that's. our. shortstop.

Neither Weitzman's prices, nor his quantities leaves us in a disappointing place. Voluntary cap & trade groups sound daunting! Rohini Pande (EGC/ Yale Department of Economics) in Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… cc: Robert N. Stavins

He is him.

Let's goooooo

Reflecting on Impactful Collaborations and Innovations: A Thank You Note linkedin.com/pulse/reflecti… via LinkedIn

Bangladesh has gone through a day of historical proportions, and the people on the streets seem to know this. #Bangladesh #FreeDhaka #HistoricalMoment thedailystar.net/opinion/views/…

Great stuff here from Nick O'Donohoe as he departs BII. DFI's first mission should be poverty reduction through growth, not emissions mitigation devex.com/news/core-task…

Kamala is not a Marxist. She is clearly a Kropotkin-inspired anarcho-syndicalist. "Unburdened by what has been" is denial of pure Hegelianism, instead embracing the Federación Regional Española's rejection of statist norms in favor of Erich Mühsam's guttural cry for pure freedom.

The changes in sub-Saharan Africa's population structure and characteristics may present the biggest single opportunity for its economies, but countries will only be able to enjoy the dividends if they prioritize investment in education. imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…

Hey! Lisa Willems and I are re-launching #ImpactforBreakfast in DC. First event is Sept 19. Check it out and come join us if you are interested in #climatefinance #impactinvesting and #emergingmarkets impactforbreakfast.com/eventpage?eid=…

The World Bank Group released decades of proprietary emerging market default and recovery statistics - as a public good - to drive more private sector capital into developing economies. Learn more: wrld.bg/Ji2r50SZt2h

Econ 101- you cannot legislate tax incidence. This lesson, with all the implications that flow from it, are powerful! And if you want tarrifs to raise domestic production, prices MUST go up.

My advice for Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Strong public protests forced the long-serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh to resign and flee. The natural question is, what comes next? atifmian.com/p/my-advice-fo…

Want to End Poverty? Focus on One Thing. nytimes.com/2024/09/22/opi… Great stuff here on centrality of energy to flourishing. It does seem like the job creation goals are modest. Let's not have goals of just "connection", but that as 1st step to energy abundance. Vijaya Ramachandran

The NYT discovers food culture outside of the Acela corridor: In New Mexico, Sopapillas Do It All nytimes.com/2024/09/26/din… New York Times Pitchbot

(1/3) Oren Cass had a piece recently in the Atlantic (theatlantic.com/politics/archi…) that mischaracterizes what we know (and don’t know) about tariffs. Maurice Obstfeld and I respond here (the Atlantic declined to publish). piie.com/blogs/realtime…

Made it to the big time! Duke climate experts attend Climate Week NYC, share climate resilience insights in panels dukechronicle.com/article/2024/1…

+1, amen etc. I'd add: let's end the cringey habit of referring to grown adults only by their first names. #developmentstyleguide Here are 6 expressions to stop using in global development devex.com/news/opinion-h… #Devex via @Devex