Tag: Eduardo Porter
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Why “Sustainable Development” is Not the Answer
New York Times: A Call to Look Past Sustainable Development – Eduardo Porter If billions of impoverished humans are not offered a shot at genuine development, the environment will not be saved. And that requires not just help in financing low-carbon energy sources, but also a lot of new energy, period. Offering a solar panel…
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Stop Obsessing Over Exorbitant CEO Pay
Slate: Stop Obsessing Over Exorbitant CEO Pay It’s grotesque, but income inequality isn’t as harmful as we think. … … But as New York Times economics writer Eduardo Porter noted recently, claiming that wealth inequality is unambiguously harmful is more about ideology than evidence. He cites the struggles of Harvard scholar Christopher Jencks, a leading…
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The Economics of Religion and Happiness
New York Times – Economix: A Conversation With Eduardo Porter (I'm not saying I endorse everything Porter is saying but it is an interesting discussion.) Eduardo Porter and I were colleagues on the economics beat at The New York Times several years ago, and he is now a member of the editorial board. He’s also…