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Easterly on the Growthgate
Incentives Matter —
Authority: 128
Easterly writes on what would be the economics equivalent of the Climategate, with equal or worse consequences: too much politicking and misguided use of data in economic growth research , or what he calls the Growthgate. The problem here, as with climate change, is that science has also been captured by governments ...1 week ago -
As Far as Happiness is Concerned, It is Better to Give than to Receive Foreign Aid
John Goodman's Health Policy Blog —
Authority: 481
This is by William Easterly and Laura Freschi at Aid Watch : Happier countries give more aid: “the happiness coefficient is positive and statistically significant at the 5% level” and “a one-unit increase in happiness leads to an increase in the donor’s aid to GDP ratio…by 0.132 of a percent.” At the ...1 week ago -
How To Fight Global Poverty
Nicholas D. Kristof —
Authority: 636
Foreign aid is tough to get right, and it doesnt always work. But were getting better at figuring out what works, and more money definitely would help.3 weeks ago -
Inventing Famines
Esther Garvi —
Authority: 128
William Easterly, professor of Economics at the New York university, recently posted a piece entitled “Famine Cover-Ups vs. Fake Famines”. The Famine Scam that took place in Niger in 2005 is one of the two examples mentioned in this piece. Although the tone is politically correct, it raises a few questions on ...3 weeks ago
