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Economics lessons in British schools
According to BBC news the government’s clamp-down on junk food in schools has led to a…
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The consensus among econmics professionals on immigration
Alex Tabarook has written an open letter on immigration from the economics community: Immigration is the…
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Nigeria rejects constitutional amendment
The BBC news reports that Nigeria’s Senate has thrown out a move to allow President Olusegun…
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Should we give aid to government budgets?
I’ve got a piece up on the CGD blog about a new evaluation of budget support,…
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Easterly vs Sachs
William Easterly and Jeff Sachs make a living by disagreeing with each other, though it seems…
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More on China in Africa
I wrote earlier this week about China’s growing role in Africa. Here are six further insights…
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TOP SECRET: How our legislators are chosen
This caught my eye in the Number 10 morning press briefing from 4 May 2006 Asked…
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A new scramble for Africa?
Abraham McLaughlin in the Christian Science Monitor has been writing for some time about the growing…
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A modest proposal to reform the World Bank
I am not one of those who believe the World Bank should be shut down. Indeed,…
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London’s “fashionable South Bank”
I have never thought of my gaff in the Elephant and Castle as being in a…
