Why Social Progress Matters. Michael E. Porter, April 9, 2015, Opinion. "Economic growth has lifted hundreds of millions of people out…
Growth and Decentralization in Bad Times. Philippe Aghion, Raffaella Sadun, April 8, 2015, Paper. "Is decentralization beneficial to…
Empirical research on economic inequality. Maximilian Kasy, April 7, 2015, Paper. "These are lecture notes for a course on 'Empirical…
At the September 2014 United Nations Climate Summit, 73 countries and more than 1,000 companies advocated pricing carbon. Economists have…
Despite substantial interest in the potential for mobile money to positively impact the lives of the poor, little empirical evidence exists…
India's child stunting rate is among the highest in the world, exceeding that of
many poorer African countries. In this paper, we analyze…
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe the world has witnessed a rising tide of contentious elections ending in heated partisan debates, court…
Will China’s Infrastructure Bank Work? Ken Rogoff, April 6, 2015, Opinion. "With China set to lead a new $50 billion international…
LARRY SUMMERS: The US may have lost its role as the world's economic leader. Lawrence Summers, April 6, 2015, Opinion. "This past…