Saturday, March 2, 2019

Podcasts for Economists

Capitalisn’t (hosted by Luigi Zingales of Chicago Booth and Kate Waldock of Georgetown)
http://review.chicagobooth.edu/content/capitalisnt

Macro Musings (Podcast by David Beckworth)
https://soundcloud.com/macro-musings

ECONTALK (Podcast by Russ Roberts)
http://www.econtalk.org
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The South Asian Geopolitical Conundrum

Alyssa Ayres is senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the US Council on Foreign Relations. Her opinions on South Asia are worth reading:
India and Pakistan at the Brink, Foreign Policy Heads into the Unknown in South Asia by Alyssa Ayres
https://www.cfr.org/article/india-and-pakistan-brink-foreign-policy-heads-unknown-south-asia
Related:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/opinions/kashmir-bombing-america-needs-to-get-tougher-on-pakistan-ayres/index.html
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BBC Radio - Interesting Analysis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w172w25nl444mmx

Timeline:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/02/21/trump-says-it-would-be-wonderful-if-india-pakistan-got-along-heres-why-they-dont/

Kashmir Map – Competing Territorial Claims:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/world/india-pakistan-conflict/

Mumbai Terrorist Attacks [PBS Frontline Documentary]:

Terrorism Watchdog Castigates Pakistan Over Aid to Militants

China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Plan in Pakistan Takes a Military Turn
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/19/world/asia/pakistan-china-belt-road-military.html

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:
https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Delusions-Pakistan-History-Misunderstanding/dp/1610394739
https://www.amazon.com/Wrong-Enemy-America-Afghanistan-2001-2014/dp/0544538560

 
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Female Empowerment and Economic Development

World Bank Report - WOMEN, BUSINESS AND THE LAW 2019
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/31327/WBL2019.pdf

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The Brain Drain Debate

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Dealing with the Rise of Populism

A Better Populism
University of Chicago economist Raghuram Rajan notes:
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/populist-economic-policies-better-at-local-level-by-raghuram-rajan-2019-02
“Unfortunately, beggar-thy-neighbor protectionism will make the world poorer. Declining communities urgently need alternative ways to attract new economic activity, and to make their citizens better able to respond to globalization and technological change.”
A new book argues weakened communities threaten liberal democracy
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/02/19/a-new-book-argues-weakened-communities-threaten-liberal-democracy

The revenge of the places that don't matter 
https://voxeu.org/article/revenge-places-dont-matter

Related:
Increasing Regional Inequality in Advanced Economies
https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21730412-time-fresh-thinking-about-changing-economics-geography-right-way-help-declining
https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21730406-what-can-be-done-help-them-globalisation-has-marginalised-many-regions-rich-world

What is behind the decline in US labor mobility?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/magazine/why-are-so-many-americans-staying-put.html

Book Recommendation

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Friday, March 1, 2019

Political Crisis Engulfs English-Speaking Countries [UPDATED]

Canada’s Political Scandal
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/world/canada/trudeau-scandal-snc-lavalin.html
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-trudeaus-cabinet-shuffle-cant-fix-what-is-too-badly-broken/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-a-closer-look-the-11-people-wilson-raybould-said-were-involved-in-the/

Australia - Trust in politicians and government is at an all-time low.
http://theconversation.com/trust-in-politicians-and-government-is-at-an-all-time-low-the-next-government-must-work-to-fix-that-110886

Britain - Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn lose control of their Brexit policies
https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/02/28/theresa-may-and-jeremy-corbyn-lose-control-of-their-brexit-policies

USA – Political Polarization
Washington Post notes:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-america-talk-turns-to-something-unspoken-for-150-years-civil-war/2019/02/28/b3733af8-3ae4-11e9-a2cd-307b06d0257b_story.html
“All the doom, gloom and divisiveness have caught the attention of experts who evaluate the strength of governments around the world. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index, a measure widely cited by political scientists, demoted the United States from “full democracy” to “flawed democracy” in January 2017, citing a big drop in Americans’ trust for their political institutions.”
Where does America find such sad excuses for elected leaders?
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/where-does-america-find-such-sad-excuses-for-elected-leaders/2019/03/01/9a221ade-3c5a-11e9-a06c-3ec8ed509d15_story.html

Centrist Democrats push back against party’s liberal surge
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/centrist-democrats-push-back-against-partys-liberal-surge/2019/03/01/a6674430-3c38-11e9-a2cd-307b06d0257b_story.html

On the critically endangered list: The Principled Republican
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/on-the-critically-endangered-list-the-principled-republican/2019/03/01/e5bb2542-3c3e-11e9-aaae-69364b2ed137_story.html

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Decline of the Anglosphere
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-02-21/do-trump-and-brexit-herald-the-end-of-the-anglosphere

 Global Role of the English Language
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-03-02/the-english-language-no-longer-belongs-to-britain-and-america

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Automobile Sector Headed for a Structural Change

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