Political arithmetic is always suspect, and one should always examine carefully the claims of those seeking votes. Smart observers have…
In poor countries, over a quarter of children under the age of five years
are malnourished. The corresponding rate in rich countries is…
Introduction to Issue on Malnutrition. Rohini Pande, April 26, 2012, Paper. "“In poor countries, over a quarter of children under the…
Two years ago, a piece of faulty computer code infected Iran’s nuclear program and destroyed many of the centrifuges used to enrich uranium…
With all the focus on the “war on women,” the issue of war and women isn’t getting its share of attention. On Monday, Defense Secretary…
I recently read a fascinating article in the Academy of Management Journal with the slightly daunting title “Implicit Voice Theories: Taken…
The 14 months since Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow have not been kind to those who yearn for a free Egypt. A military junta rules, Islamists…
Henry A. Kissinger and James A. Baker III, now octogenarians, returned to the public spotlight recently to remind us of the timeless…
In the past, industrial countries have tended to pursue countercyclical or, at worst, acyclical fiscal policy. In sharp contrast, emerging…
The large economies have each, in sequence, offered “models” that once seemed attractive to others but that eventually gave way to…