December 9, 2019
Is India’s Consumption Really Falling?
What do new figures from the leaked report from India's National Sample Survery (NSS) say about growth?
Views from the Center
October 29, 2019
If India Stopped Growing, Would the IMF and World Bank Say So?
Leading economic indicators have slowed or reversed. Criticisms of official statistics are mounting. But the IMF and World Bank continue to forecast 6-percent growth by simple extrapolation.
October 9, 2019
Robots and Economic Development: Is “Catch-up” Growth a Thing of the Past?
Why isn’t the entire world developed? No question is more central to economic historians and scholars of development, with the elusive answer directly impacting billions of people living in underdevelopment and poverty.
June 6, 2019
What Are We Learning from Lab-in-the-Field Experiments in Developing Countries?
By my count, social scientists have now run experiments measuring individual preferences in over 100 countries.
May 21, 2019
Changing Norms Around Gender and Economic Rewards
A world where risk-taking and competition weren’t considered quite so admirable or so male, and where more stereotypically “feminine” traits like cooperation were properly recognized and rewarded, would be better for both women and men.
April 10, 2019
It's Technology, Stupid: How Important is Innovation for Better Development Outcomes?
While income growth has been labeled "the holy grail of development," new analysis from Owen Barder, Lee Robinson, and Euan Ritchie suggests that there is just as much value in focusing on promoting innovation and the spread of technology.
March 26, 2019
What’s the Latest Economics Research on Africa? A Round-up from the Center for the Study of African Economies 2019 Conference
Last week’s annual Center for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) conference brought together researchers from the African continent and around the world for the presentation of nearly 300 papers about nearly every aspect of African societies, from agriculture to education to firms to health to trade. Here I provide a micro-summary of almost every paper presented at the conference.
January 22, 2019
How Will Increased External Uncertainties Shape Latin America’s Economic Growth and Stability in 2019?
As we start out 2019, a growing consensus has been forming among experts and market participants: the increased volatility in international capital markets and rising trade tensions of 2018 will not abate in 2019, and in fact may have adverse spillover effects on economic growth and stability of emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). How will this challenging international environment shape prospects for Latin America?
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