Month: May 2021
Article Summary: “Cotton, Slavery and the New History of Capitalism” by Olmstead and Rhode
Book Summary: “Natural Gas: Fuel for the 21st Century” by Vaclav Smil
Book Summary: “Expert Political Judgement: How Good Is It?” by Philip Tetlock
Book Summary: “The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet” by Ramez Naam
Book Summary: “Big History and the Future of Humanity” by Fred Spier
Book Summary: “The Origins of Political Order” by Francis Fukuyama
Article Summary: “Dynamic of Economic Complexity over a 42 Year Period” by Cesar Hidalgo
Article Summary: “Economic Development as Self-Discovery” by Hausmann and Rodrik
Article Summary: “The Product Space Conditions the Development of Nations” by many
Article Summary: “Discovering Southern and East Africa’s Industrial Opportunities” by Cesar Hidalgo
Article Summary: “Shooting High or Low: Do Countries Benefit from Entering Unrelated Activities” by many
Article Summary: “Linking Economic Complexity, Institutions and Income Inequality” by Hartmann, Hidalgo et al
Book Summary: “Emerging Africa” by Steven Radelet
Book Summary: “Lineages of the Absolutist State” by Perry Anderson
Book Summary: “Abundance: The Future Is Better than You Think” by Diamandis and Kotler
Book Summary: “Factfulness: Why Things are Better Than You Think” by Hans Rosling
Article Summary: “Tropical Underdevelopment” by Jeffrey Sachs
Article Summary: “Cultural Biases in Economic Exchange?” by Guiso, Sapienza and Zingales
Article Summary: “A Nation of Immigrants: Assimilation and Economic Outcomes” by Abramitzky et al
Book Summary: “Enlightenment Now” by Steven Pinker
Book Summary: “Ten Global Trends Every Smart Person Should Know” by Bailey and Tupy
Book Summary: “Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity” by Francis Fukuyama
Book Summary: “Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World” by Niall Ferguson
The Ratchet of Technology, a site by Michael Magoon 