M23 surrender alone won't end Congo war: 7 thoughts from US envoy
The surrender of a top M23 rebel commander and 1,700 of his troops raises hope for the end of a brutal, complex, and little-noticed war in East Congo that has displaced 800,000 people. In the past 10...
View ArticleNicklaus: To improve Missouri's economy, invest in the kids
Education is a prerequisite for success in today’s economy, and that’s as true for regions, states and nations as it is for individuals. Yet states and regions don’t talk about education the way...
View ArticleWorld Economic Forum and Sustainable African Development
http://afripol.org/ “Keep hope alive,” a mantra propagated by United States Civil Right leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson, when he was campaigning to become the first Black President of America. Although he...
View ArticleMotivated Voters Shatter Monetary Delusions
It was an interesting contrast last week when the Bank of Japan added to its already massive QQE program. Part of that stemmed from the fact that Bank of Japan officials began QQE in April 2013 with...
View ArticleChinese President Xi Jinping heads for African tour as policymakers question...
March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will set out plans for mining and infrastructure development on a trip to Africa this week, as China seeks to reassure leaders on the continent who...
View ArticleLoan-to-value policy as a macroprudential tool: The case of residential...
Introduction The global financial crisis of 2007–2009 underlined the need for central banks and financial regulators to take a macroprudential perspective on financial risk, i.e., to monitor and...
View ArticleAfrica's high youth unemployment: is population to blame?
On World Population Day we question how far rising numbers of young people can explain the continent's employment statistics ...
View ArticleBehind Those Fast Growth Rates, Rising Inequality
DAKAR, Senegal — It was his first post-election news conference, at a luxurious villa high above the Congo River, and the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo was in a combative mood. How dare...
View ArticleRising temperatures and flaring tempers linked, says study
As the world gets hotter, so do our tempers. A study published in Science on August 1, 2013 has found a strong positive correlation between rising global temperatures due to climate change and human...
View ArticleOpen society a pathway to prosperity
WHEN Kenya gained independence from Britain in 1963, it was richer than South Korea in terms of per capita income. A half-century later, South Koreans are on average 28 times richer than Kenyans. How...
View ArticleChinese president begins Africa tour
Beijing - Chinese President Xi Jinping will set out plans for mining and infrastructure development on a trip to Africa this week, as China seeks to reassure leaders on the continent who have voiced...
View ArticleAfrican Development Bank Annual Meetings open with discussion on need for...
(Source: Government of the Republic of Rwanda) African Development Bank Annual Meetings open with discussion on need for growth with depth Kigali 19 May 2014 The 49th Annual Meetings for the African...
View ArticleBuilding a Foundation
MIT economist Daron Acemoglu discusses his theory that a nation's institutions determine success or failure, and what reforms China must pursue first to ensure continued growth By staff reporters Wang...
View ArticleRemarks by His Excellency Mr Jacob Zuma, President of The Republic of South...
(Source: South Africa Government) 29 October 2013 President Joseph Kabila Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo Ministers present Captains of Industry Business Delegates Program Director Distinguished...
View Articlehumanitarian news and analysis
a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Select a country - Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central...
View ArticleNicholas Vincent On The Magna Carta (Hoover Institution)
(Source: Hoover Institution) Did an 800-year old piece of parchment really change the world? Nicholas Vincent of the University of East Anglia talks with EconTalk host about the Magna Carta, the...
View ArticleAn excerpt from the upcoming "Recent Economic Developments (139)" that will...
(Source: Bank of Israel) Tables & Charts This review compares the quality of education in Israel to the quality of education in advanced countries, using various international indices, and examines...
View ArticleBlame hot temper on flaring temperature
As the world gets hotter, so do our tempers. A study published in Science on August 1 has found a strong positive correlation between rising global temperature due to climate change and human violence....
View ArticleBriefing On the Kampala Talks and the Situation in the Great Lakes Region (US...
(Source: US Department of State) MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone. We're pleased today to have Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo Russ...
View ArticleNews Analysis: Manufacturing, intra-African trade critical for inclusive...
by Justice Lee Adoboe ABUJA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Africa's economic growth has been tremendous over the past decade with seven of ten of the world's fastest-growing countries coming from the continent,...
View ArticleSouth Africa slips further in economic freedom rankings
Related articles Growth does not have to be at the expense of democracy Unequal societies are an uncharted economic threat World economic growth ‘likely to stay subdued’ IN EARLY October we saw the...
View ArticleHow should we measure the size of China's economy?
Last week Derek Scissors, a think tank analysts at the American Enterprise Institute, published an article in which he referred to an October, 2014, by Credit Suisse that attempts to measure total...
View ArticleElection promises of jobs and growth solve nothing
Growing the economy and creating jobs are at the centre of this year's general election, reflecting South Africa's struggle to create jobs – or even save existing ones. The promises are in every...
View ArticleBooks for Our Times: Why Nations Fail, by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
Second in an ongoing series, Books for Our Times. Why do nations fail? In two words: "extractive elites." According to a compelling book, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and...
View ArticleDrizzle alone will not provide a path to prosperity
Sitting in the sun on a holiday weekend is a chance to reflect on one of the oddest questions in economic geography. Why are hot countries poor? If you want to live both in a prosperous country and in...
View ArticleAfrica is not rising, survey shows
Research suggests that the boom benefits only a narrow elite while leaving the poor and unemployed behind ...
View ArticleWhy is the U.S. Economy Underperforming? (Institute for New Economic Thinking)
(Source: Institute for New Economic Thinking) Why is the U.S. Economy Underperforming? Researchers Say Rising Inequality is the Key. Stephen M. Fazzari and Barry Z. Cynamon, researchers long interested...
View ArticleTranscript: Dr Zhang Weiwei
Story highlights China is, by some measures, the world's biggest economy. An industrial powerhouse, it has flashy new cities and a burgeoning middle class. Mixing central planning with rampant...
View ArticleTranscript of a Conference Call on the Staff Discussion Note:...
(Source: IMF - International Monetary Fund) Washington, D.C. Tuesday, February 26, 2014 IMF STAFF Jonathan Ostry, Deputy Director of the Research Department Andrew Berg, Assistant Director, Research...
View ArticleTranscript: Arthur Laffer
Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher unleashed an economic revolution based on cutting taxes and getting government out of the way. The result? The rich got richer and left the rest behind. My guest...
View ArticleStocks Directly Contradicting Fundamentally Placed Markets
This week past the sixth anniversary of the market trough and the delineation of how we were to pull out of crash. March 9, 2009, was the lowest point in the stock market, recorded by various indices...
View ArticleWe love to think SA is sliding towards the precipice
In this article Companies and organisations: African National Congress People: Jacob Zuma IT’S AN old joke that gentiles leave without saying goodbye and that Jews say goodbye but never leave. I’m...
View ArticleBooks for the devoted development reader
It's Christmas time, and there's no need to be afraid. Unless, of course, your gran's a development specialist with a formidable temper and a voracious appetite for reading. In which case, we've got...
View ArticleTax Reform: As Usual, We're Going About It All Wrong
I really don't like to be cynical -- therein lies the way to dark and gnarled soul -- so I apologize in advance for this cynical statement (but keep reading... hope is on the way): whatever D.C. is...
View ArticleShould aid be used to boost private enterprise? - podcast transcript
With poverty reduction the main aim of UK aid, this month's podcast questions government investment in the private sector ...
View ArticleJames Robinson discusses 'why nations fail' at George Mason University
In his first speaking engagement at George Mason University on the evening of May 2, Harvard political scientist James A. Robinson paid a compliment to the school by noting its “distinct intellectual...
View ArticleDiscussions
In introducing my discussion numerous studies have been undertaken about the economics of war, crime and violence. One of these studies has been led by Paul Collier on behalf of the World Bank in...
View ArticleWhy Can’t America Be Sweden?
Tom Edsall on politics inside and outside of Washington. Tags: Acemoglu, Daron, Economic Conditions and Trends, Income Inequality, Robinson, James A, Rodrik, Dani, Romney, Mitt, Scandinavia, Sweden,...
View ArticleThe Only Uncertainty Is Why Some Cannot See Facts
The idea that policy uncertainty is the main reason why advanced economies and Europe in particular are not recovering fast will not go away. Marco Buti and Pier Carlo Padoan in Vox bring back this...
View ArticleThe notion of GDP has other meanings in Africa
THE budget last week was like public sector budgets around the world, founded on the notion of gross domestic product, or GDP, so it’s worth asking how reliable this key figure actually is. It’s...
View ArticleThe Five Dumbest Things You'll Hear About Sustainability
This one's about dumb, dumber, and dumbest, plus two intermediate levels for good measure. Ready for the inglorious countdown? #5. "There is no conflict between growing the economy and protecting the...
View ArticleJeffrey Sachs on the Future of Economic Development
Photo Credit: Katarina Price Photography “Conversations with Tyler” is a new event series in which Tyler Cowen hosts thought leaders from across the spectrum — economists, entrepreneurs, authors and...
View ArticleThe Bottom Line Is That There Is No Bottom Billion
For the past two decades, mainstream economists who study African economic growth have been trying to explain something that never happened. Economists have focused almost exclusively on one question:...
View ArticleMorten Jerven On African Economic Growth (Hoover Institution)
(Source: Hoover Institution) Readings and Links related to this podcast episode Highlights Time Podcast Episode Highlights 0:33 Intro. [Recording date: June 4, 2015.] Russ: What's wrong with the...
View ArticlePervasive poverty in Nepal: Result of weak institutions
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View ArticlePress Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, Deputy National Security...
(Source: President of the United States) The White House Office of the Press Secretary King Fahd Palace Hotel Dakar, Senegal 6:23 P.M. GMT MR. CARNEY: Good evening, everyone. Thanks for being here....
View ArticleIRI@AGU: Schedule of Events (IRI - International Research Institute for...
(Source: IRI - International Research Institute for Climate and Society) Posted by Elisabeth Gawthrop on December 8, 2014 The IRI has a record thirteen scientists and staff presenting at the American...
View ArticleAn Interview With Dr. Daniel Kahneman
Dr. Daniel Kahneman, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in economics, joins us to discuss his book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, and how different systems of thought can affect our judgment when making...
View ArticleRemarks by President Obama and President Kikwete of Tanzania at Joint Press...
(Source: President of the United States) The White House Office of the Press Secretary State House Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 5:09 P.M. EAT PRESIDENT KIKWETE: You Excellency, Barack Obama, President of...
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