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Everything filed under climate change climate change Everything filed under economists economists Everything filed under degrowth degrowth Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Who gains from a poor country’s growth is a question of political economy and geopolitics, never a purely technical one. Who gains from a poor country’s growth isa question of political economy andgeopolitics, never a purely technical one. Last stated a year ago 29 Jul 2025 OK Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-07-29 — 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 poorcountry’s economy does notautomatically reduce its poverty. Last stated a year ago 29 Jul 2025 OK Oliver Kim — holds since 2025-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Development economists can contribute far less to a poor country’s growth policy in real time than either they or their critics assume. — tap to centre the map on it Development economists cancontribute far less to a poorcountry’s growth policy in real timethan either they or their criticsassume. Last stated 4 months ago 6 May 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — 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: Once wealth became a function of commerce rather than land, who is rich and powerful became mostly a question of how industrialised a country is. — tap to centre the map on it Once wealth became a function ofcommerce rather than land, who isrich and powerful became mostly aquestion of how industrialised acountry is. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — 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 ispolitical and economic instability,not a shortage of well-designedprogrammes. Last stated a year ago 14 Jul 2025 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2025-07-14 — tap for who they are CB Chris Blattman — holds since 2013-06-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: 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. — tap to centre the map on it Comparing a poor country’s GDP withSouth Korea’s at independence is ashallow argument that hides thedifferences that actually decidedthe 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: In an AI world growth and economic value come easily; distribution, wealth and political freedom are the hard parts, and that is where policy belongs. — tap to centre the map on it In an AI world growth and economicvalue come easily; distribution,wealth and political freedom are thehard parts, and that is where policybelongs. Last stated 7 months ago 13 Feb 2026 DA Dario Amodei — holds since 2026-02-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Industrialisation is still a live path for poor countries today, despite all the post-pandemic pessimism. — tap to centre the map on it Industrialisation is still a livepath for poor countries today,despite all the post-pandemicpessimism. Last stated a year ago 14 Jul 2025 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2025-07-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan forclimate change or nuclear war,because self-sufficiency there iscenturies away. Last stated 2 years ago 22 Dec 2024 AF Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-related cybersecurity damage over the next year or two will fall well short of the harm caused by Covid or global warming — tap to centre the map on it AI-related cybersecurity damage overthe next year or two will fall wellshort of the harm caused by Covid orglobal warming Last stated a week ago 1 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions wereultimately climate change — theclimate shifting faster than lifecould adapt to it. Last stated a year ago 4 Sept 2025 DH Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates forgreatest economist of all time, AdamSmith was analytically the weakest,save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpointsof people unlike oneself is agenuine weakness in a socialscientist, not merely a separatemoral failing. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: College is not a good career investment for most of the population. — tap to centre the map on it College is not a good careerinvestment for most of thepopulation. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Feb 2025 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Degrowth shared out equally would cut the incomes of everyone above the world average by about two-thirds. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth shared out equally wouldcut the incomes of everyone abovethe world average by abouttwo-thirds. Last stated 9 years ago 18 Nov 2017 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Degrowth would require the world to go from an inequality worse than South Africa's to a complete equality no recorded society has ever had. — tap to centre the map on it Degrowth would require the world togo from an inequality worse thanSouth Africa's to a completeequality no recorded society hasever had. Last stated 9 years ago 18 Nov 2017 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Freezing world output at today's level would condemn a quarter of humanity to permanent abject poverty. — tap to centre the map on it Freezing world output at today'slevel would condemn a quarter ofhumanity to permanent abjectpoverty. Last stated 9 years ago 18 Nov 2017 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2017-11-18 — tap for who they are
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