Chinese Village, Global Market: New Collectives and Rural Development: China in Transformation
This book is a story of one village, Yantian, and its remarkable economic and social transformation.
Research
Poor Infrastructure Is Africa's Soft Underbelly
In one of Africa’s most ambitious investment decisions, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has unveiled a plan to spend $97 billion on infrastructure over the next three years to upgrade roads, ports
Learning Through Noticing: Theory and Experimental Evidence in Farming
Existing learning models attribute failures to learn to a lack of data. We model a different barrier.
Network Structure and the Aggregation of Information: Theory and Evidence from Indonesia
We use a unique data-set from Indonesia on what individuals know about the income distribution in their village to test theories such as Jackson and Rogers (2007) that link information aggregation in
Muslim Anger Could Spur Economic Growth
As the violent anti-American protests in the Muslim world subside, those in the region and in the U.S.
The Natural Resource Curse: A Survey of Diagnoses and Some Prescriptions
Book abstract: In the years following the global financial crisis, many low-income countries experienced rapid recovery and strong economic growth.
Repayment Flexibility Can Reduce Financial Stress: A Randomized Control Trial with Microfinance Clients in India
Financial stress is widely believed to cause health problems.
The Educated Middle Class, their Economic Prospects, and the Arab Spring
Since late 2010, the world has witnessed a remarkable groundswell of political change in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and other Arab countries.
A Flock of Black Swans
Throughout history, major political and economic shocks have often occurred in August, when leaders have gone on vacation believing that world affairs are quiet.
Kenya: Why Kenya Has to Adopt Biotechnology in Farming
I am very proud to receive an honorary degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
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