Things that made us go “hmm” (a.k.a. our weekly roundup) 03.25.2013
Whatever happened to that cow I sent to a poor family in your name instead of getting you the iPad you wanted? Improving measures of inequality - In with Palma, out with Gini? Research biases of...
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On CIDA’s merger with DFAIT: The Guardian seems to think it not such a good idea, Owen Barder sees it as an opportunity, while The Toronto Star provides an array of perspectives ODI on the rise of...
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The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index (EDBI) has been getting a lot of flak lately following a panel review of the project. Humanitarian groups have been critical of the pro-deregulation bias...
View ArticleThings that made us go “hmm” [06.10.13]
Incidence of diabetes, a.k.a. the latest indicator of “development” A field guide to dealing with the Taliban from Foreign Policy Is the attraction of financial education for the poor just masking...
View ArticleThings that made us go “hmm” [07.01.13]
A synchronized turning point in the development of EMs spells “a contentious new cycle of political upheaval” If aid leads to a loss of competitiveness by the recipient, it ain’t due to currency...
View ArticleThings that made us go “hmm” [07.15.13]
Bill Easterly’s AidSpeak dictionary. Enough said. Hang on a sec, don’t cases for cash transfers threaten the development industry? Impact evaluation when N=1 Martin Ravallion tears into the WB’s...
View ArticleThings that made us go “hmm” [07.22.13]
Stiglitz on how the intellectual property regime “contributes needlessly to the gravest form of inequality” John Roemer proposes a different measure of wealth and development…adjusted for...
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