Industrialization, Trade, Economics, Geopolitics, Commerce
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Our fortunes are tied together. Severe disruptions to global trade can leave us all poorer.
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While a few actors may appropriate the benefits of criminality, while leahing the global public to pay price. This should not be so.
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What drives Demand for merchant shipping?
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The Houthi’s are Yemeni political actors. The Houthis, and Somali pirates have been launching direct kinetic attacks on shipping assets. China and Russia have not condemned the attacks. As the UN Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Houthi attacks, China and Russia abstained. What follows is an exploration of the current and potential e…
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The Houthi’s are Yemeni political actors. The Houthis, and Somali pirates have been launching direct kinetic attacks on shipping assets. China and Russia have not condemned the attacks. As the UN Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Houthi attacks, China and Russia abstained. What follows is an exploration of the current and potential e…
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The Houthi’s are Yemeni political actors. The Houthis, and Somali pirates have been launching direct kinetic attacks on shipping assets. China and Russia have not condemned the attacks. As the UN Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Houthi attacks, China and Russia abstained. What follows is an exploration of the current and potential e…
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How Personal Computers and Weapons Benefit From Integrated Circuits
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How can an economist begin to understand the global context of the computer chips?
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How could it be that a product dominated by East Asian manufacturing hubs is making Africans wealthier?
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A brief on Why Integrated Circuits (colloquially known as computer chips) are a development question.
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How important is the integrated circuit to the economic activities of human beings around the world?
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The Integrated circuits trade is growing in value and ubiquity. These chips are everywhere. I explain the importance of this trade and propose why a least developed country policy makers and consumers should care.
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The global trade in integrated circuits has now surpassed the global trade in oil. I explore the implications for developing countries.
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Like computer software, social systems have exploits that can be hacked for good or for Ill. I review an interesting concept promoted by one Bruce Schneier for his article in Slate Magazine "Everything is hackable".
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In the year 1817, David Ricardo gave us the theory of comparative advantage. In the late 1970s, Paul Krugman introduced New Trade Theory. What do these two approaches have to say about international trade?
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The Russian Invasion of Ukraine has increases the economic headwinds felt by countries with small economies and poor populations like Kenya. I dusciss some if them. I came to thus conclusion through the help of a presentation made by my colleagues at the IEA-Kenya and a report that I have been putting together.…
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When exploring the wealth of Nations, one simple question we might ask is how fast the economy should grow. The simple answer is 10%. Listen to discover the story behind this 10%.
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In this episode, we explore the patterns of distressed migration of DRC citizens into the Horn of Africa region.
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The DRC has a sizeable population. How will it change the EACs Population relative to its neighbours and the world?
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As the DRC Joins the EAC, the geographic area of the EAC will change. How will it change?
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo Accession into the East African Community.
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I give a summary of a paper by Dani Rodrik in which he examines the rationale behind the Multilateral Development Bank. He builds on what he perceives as the twin Objectives of these institutions.
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An overview of some literature I uncovered around the subject of trade, infrastructure and development.
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In this episode, I go over the debate about the rationale behind multilateral lending. This framed by economists Daniel Rodrik on the rational behind
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Emmanuel responds to recent G7 announcement of a $14 trillion dollar infrastructure initiative (BBBW) and what it could mean for third world nations, the target market of the initiative. Is this the beginning of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) vs Build Back Better World (BBBW)?
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A look at one dimension along which economists consider public infrastructure.
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The COVID19 emergency, the economic context, Debt to GDP ratios, Domestic and Foreign Debt composition and policy recommendations.
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A series on how copyrights are parlayed into wealth.
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A brief answering the questions 1. why do we study population? What are demographics?
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Structural transformation can be induced by economic growth, natural disaster or political decisions.
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This is an explanation of economic complexity.
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Mama said build high tech stuff. Mama protected us as we built stuff and grew. Mama pavlovian conditioned us. Now we are grand, all grown up.
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Industrialization vs Development and a quick snapshot of the debates of the day
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1. Ghosn, Ex Nissan-Renault Boss 2. Mwana Spoti
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A brief overview of China's international relations and the environment.
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When the 1972 Stockholm Conference is seen to have failed in addressing economic inequality, economic growth and the environment, a commission is set up that by 1983 introduces the concept of sustainable development
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Dealing with the promulgation of important treaties on the environment, the Stockholm conference and the founding of UNEP.
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The Founding of UNEP and the Promulgation of Important Treaties on the Environment
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The International Environmental and Climate Change Framework, as I understand it.
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Nature is an elusive force that does not discriminate. The strong and the unified are best placed to deal with natures adverse evolution.
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A presentation
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