Tag: Development Economics

Introducing Development Economics at Marginal Revolution University

Oct 8, 2012

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economic Development, Economics, Education

Economists Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrock have begun developing online economics classes at Marginal Revolution University. (You can find their popular blog at Marginal Revolution.) Their first class is Development Economics. As the Kronciler's educational background strongly emphasizes economic development, you might guess I'm thrilled about this class. You're right! In the coming days, I…
William Easterly Interview

Feb 22, 2008

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by

mwkruse

in Economic Development, Economics, Poverty, Public Policy, Sociology

Tom Keene of Bloomberg News recently interviewed William Easterly of New York University and author of The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good. (See my review) The blurb for the interview says: Easterly Says Bill Gates Has `Blind Spot' in Poverty…