The author
responds to an article in the July/August 2011 issue of the journal
entitled "The Impact of Globalization on Income and…
The Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity measures the diversity of productive knowledge of 128 countries and…
The prices of hydrocarbons, minerals, and agricultural commodities have been on a veritable roller coaster. While commodity prices are…
It is striking how often countries that are
rich with oil, minerals or fertile land have
failed to grow more rapidly than those without.…
Kenya’s new economic diplomacy is working. This was evident at the Kenya Diaspora Conference held in Washington, DC, from October 7 to 9.…
All of a sudden, the renminbi is being touted as the next big international currency. Just in the last year or two, the Chinese currency…
Just in the last year or two, the Chinese currency has begun to internationalize along a number of dimensions. A RMB bond market has grown…
Informal payments are a frequently overlooked source of local public finance in developing countries. We use microdata from ten countries…