Submit your papers for International Growth Centre and Yale Economic Growth Center's Firms, Trade, and Development Conference 📣⤵️ Funding for travel and accommodation will be provided to all presenters. Deadline: 16 August 2024 at 5PM EST. More details, including the academic committee ⏬ theigc.org/events/igc-egc…

Un honor en representación de nuestra Directora Regional Michelle Muschett PNUD América Latina y el Caribe participar de la 54ª Asamblea General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) en Paraguay en 2024, bajo el lema “Integración y Seguridad para el Desarrollo Sostenible”

#Gaza: "Since the war began, Palestinians in Gaza have faced immense suffering. They endure catastrophic hunger, with children dying from malnutrition and dehydration"- more via UNRWA

Los gobiernos de las Américas han ampliado e innovado sus vías migratorias, como describe nuestro nuevo informe con MigrationPolicy Inst, pero la región sigue puesta a prueba por grandes presiones migratorias. Analizamos los límites y oportunidades, aquí ⬇️ respuestavenezolanos.iom.int/es/resources/c…

#opinión 💥 La economía paraguaya está en constante adaptación a un mercado cambiante y exigente, con nuevas oportunidades surgiendo y materializándose gracias al valor agregado que el país ofrece a inversores locales y extranjeros. foco.lanacion.com.py/columnistas-fo… Silvia Morimoto

After the Board agrees to Philippines as host country, Richard Sherman jokingly suggests "Bernaditas Muller Loss & Damage Fund" as a name for the LDF - for the newbies, here's an evergreen piece about her from John Vidal. RIP to both of these greats theguardian.com/environment/20…

'The greatest existential crisis we face distilled into the crucible of a tiny piece of paradise.' Chris Packham One Garden Against the World from Kate Bradbury 🏳️‍🌈 is an inspiring call to arms, showing that we can all make a difference in the fight against climate change.

Muy productiva reunión con Marcelo Metediera, intendente de Canelones. Destacamos la larga trayectoria de trabajo con PNUD Uruguay, los hitos de políticas de innovación en el territorio del departamento y exploramos nuevos espacios de colaboración futura.

I’ve been looking for good research on the causes of the Baby Boom for years, this is a really interesting paper. Short version: medical progress made babies safer, construction boom made houses cheaper. worksinprogress.co/issue/understa…

It's out! The Executive Director of the #LossAndDamage Fund will play one of the most crucial roles in delivering #ClimateJustice. We need someone who not only provides strategic leadership but also centres the Fund around the rights of communities and countries, while raising

Study offers new policy tool for considering ‘Indigenous climate justice’ I Antara Basu w/ comment from @rg_jones Alex Macmillan Harjeet Singh (@harjeet11.bsky.social) @ZShawoo Read here: buff.ly/3YRdeEf

I couldn't resist. Since this week seems to be a lot about the boundaries between AI and physics, I couldn't help but notice that economic complexity also seems to fit the mold :-)

BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”

South Korean author Han Kang wins the 2024 Nobel prize in literature theguardian.com/books/2024/oct…

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”

Congratulations to Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt. If you're interested in learning the basic insights of these thinkers, these books are accessible and we'll written

This Nobel reminds us that economic growth is not just about numbers, it’s about knowledge & innovation. Mokyr, Aghion, & Howitt helped us see growth as the co-evolution of ideas, networks, and culture. Knowledge shapes our future, and today we celebrate its role in making us

This is right. Most growth comes from catching up by absorbing, combining, and adapting existing knowledge (think of the historical growth of Singapore, China, South Korea, and now India, Indonesia, & Vietnam). Economic Complexity measures that potential, since it provided a

Thanks to m. gessen for visiting me in Ariano Irpino soon after the US sanctions. Their insightful piece on The New York Times captures the essence of my work on Palestine and the reactions it stirs, especially among the pro-genocide and other hyprocrits of our time.

Only the The New York Times would print a headline this twisted. Bondi Beach has nothing to do with the Palestinian struggle, and to say it does is journalistic malpractice.