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Everything filed under America America Everything filed under education education Everything filed under China China Everything filed under tariffs tariffs Everything filed under climate change climate change Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under sustainability sustainability Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome. Comparing a poor country’s GDP with SouthKorea’s at independence is a shallowargument that hides the differences thatactually decided the outcome. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Jan 2025 OK Oliver Kim — no longer holds since 2025-01-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: South Korea and Taiwan began their miracles with far more schooling than their income implied, and African states with far less. — tap to centre the map on it South Korea and Taiwan began theirmiracles with far more schoolingthan their income implied, andAfrican states with far less. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Jan 2025 OK Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-01-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Comparative policy analysis should be done at the level of sovereign countries, not provinces or regions within them. — tap to centre the map on it Comparative policy analysis shouldbe done at the level of sovereigncountries, not provinces or regionswithin them. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Cheap labour is not the real reason the world's goods are made in China. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap labour is not the real reasonthe world's goods are made in China. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Dec 2025 MH Molson Hart — holds since 2025-12-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The climate policy everyone has quietly assumed is that poorer countries stay poor, and that is the wrong answer. — tap to centre the map on it The climate policy everyone hasquietly assumed is that poorercountries stay poor, and that is thewrong answer. Last stated 3 years ago 11 Oct 2023 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-10-11 — tap for who they are BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The world economy is flat for capital, goods and ideas, and has a legal cliff at the border for people. — tap to centre the map on it The world economy is flat forcapital, goods and ideas, and has alegal cliff at the border forpeople. Last stated 4 years ago 2 Mar 2023 LP Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-03-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. — tap to centre the map on it The claim that higher yieldsbackfire and end up increasingfarmland is much weaker than theliterature assumes. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Mar 2024 LB Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Only the US and China have substantial startup activity left; the rest of the world cannot really do startups. — tap to centre the map on it Only the US and China havesubstantial startup activity left;the rest of the world cannot reallydo startups. Last stated 11 months ago 17 Nov 2025 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2025-11-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A declining manufacturing share of GDP as an economy matures reflects economic success rather than decline. — tap to centre the map on it A declining manufacturing share ofGDP as an economy matures reflectseconomic success rather thandecline. Last stated 11 months ago 23 Nov 2025 AB Andrew Batson — holds since 2025-11-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not byitself create a livable dense suburbwithout supporting schools andshops. Last stated 8 years ago 2 Jun 2018 FS Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start withhistory and art, grounding studentsin the world, rather than with toolsthat may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is compatible with enforcing the law — tap to centre the map on it A clear path to citizenship forundocumented immigrants iscompatible with enforcing the law Last stated 13 years ago 30 May 2013 OW Oprah Winfrey — holds since 2013-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue bytariffing foreign countries ratherthan by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Jan 2025 DT Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A trade dispute escalated by aggressive tariffs can still end in a negotiated outcome that leaves all sides better off. — tap to centre the map on it A trade dispute escalated byaggressive tariffs can still end ina negotiated outcome that leaves allsides better off. Last stated a year ago 30 May 2025 GS Guy Spier — holds since 2025-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: America's large trade deficit in manufactured goods means fewer US manufacturing jobs than balanced trade would. — tap to centre the map on it America's large trade deficit inmanufactured goods means fewer USmanufacturing jobs than balancedtrade would. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 PK Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Comparing a poor country’s GDP with South Korea’s at independence is a shallow argument that hides the differences that actually decided the outcome. Last stated 21 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago No longer holds Oliver Kim Read this korrent →