Managing Openness: Trade and Outward-Oriented Growth after the Crisis

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A Radical Approach to Global Poverty

The Diary of Angelina Jolie & Dr. Jeffrey Sachs in Africa

The Diary of Angelina Jolie & Dr. Jeffrey Sachs in Africa

Two tragedies in Aid to Africa

How to improve education in the most cost effective way?

Levers of Change in Higher Education

Levers of Change in Higher Education on Prezi

Joseph E. Stiglitz | Institute for New Economic Thinking

Joseph E. Stiglitz | Institute for New Economic Thinking

The Market or the State? (1 of 6) | Institute for New Economic Thinking

The Market or the State? (1 of 6) | Institute for New Economic Thinking

Political institutions and the curse of natural resources

The natural-resource curse is now a staple in the development economist’s diet. Natural resources have tended to lead to lower economic growth, except in democratic countries or those with robust institutions. This column presents a political economy model to explain this phenomenon, focusing on the threat of revolutions.
By Antonio Cabrales and Esther Hauk

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Academic Publishing

Tyler Cowen: Academic Publishing from Kosmos on Vimeo.

Paul Romer: The world's first charter city? | Video on TED.com

Paul Romer: The world's first charter city? | Video on TED.com

Why Is Latin America Poor?

Why Is Latin America Poor?

Where the Wired Things Are: A Day in the Life of a Modern Family