In economic systems, the mix of products that countries make or export has been shown to be a strong leading indicator of economic growth.…
Urban Public Finance. Edward Glaeser, July 2012, Paper. "America's local governments spend about one-eighth of our national income,…
Clusters, Convergence, and Economic Performance. Michael Porter, July 1, 2012, Paper. "This paper evaluates the role of regional cluster…
After the Fall: The Future of Global Cooperation. Dani Rodrik, Report, July 2012. "International cooperation has been a recurrent…
I am very proud to receive an honorary degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). Being my first degree…
Do CEOs of State-Owned Enterprises Matter? Evidence from Brazil, 1973-1993. Aldo Musacchio, June 26, 2012, Paper. "We study if…
Empirical Confirmation of Creative Destruction from World Trade Data. Ricardo Hausmann, June 18, 2012, Paper. "We show that world trade…
When and Why Did Government Become an Enemy of the People? Jeffry Frieden, June 1, 2012, Paper. “The role of the government in economic…
This paper reports an experiment in 640 Indonesian villages on three approaches to target the poor: proxy means tests (PMT), where assets…
We use a randomized experiment and a structural model to test whether monitoring and financial incentives can reduce teacher absence and…