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In a recent open letter on The Guardian Online, fifteen leading economists, argue that relying on randomised control trials to guide aid spending will lead to short-term,…
Trade wars have an interesting way of revealing cultural stereotypes.
Countries often propose tariffs not on the most valuable items in their trading relationships – since that…
Branko Milanovic explores a recent paper that argues US market income inequality is generally greater than in other rich countries and that the American state …
Rufus Pollock argues that the software, algorithms and protocols on which the tech giants run should be made open and free for anyone to use.
Google’s recent record €4.3…
Astha Kapoor explores Rohingya refugees' fight for their entitlements and the story of their digital identity in India.
The discussion of digital identity for refugees has been…
The role of developing countries in the global economy via embeddedness in Global Value Chains (GVC) is increasing, but their ability to become innovation leaders is less certain…
Book Review – The Politics of Shale Gas in Eastern Europe: Energy Security, Contested Technologies and the Social Licence to Frack by Andreas Goldthau. Cambridge: Cambridge…
50.50 spent a fact-free weekend among anti-feminists at the International Conference on Men’s Issues, organised at an undisclosed location in London.
Men’s Rights Activists (MRAs…
Antonio Savoia and David Hulme explore what we know and what we should ask next about developmental convergence.
Research on global development progress during the Millennium…
All eyes are on Johannesburg for the 2018 BRICS summit, as the likes of Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi take their places at the table. It marks the tenth annual…