We live in a profoundly unequal world As Max Roser put it eloquently: “Where you live isn’t just more important than all your other characteristics, it’s more important than everything else put together” ourworldindata.org/global-inequal…

The massive plunge in battery costs has triggered a huge surge in battery investment and deployment 🔋📈

U.S. holding our own with China here!

Very nice article by ⁦Atif Mian⁩ on the importance of the nervous system for development. A systematic, informed process of decision making. atifmian.com/p/nervous-syst…

Jonas Hjort & I sent 1st draft of our invited overview piece to Annual Review of Econ., CEPR wp here. On economic impacts of internet connectivity in developing countries; 90/150 studies we cover provide direct empirical evidence on this (+60 w/rich country or other related findings)

Un cirujano chino extirpó un tumor del pulmón de una paciente que estaba a 5 mil km de distancia. El médico remoto controlaba un robot desde Shanghái (#China)mientras la paciente se encontraba en la ciudad de Kashgar. La operación fue un éxito.

New markups paper alert! 👇👇👇👇 How do markups vary over time along the supply chain? To address this question, I'm very excited to share a new working paper from the HBS Pricing Lab, joint with Santiago Alvarez Blaser, Alex MacKay, and Paolo Mengano: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

'All of economics is a behavioural science. The difference is whether you think the behaviour is irrational or rational.' The giant of modern finance discusses the wisdom of crowds and locking horns with the investment industry – over Lunch with the FT: on.ft.com/4g3OhM6

Interesting piece: Elon Musk is out of control. Here is how to rein him in | Robert Reich | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Deindustrialisation can durably affect living standards, and the effects are carried across multiple generations 👉New evidence VoxEU on UK coal industry collapse 🔗 cepr.org/voxeu/columns/… CEPR NHH Department of Economics Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN Branko Milanovic Angus Deaton David Autor

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Relevant topic in a world in which protectionism is becoming more prevalent and therefore, “maxi” deals are becoming less likely.

Evaluating the impact of export finance support on firm-level export performance: Evidence from Pakistan By Fabrice Defever, Alejandro Riano and Gonzalo Varela Read at: ow.ly/qMU350TcneN

Amazing

Great column. Information provision could help farmers not leave money on the table (on the soil?). Relevant for the #Philippines

Great keynote by Bangko Sentral Gov Remolona on effects of #climate change on price and financial stability. #GreenTransition #Finance #Adaptation

[REPORT] #CarbonMarkets can play a critical role in global decarbonization efforts, and channeling much-needed climate finance towards climate action in developing countries. Learn about the state of play of International #CarbonMarkets in 2023: wrld.bg/eZUM50Snyn6

It was great to present at ⁦Ateneo de Manila University⁩ our latest analysis on #Philippine #growth, characterised by spatial convergence, perspiration more than inspiration, allocation of resources towards productive uses, and inward focus. Look forward to more inspiring discussions.

Glad to have contributed to this 37th anniversary edition, with my opinion on #Philippines #economic #Growth. What happened in the past decade and a half to make it happen, what needs to happen to sustain the momentum. Read it 👇👇 bworldonline.com/special-report…

Always thought provoking, Dani Rodrik