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Monday, September 28, 2009

Kahneman on the financial crisis and behavioral economics

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The present issue of Finance & Development profiles Daniel Kahneman, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 for pioneerin...

Noam Chomsky on crisis and hope

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A very interesting and provocative article by Noam Chomsky: As the fate of Bangladesh illustrates, the terrible food crisis is not jus...
Friday, September 25, 2009

Aid harmonization in education sector in Nepal

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So, the good news is that the aid agencies are harmonizing their effort to better education sector in Nepal. Despite my skepticism about t...
Sunday, September 20, 2009

Strauss-Kahn on financial crisis and low-income countries

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Managing Director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, gave a speech at a CGD event on Sept 17. He talked about how the IMF is becoming flex...

Need to harmonize WTO with RTAs

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Carnegie Endowment organized an event about WTO and how we can move forward with existing agreements so that the institution is relevant in...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Economics at work, Festival edition

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One of the biggest festivals in the Hindu calendar is approaching and people are excited for family reunion and celebration. This comes up w...
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Is Nepal gaining from becoming a member of the WTO?

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In my latest op-ed, I look at how Nepal has fared since it joined the WTO in 2004. Quite surprisingly, overall trade has declined and emp...