Skill versus voice in local development
When the state is weak, autocratic traditional chiefs control the provision of public goods. If they don’t have the technical skills that these tasks need, can delegation to technocrats or inclusive decision-making improve outcomes? Katherine Casey tells Tim Phillips about the results of an experiment in Sierra Leone.
Six Questions with Ted Miguel
Edward (Ted) Miguel is the Oxfam Professor in Environmental and Resource Economics and co-Director of the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at Berkeley. After a famous early paper with Michael Kremer had him known as “that worms guy”, Ted has gone on to study a wide range of topics on African economic development, including health, …
Interview with Professor Ted Miguel
Ted Miguel is the Oxfam Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. He is a founder of CEGA, and his research focuses on development economics, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Two Berkeley Economic Review members got the chance to ask him about his background and research earlier this year.
Edward Miguel: Connecting Research and Policy
Miguel has collaborated with us since our early days, starting with our Deworm the World program, which was launched based on his research with Michael Kremer that determined deworming is a cost-effective way to improve children’s school attendance. We’ve continued to collaborate with him over the past ten years as his research on deworming expanded to look …
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What Have We Learned From a Summer of Climate Reckoning?
This summer has been a parade of broken climate records. June was the hottest June and July was not just the hottest July but the hottest month ever on record. At the same time, it looks like we are at the start of a green revolution: Decarbonization efforts have gone far better than what many …
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Hot under the collar? Heat can make you angry and even aggressive, research finds
If sweating through your shirt in summer’s extreme heat makes you mad, you’re not alone. In fact, research shows that there’s a direct correlation between high temperatures and hot tempers, and that anger can sometimes lead to bad behavior.
In a hot room, you’re told to play a vicious game. Will heat make you behave badly?
Here’s an experiment that seems excruciating to imagine in the midst of the current global heat wave: Starting six years ago, researchers began putting thousands of people in baking hot rooms to find out if high temperatures may make us more violent. The findings surprised even the scientists – and could have major implications for …
Does heat make us more aggressive? Researchers put it to the test
Periods of sweltering temperatures like the current global heat wave seem to drive up civil conflicts. But why? To find out, researchers put thousands of people in hot rooms – with surprising results.
Climate education for equitable future
As the adverse effects of the climate crisis become increasingly imminent, the call for equity in all spheres of life needs to be equated with the call for climate change education (CCE). It is imperative for the educational curriculum to incorporate climate education as an integral element of every discipline, from STEM courses to literature …
Soaring temperatures and food prices threaten violent unrest
As the world warms, the link between heat and social disturbance is an increasingly important one and, this summer, an especially concerning one. Each upheaval has its own causes, but certain factors make disturbances more likely everywhere. Surging temperatures, rising food prices and cuts to public spending—three of the strongest predictors of turmoil—have driven estimates …
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Importance of research: Research helps with formulation of policies
Experts Urges Governments to use available evidence to improve the lives of people
Experts at the 11th Africa Evidence Summit on evidence-informed policy governance in Nairobi, urged the governments to use available evidence-informed policies to improve the lives of people.
Experts urge govts to use available evidence to improve people’s lives
Evidence-informed policies are what Africa needs to improve people’s lives, experts meeting in Nairobi for the 11th Africa Evidence Summit on evidence-informed policy governance said.
Experts Call on Governments to use available evidence to improve the lives of people
Evidence-informed policies are what Africa needs to improve people’s lives, experts meeting in Nairobi for the 11th Africa Evidence Summit on evidence-informed policy governance said. According to experts at the meeting and drawn from worldwide, governments will begin setting the right development priorities, design cost-effective interventions, and enhance program implementation when using research evidence.
Experts Call on Governments to use available evidence to improve the lives of people
Evidence-informed policies are what Africa needs to improve people’s lives, experts meeting in Nairobi for the 11th Africa Evidence Summit on evidence-informed policy governance said. According to experts at the meeting and drawn from worldwide, governments will begin setting the right development priorities, design cost-effective interventions, and enhance program implementation when using research evidence.
Experts urge Governments to Use Evidence for Improving People’s Lives Effectively
During the 11th Africa Evidence Summit held in Nairobi, experts emphasized the importance of evidence-informed policies for improving the lives of people in Africa. They highlighted that governments should prioritize research evidence to set development priorities, design cost-effective interventions, and enhance program implementation.
How randomized trials and the town of Busia, Kenya changed economics
A podcast about how Busia, Kenya, became the place where economists pioneered a more scientific way to study huge problems, from contaminated water to low graduation rates, to HIV transmission. And how that research changed government programs and aid efforts around the world.
The world’s deadliest war last year wasn’t in Ukraine
Sudan has a long history of civil wars, and conflicts around the world are worsening, with a significant increase in the number of people displaced and in need of emergency aid due to conflict-driven issues. Sudan’s conflict involves powerful individuals vying for control, but the broader global problem of increasing conflict persistence is influenced by …
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Lauren Falcao Bergquist explores causes and effects of collusion in East African agricultural markets
Kenya’s school based deworming programme marks 10 years
National School Based Deworming Programme Marks 10 Years
Solving the puzzle of peace
May 1, 2022
United Nations University - World Institute for Development Economics Research
Charting the Future of China’s Infrastructure Projects in Africa After a Decade of Lending
A lesson in perspective: EGC Visiting Professor Ceren Baysan on Political Economy
What parking tickets tell us about political corruption
Gov’t Kicks-Off A Three-Day Deworming Exercise
Govt targets to deworm 4 million children across 14 counties
Tracking the “open science” movement
The coming refugee crisis: how COVID-19 exacerbates forced displacement
New surge in COVID-19 pandemic accelerates internationally
A survey of 30,000 households reveals Covid-19’s economic toll in the developing world
La pandemia amenaza a millones de hogares de países en desarrollo con caer en la pobreza
Cash injection urged to help poor fight COVID-19 during vaccine wait
COVID-19 Pandemic Caused “Staggering” Economic, Human Impact in Developing Countries
Pandemic caused ‘staggering’ economic, human impact in global south, study says
Pandemic erodes living standards in developing countries, study shows
Poorest countries suffering ‘staggering’ hardship during virus
In 2021, Group Aims to Scale-up Economic Powers of 1,000 Nigerian Farmers
Sociologist, Scientist? Towards Transparency, Accountability, and a Sharing Culture
Deworming Reaps Long-Term Health and Economic Rewards for Young Kenyans
Inexpensive Treatment of Widespread Parasitic Infection Results in Economy-Wide Benefits
Lives vs. Livelihoods Revisited: Should Poorer Countries with Younger Populations Have Equally Strict Lockdowns?
The IMF Has a Blueprint for Helping the Climate Without Hurting
Deworming children in sub-Saharan Africa produces long-term benefits, study finds
UC Berkeley researchers motivated by society, personal interests, scientific community
Could Giving Kids A 50-Cent Pill Massively Boost Their Income Years Later?
A new study finds that giving kids deworming treatment still benefits them 20 years later
Zimbabwe Hopes Rural Electrification Can Stop Deforestation. Here’s Why It Might Not Work
Treating children for worms yields long-term benefits, says new study
Treating children for worms yields long-term health, economic gains, study says
African countries’ approach to combat coronavirus: successful and life-threatening
9 UC Berkeley faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Africa faces grave risks as COVID-19 emerges, says Berkeley economist
Study Finds Cash Transfers To Poor Have Positive Ripple Effect
Cash transfers have been thoroughly and rigorously shown to reduce poverty and improve lives
Here’s what happened when a charity gave $1,000 each to poor households in Kenya
What would happen if we randomly gave $1,000 to poor families? Now we know.
When you give cash to those in need, you’re giving the whole community a boost
Researchers Find A Remarkable Ripple Effect When You Give Cash To Poor Families
A charity dropped a massive stimulus package on rural Kenya – and transformed the economy
Unconditional handouts benefit recipients – and their neighbours too
UC Berkeley professor’s work contributes to Nobel prize-winning research
It is important to use Nobel to harness the best of science, reasoning to policymaking
Greta Thunberg & the economics of global warming: A delayed response to climate change is an economic catastrophe waiting to happen
September 28, 2019
Weekly links July 26: big data vs RCTs for health, we need more uncertain politicians, innovations in dissemination, and more…
Power Isn’t Water: Learnings from Kenya’s Rural Electrification Efforts
Vital Signs: the ‘ball-tampering’ budget trick they don’t want you to know about
From a Ph.D. to RBIs: How Farhan Zaidi left Berkeley and became a baseball pioneer
Exploring How Climate Change Affects Conflict and Productivity
Exploring How Climate Change Affects Conflict and Productivity
Entre changement climatique et croissance économique, des liens très étroits
Giants new exec Farhan Zaidi has it all: high IQ, humor, kindness
How to Tap Skilled Managers in Villages Where Chiefs Still Rule
Meta-analyses were supposed to end scientific debates. Often, they only cause more controversy
Int’l economists shocked over Atif Mian’s removal by Pakistani govt
El impacto de los asesinatos de políticos en la democracia y en los gobiernos locales en Colombia
Ten Reasons Not to Measure Impact – and What to Do Instead
Ce qu’il faut savoir sur les changments climatiques, la violence et l’aggressivité
Trump pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement could be disastrous for the economy
Young Kenyans are murdering elderly relatives they claim are witches, but it really has nothing to do with magical beliefs
Despite murderous attacks, Tanzania’s ‘witches’ fight for land
Why thousands of elderly women are called ‘witches’ before being burned alive or knifed to death in Africa
Despite murderous attacks, Tanzania’s ‘witches’ fight for land
From blaming witches to blaming foreigners: The torments of the black South African’s psyche
A imigração pode prejudicar a economia de um país? A volta de um preconceito
¿La inmigración realmente daña a la economía? El regreso de un viejo prejuicio
A propósito del caso Odebrecht: Cómo la corrupción destruye el desarrollo
Profs. Dal Bó and Finan spearhead global economies program to improve life in developing countries
El cambio climático nos hará un 23% más pobres a finales de siglo
Сколько стоит жизнь: самые интересные иностранные экономические исследования 2016 года
December 29, 2016
Pesquisa mostra que Chávez utilizou computadores para perseguir eleitores da oposição
A fine mess: how diplomats get away without paying parking tickets
Opinião: Perigo do aquecimento global inclui até aumento da violência
Even Donald Trump must acknowledge climate change is not a hoax
Climate change is no hoax, and we’d better do something about it
Kristof: With climate change, it’s not just the globe that’s heating up
El cambio climático causa pérdidas millonarias a la economía mundial
Summer 2016 Journal of Economic Perspectives Available Online
En tu cabeza hay un gol (y no otra cosa): lo último sobre "soccernomics"
Ist die Lust am Experimentieren das Todesurteil der Ideologien?
Why don’t economists do cost analysis in their impact evaluations?
Changes in Climate Have Always Made Things Worse for (Accused) Witches
Media Call: New Africa Climate Plan and COP21 with President Jim Yong Kim
Unmitigated Climate Change to Shrink Global Economy by 23 percent
Report argues US needs to increase climate adaptation funding 154-fold to pay fair share
Unmitigated Climate Change to Shrink Global Economy by 23 percent
Unmitigated climate change to shrink global economy by 23 percent, researchers find
Unmitigated climate change to shrink global economy by 23 percent, researchers find
Unmitigated climate change to shrink global economy by 23 percent, researchers find
Unmitigated Climate Change to Shrink Global Economy by 23 Percent, Researchers Find
How institutional investors can alleviate climate change while boosting the global economy
How institutional investors can alleviate climate change while boosting the global economy
Q&A with earth system science professor Marshall Burke on climate change economics
Climate Change and GDP: Is 55 Degrees America’s Economic Breaking Point?
Stanford researchers’ calculations reveal higher thanexpected global economic cost of climate change
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No One Works When It’s Hot, So Climate Change Is Going To Ruin The Economy
No One Works When It’s Hot, So Climate Change Is Going To Ruin The Economy
Heat stress from global warming may stifle economic growth, new studies show
Global warming could be more devastating for the economy than we thought
Climate change will be an economic disaster for rich and poor, study says
Study finds climate change is costing billions in hurricane damage alone
13 astetta – lämpötila, jossa talous kasvaa Ilmasto Tiede Helsingin Sanomat
Global Warming Could Shave-off 35 Percent Earnings from U.S. Households: Research
The Economist Magazine Turns Pessimistic on Climate Change Adaptation
Estudo mostra que produtividade dos países desenvolvidos, ao contrário do que apontavam outras pesquisas, será prejudicada por mudanças climáticas
Average Income of US Household Will Decline by 2100 Mainly Due to Global Warming
Climate Change Will Drag Down Global Economic Output Steeply By 2100
«Il riscaldamento del pianeta riduce il Pil». Al via la mobilitazione globale sul clima
Sweeping study claims that rising temperatures will sharply cut economic productivity
Study by UC Berkeley professors links economic inequality, climate change
La température annuelle moyenne idéale pour l’économie ? 13 °C, affirment des chercheurs
Temperatur und Wirtschaft: Das Mittelmeerklima ist ein Verlustgeschäft
Climate Change Could Hurt Global Economy: Study Finds Link Between Global Warming And Productivity
A qualcuno non piace caldo: con i cambiamenti climatici economia mondiale a -23%
COP21 : la température idéale pour la productivité est de 13 degrés
Climate change slams global economy, study from Stanford and Berkeley shows
Climate Change Will Likely Decrease Global Economic Output By 2100
Researchers’ calculations reveal higher-than-expected global economic cost of climate change
Sweeping study claims that rising temperatures will sharply cut economic productivity
Climate change slams global economy, study from Stanford and Berkeley shows
Climate change slams global economy, study from Stanford and Berkeley shows
Climate change slams global economy, study from Stanford and Berkeley shows
Climate change slams global economy, study from Stanford and Berkeley shows
Climate Change Slams Global Economy in a New Study From Stanford and Berkeley
Climate Change Could Destroy the Global Economy in a Most Terrifying Fashion
Trabalhadores rendem menos quando está calor, revela estudo
Stanford researchers’ calculations reveal higher-than-expected global economic cost of climate change
The high cost of climate change
Claim: The Optimum Average Annual Temperature for Humans is 13c (55F)
Does climate change affect income? New study sees robust link.
En temperaturstigning på 4,3 grader vil reducere det globale bruttonationalprodukt med 23 pct.
Klimawandel und Weltwirtschaft: Bei 13 Grad im Durchschnitt kippt es
Study says most countries’ economies weaken with every degree of warming
Average temperature can be indicator of region’s economic success, researchers find
Le mois de septembre aura été le plus chaud de l’histoire sur toute la planète L’actualité
Global warming: Study finds the warmer it gets, the more world economy hurts
CLIMATE COUNTDOWN: Study says most countries’ economies weaken with every degree of warming
The Case for Making Economics Research Easier to Replicate
Les conséquences inattendues d’une sécheresse en Chine Aux origines climatiques des conflits
Será que a medicina deve tratar todas as pessoas contaminadas com vermes parasitas?
Social Scientists Develop Profile To Spot Likely Tax Evaders
Is it worth treating everyone who might get worms?
What Has Been Learned from the Deworming Replications: A Nonpartisan View
Toil and Trouble – How Conflict and Climate Change are Triggering Witch Hunts
What are the economic benefits of mass deworming of children?
นกวิจยพบว่าภาวะแห้งแล้งทําให้คนแอฟริกนจํานวน มากติดเชือเอชไอว
Deworming: An informed debate requires a careful look at the data
‘Empathy,’ not incentives or environmentalism, sells solar power in India
Mapping the Worm Wars: What the Public Should Take Away from the Scientific Debate about Mass Deworming
Despite $7 billion to ‘Power Africa,’ why the continent is still in the dark
Half of biomedical research studies don’t stand up to scrutiny – and what we need to do about that
This academic debate about worms has an important lesson for the future of global poverty
Scientists Are Hoarding Data And It’s Ruining Medical Research
Kenya Example: How Re-Analyzing Scientific Research Data Can Change The Findings
Evidence for spending millions on deworming schoolchildren is inadequate, report says
Obama Thinks Solar Power Will Boost Kenya. Kenyans Aren’t So Sure.
Obama Thinks Solar Power Will Boost Kenya; Kenyans Aren’t So Sure
Obama Thinks Solar Power Will Boost Kenya; Kenyans Aren’t So Sure
Worm Wars – A Review of the Reanalysis of Miguel and Kremer’s Deworming Study
Educational Benefits of Deworming Children Questioned by Re-analysis of Flagship Study
How re-analysing the data of scientific research can change the findings
The positive impact of deworming in Kenyan schools: the evidence untangled
Obama Thinks Solar Power Will Boost Kenya. Kenyans Aren’t So Sure
The positive impact of deworming in Kenyan schools: the evidence untangled
Dear journalists and policymakers: What you need to know about the Worm Wars
Confronting Fragility and Conflict in Africa: What Does the Research Tell Us?
Incentives for open science: New prizes to encourage research integrity and transparency in social science
New Prizes Will Recognize and Reward Transparency in Social Science Research
Weather and conflict in Africa: It’s almost winter and ‘strike season’ in South Africa; war more likely in hot years
Petrobras shows corruption is now a high-stakes game in Brazil
Petrolao faz multinacionais reverem abordagem de corrupcao no Brasil
Petrobras shows corruption is now a high-stakes game in Brazil
The value of democracy in the world’s poorest region: Evidence from Kenya’s road building
Edward Miguel on the Untidy (but Important) Link Between Climate and Violence
Worm Wars: A Review of the Reanalysis of Miguel and Kremer’s Deworming Study
Corruption and Revolt – Does tolerating graft undermine national security?
Bối cảnh xã hội và hành xử của cầu thủ trên sân bóng: Đời càng loạn, lỗi càng nhiều
What Is The Relationship Between Climate Change And Armed Conflicts?
Weltretter: Nicht alle Ökonomen sind Narren, manche sind sogar Superhelden
Hawkish U.S. Policies Pose Bigger Threat to Peace Than Climate Change
Research links Social Violence with Occurrence of Climate Change
Rising Global Temperatures from Climate Change Linked to Increase in Violence
There’s a Surprisingly Strong Link Between Climate Change and Violence
L’Afrique a aussi son mot à dire sur le changement climatique
Corrupcion: Fenomeno Cultural Pero Superable en el Corto Plazo
Fish Oil : Heart Disease :: Microcredit : Women’s Empowerment?
Public-service Awards Honor those who ‘Honor this Institution’
Objective Validation of Subjective Corruption Perceptions?
Foreign Intervention and the Economic Costs of Conflict: A Micro Perspective
Rethink, Redesign and Recreate Your Future at TEDxBerkeley 2014
Errors in Experiments, Incorrect Conclusions Plague Social Science Research, Paper States
Extreme Climatic Conditions Produce Violence and Instability in Africa
Further Reading: Climate Strongly Affects Human Conflict and Violence Worldwide
January 3 "Science" Magazine Featured: Calls for Transparency in the Social Sciences
Así es el calor: Nórdicos Felices, Playas en Siberia, Conflictos y Efectos Sobre el Crecimiento
Science Authors Seek Better Social Science Research Transparency
Top 100 Discoveries of 2013: Climate Change May Lead to More Wars #91
To Solve a Problem, You Need More Than a Theory – You Need a Randomized Controlled Trial
Trends and Triggers: Climate Change and Interstate Conflict
How Much Risk of Death Will You Accept to Save Time, Money?
What Economic Sleuths Can Tell Us about Our Corrupt Politics
Los Cambios en el Clima Aumentan el Número de Crímenes y Guerras en Todo el Mundo
Research Links Violence and Climate Change
Social Consequences of a Warming Planet
Scientific Feud: Does Global Warming Make Us More Violent?
Study: Global Conflicts to Heat Up as Climate Warms
Research Suggests Global Warming Related to Increased Violence
Will Global Warming Lead to More War? It’s Not That Simple
Briefs: Heat, Violence Linked; New Medical Tools; Safe City Life
Climate Change Will Exacerbate Violence Around the World, Research Finds
UC Berkeley Study Says Climate Change Increases Human Violence
Could Hotter Temperatures from Climate Change Boost Violence?
Climate Change Could Cause an Increase in Violence Around the World
Violence in Humans Likely to Increase as Climate Shifts, Study Says
Does New Research Explain the Link Between Climate Change and Conflict, or Show How Hard That is to Do?
Warmer Climate Could Lead to Increased Conflict, Violence
Rise in Climate Change Correlated with Increase in Violence Incidents
Study: Human Violence Likely to Increase with Climate Change
Climate Change Conflict: Warmer Temperatures Lead to Increased Violence, Study Says
Will Climate Change Trigger Endless War?
Climate Change Linked to Increase in Violence, War
Climate Changes Fuel Civil Strife and Global Conflict, Says News Report
Climate Change Gives Rise to Human Conflict: Researchers Say Violence Could Double By 2050
Researchers Consider Link Between Shifts in Climate and Human Violence
Violence Rises with Temperature: Climate Change Linked to Social Upheaval
Hot Under the Collar: Study Links Climate Change to Rising Tempers
Study: Climate Change, Extreme Weather ‘Strongly Linked’ to Increased Violence Across the Globe
A New Take on War: As Temperatures Rise, Tempers Flare
Climate Change, Conflict and Certainty: New Research in Context
Climate Strongly Affects Human Conflict, War and Violence Worldwide, Says Study
Climate Change May Increase Violence, Study Shows
Hot and Bothered: Climate Change Amplifies Violence, Study Says
Fewer Resources, Greater Stress, More Distasters: Climate Change Linked to Violence Among People and Societies
Climate Change and Violence Linked, Breakthrough Study Finds
Scientists Say Global Violence Could Rise with Global Warming
August 1, 2013
United Press International (UPI)
Violence Will Rise as Climate Changes, Scientists Predict
Climate & Conflict: Warmer World May Be More Violence
Cool Heads Likely Won’t Prevail in a Hotter, Wetter World: Climate Change Will Likely Exacerbate Violence
Cool Heads Likely Won’t Prevail in a Hotter, Wetter World
Global Warming Could Cause 50 Percent Increase in Violence Conflict
War, Murders to Rise Due to Global Warming?
Climate Change Linked to Hot Tempers: Global Warming Negatively Affecting Human Behavior
A Surprising Barrier to Clean Water: Human Nature
CSAE Conference Keynote: Ted Miguel on Conflict, Climate and African Development
Food for the Hungry Sees Incredible Success with De-worming Children in Burundi
September 12, 2012
Food Digital
Despite Grim Headlines, Africa is Booming
Subsidizing Safe Sex by Paying for Negative STD Tests
Five Berkeley Faculty Honored for Exceptional Teaching
Does Surviving Violence Make You a Better Person?
Gauging Corruption in a Country via Monitoring Parking Violations
In India, a Small Pill, with Positive Side Effects
Book Review: Emerging Africa – How 17 Countries Are Leading the Way
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January 1, 2012
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Sometimes a Survey Interview Bequeaths More than the Token Gift of Appreciation
Foreign Policy: Cloudy with a Chance of Insurgency
August 31, 2011
National Public Radio (NPR), by Charles Kenny
Cheap Water, Deadly Water
Deworming as a Public Health Intervention: Can It Have Lasting Effects?
New Paper by Casey, Glennerster, and Miguel is Real Progress in Studying Community Directed Development
Measuring How and Why Aid Works – or Doesn’t
Book Review: Economic Gangsters – Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations
March 6, 2011
British Politics and Policy at LSE Blog, by Charles Crawford
Forget the Aftershocks
Berkeley Study: Violence in the Country Translates to Violence on the Field
July 8, 2010
CBS Broadcasting: KCBC Radio Station
Climate Change Could Increase Conflict in Africa
Global Warming Also Triggers Military Conflict
Aquecimento Estimula Guerras na África
Climate Change Will Lead to Civil Wars in Africa, Says Research
Climate Change Could Boost Incidence of Civil War in Africa
Global Warming May Increase Chances of Civil War In Africa
African Conflicts Spurred by Warming
Can Climate Change Cause Conflict? Recent History Suggests So
Climate Change Could Boost Incidence of Civil War in Africa, Study Finds
November 23, 2009
UC Berkeley News
FSE Study Finds Climate Change Could Boost Incidence of Civil War in Africa
November 23, 2009
Stanford Center on Food Security and the Environment (FSE) Press Release
Study: African Wars More Likely Due to Climate Change
Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations
Uruguay: "Government Transfers and Political Support"
Climate ‘is a Major Cause of Conflict in Africa
January 24, 2009
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News
Egypt Diplomats Worst Traffic Offenders, Says London Paper
Finding Tools to Fight Corruption in Emerging Southeast Asian Economies
November 17, 2008
New York Times
Inside Corruption in Poor Countries
Economic Gangsters Rule Poor Countries
Interview with Edward Miguel
Freakonomics Developnomics
Measuring the Political Cost of War
Why It’s Dangerous to Be a Witch in a Recession
Sustainability and Challenging the "Ideologically Attractive"
Corruption Loves Company
August 6, 2008
National Public Radio (NPR): Talk of the Nation, by Neal Conan and Raymond Fisman
Economists: Strife at Home Means More Fouls on Soccer Field
April 21, 2008
Wall Street Journal: Real Time Economics Blog
Extended Forecast: Bloodshed
Shining Light on a Neglected Disease
New Limits to Growth Revive Malthusian Fears
Is Chávez Helping the Venezuelan Poor?
December 27, 2006
Independent Institute, by Francisco Rodriguez
The Diplomat-Parking-Violation Corruption Index
The Price of Climate Change
Evaluating Programs to Reduce Diarrhea in Rural Kenya by Improving Source Water Quality
Use Foreign Aid to Prevent Catastrophe?
Can Parking Tickets Measure Corruption?
SA Scores Highly on Parking-Ticket Corruption Indicator
Count Ethnic Divisions, Not Bombs, to Tell if a Nation Will Recover from War
July 20, 2006
New York Times, by Austan Goolsbee
Estonia’s UN Diplomats Less Law-abiding Than Neighboring Countries’
If the Price is Right
The Case of the Unpaid Parking Ticket
Study: Diplomats Whose Countries Dislike U.S. Less Likely to Pay Fines
Study: U.N. Diplomats With Dim View of U.S. More Likely to Ignore Traffic Tickets
July 6, 2006
Fox News Channel
Diplomatic Scofflaws and the Culture of Corruption
June 30, 2006
Washington Post: Unconventional Wisdom
Corrupção e Estacionamento Proibido
Réinventer le Développement Durable
UC Berkeley Researchers Report Little Impact on Vietnam’s Economic Resilience of Massive Bombing
April 29, 2005
UC Berkeley News
Study Explores Iraq Impact on U.S. Presidential Race
World Bank Challenged: Are Poor Really Helped?
Study Links Extreme Weather, Poverty and Witch Killing