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← Exporting natural resources can lift a country out of poverty and cannot make it rich.
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14 Jul 2025
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Noah Smith — holds since 2025-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Industrial policy that grows a poor country’s economy does not automatically reduce its poverty. — tap to centre the map on it Industrial policy that grows a poor country’s economy does not automatically reduce its poverty. Last stated a year ago
29 Jul 2025
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pollution is a price worth paying for escaping poverty only if the people breathing it are the ones who escape. — tap to centre the map on it Pollution is a price worth paying for escaping poverty only if the people breathing it are the ones who escape. Last stated a year ago
29 Jul 2025
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no known escape from poverty other than climbing the global value chain. — tap to centre the map on it There is no known escape from poverty other than climbing the global value chain. Last stated a year ago
29 Jul 2025
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aid is not development: transfers can relieve poverty, but the work that actually lifts a country out of it is not work donors do. — tap to centre the map on it Aid is not development: transfers can relieve poverty, but the work that actually lifts a country out of it is not work donors do. Last stated 2 years ago
12 Feb 2025
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Chris Blattman — holds since 2013-06-27 — tap for who they are
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Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What keeps poor countries poor is political and economic instability, not a shortage of well-designed programmes. — tap to centre the map on it What keeps poor countries poor is political and economic instability, not a shortage of well-designed programmes. Last stated a year ago
14 Jul 2025
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Noah Smith — holds since 2025-07-14 — tap for who they are
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Chris Blattman — holds since 2013-06-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Export success is not enough: a country that wants to manufacture has to build whole domestic ecosystems of interrelated industries. — tap to centre the map on it Export success is not enough: a country that wants to manufacture has to build whole domestic ecosystems of interrelated industries. Last stated a year ago
14 Jul 2025
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Noah Smith — holds since 2025-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Labour-saving innovation in rich countries is aimed at the only asset most of the world’s poor have to sell. — tap to centre the map on it Labour-saving innovation in rich countries is aimed at the only asset most of the world’s poor have to sell. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Mar 2023
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Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-03-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: High per-capita energy consumption is necessary for an economy to escape poverty. — tap to centre the map on it High per-capita energy consumption is necessary for an economy to escape poverty. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. — tap to centre the map on it A broken criminal justice institution survives precisely because it serves the people who run it. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Radley Balko — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country that builds a national health service becomes more aware of its own existence, because the experience of solidarity is what makes a nation real. — tap to centre the map on it A country that builds a national health service becomes more aware of its own existence, because the experience of solidarity is what makes a nation real. Last stated a week ago
30 Aug 2026
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Timothy Snyder — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. — tap to centre the map on it A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. Last stated a month ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. — tap to centre the map on it A government's debt dynamics are a household's or a company's, except that it can print money and tax -- and those two powers are what change the ending. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Aug 2026
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Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. — tap to centre the map on it A longer average debt maturity protects a government from temporary interest-rate spikes and gives it more time to adjust to permanent rate increases. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are