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Shea : What happened next
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Statistics of Kagawa as they say : "crushing capacity had risen to nearly 300,000 metric tonnes annually; that farmer incomes had risen significantly; and that shea butter exports had increased by 250 per cent within a single year"
The decline of slavery and forced labor is one of the biggest social and economic changes in history.
In a new article, we provide a quantitative, bird’s-eye perspective.
We show that almost all countries have ended large-scale forced labor, often surprisingly recently.
ourworldindata.org/slavery
I have not read the book yet. It is on my reading list once it arrives in my mailbox. But i am sceptical of the transcending ethnic lines plot. But I will reserve comments until I read it.
Important findings from today's article
1. The scope of global humanitarian need is larger than current estimates suggest.
2. The challenges of measuring food insecurity contribute to the systematic underestimation of food insecurity.
Article original: flipboard.com/@npr/world-n...
Can social mistrust be a permanent barrier to growth?
Leonard Wantchekon discusses how the Atlantic slave trade created a culture of mistrust that still hampers economic cooperation & #GDP growth. Thanks to University of London & the Convocation Trust for their partnership. youtu.be/qvasGLLf7cA?...
📝New research by @billywoom.bsky.social and @doniakamel.bsky.social uncovers how skin tone shapes player recognition in professional #football — even when performance is identical⚽️
These biases translate into lower market valuations for darker-skinned players.
Read more ▶️ wid.world/news-article...
🆕 Free school meals: The world’s biggest social programme
In this episode of Economics Unpacked, Biniam Bedasso (@cgdev.org) and Fabio Sánchez (Universidad de los Andes) discuss the long-term impacts of school feeding programmes.
🔗 Link below ⤵️
Is that a snake or a worm?
Famine is spreading in Sudan’s western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there, a global hunger monitoring group said.
Interesting memo by Agora Policy. The cement industry issues in Nigeria appear structural but importantly, they argue that imports are not a solution.....
Arsenal win the first ever FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 🏆
Renee Slegers' side achieved glory with a 3-2 victory over Corinthians — Caitlin Foord netted the winner in extra-time.
Well, thats interesting now, isn’t?
FT: The perfect away day. Elland Road is a tough place to go but we weathered the early storm and stamped our authority on the game. There was real pressure on Arsenal today but they dealt with it perfectly.
Madueke impactful, goals for Gyokeres and Jesus, and our bouncers at the back very solid.
"In other words, while inequality trends matter, most of the action in global poverty reduction over the last three decades came from economic growth."
"Applying this decomposition to all countries, I show that 78% of the change in global poverty since 1990 came from income growth while 21% was due to changes in inequality."
“Do your own research” sounds empowering ... until people fall victim to disinformation and conspiracy theories.
On the other hand, turning to a consensus of experts gives you guidance based on rigorous group decision-making, where trained people take common evidence and systematically weigh it.
Vibe coding kills open source.
Our most direct title yet. @koren.mk @julianhi.nz @aaron-lohmann.bsky.social
Theory paper with numbers and policy recs. First at arxiv.org/abs/2601.15494
Comments welcome.
@ceu-economics.bsky.social @kiel.institute
Presenting our paper with @nonsoobikili.com @chinemeluokafor.bsky.social and Ajuwon on Monday in the 10:15am session @assameeting.bsky.social, in case anyone wants to come listen to research on the effects of women's protests on gender gaps in political participation #ASSA2026 #Econsky
The Nigerian cement industry is a cartel operating in plain sight. Here's how to fix it
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