RobinHoodTax @helenkellyCTU does the average worker earn less than 40 years ago?
30 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: good old days, living standards, measurement error, middle class stagnation, productivity measurement, The Great Enrichment, wage stagnation
https://twitter.com/RobinHoodTax/status/648963471690698752/photo/1
For Economic Justice, America Badly Needs Some Raises goo.gl/iA3Ecp #RobinHoodTaxUSA robinhoodtax.org/why http://t.co/0wx4kCpb4Q—
Robin Hood Tax (@RobinHoodTax) September 23, 2015
Innovation is letting us accomplish more with less. Learn more: buff.ly/1LmtAZD #tech #progress http://t.co/e2kQlGu3NA—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) June 22, 2015
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
Is this evidence of the great stagnation?
24 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle, technological progress Tags: creative destruction, great stagnation, The Great Enrichment
Are today's young Americans the luckiest generation in history? ow.ly/R425e @Mark_J_Perry @AEIdeas http://t.co/8lHZNkq1Ak—
AEI on Campus (@AEIonCampus) August 18, 2015
Capitalism and peace since 1945
18 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in war and peace Tags: capitalism and freedom, The Great Enrichment
Since 1975 average UK earnings for full-time employees have more than doubled after accounting for inflation
10 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, labour economics, labour supply, poverty and inequality Tags: British economy, The Great Enrichment
How is the immiseration of the proletariat going?
24 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, Marxist economics Tags: Class war, conjecture and refutation, Karl Marx, The Great Enrichment, The Great Fact, Withering away of the proletariat
@syed17005919 @Noahpinion Look at what happened in a "world where corporations rule:" http://t.co/tAbbJW1Gvd—
David Andolfatto (@dandolfa) June 28, 2015

Could Wealth Redistribution End Global Poverty?
24 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic growth, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, liberalism Tags: capitalism and freedom, extreme poverty, global poverty, The Great Enrichment, The Great Fact
The Great Fact simply stated
23 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
“The only people much better off than $3 [a day]…"—@DeirdreMcClosk. See how far we've come: buff.ly/1Bbh5N6 http://t.co/H1W0VGbI8D—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) June 12, 2015

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