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Bill Easterly (and colleagues) have just started a very promising blog, Aid Watch.
Category: Eastern Europe
Romania gets a B for its flag. Think anthems, next…
With too much indulgence, I’d say. For one, lack of originality (compare us to Greece, same grade!) should not be rewarded… The full rankings are here (alphabetical order here).
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Mioritic achievements of bad renown. And their primary causes.
→ Read moreNo one, it turns out, does Internet auction fraud like the Romanians. […]when it comes to online auctions, particularly for big-ticket items such as cars that can yield $5,000 a scam, Romanians own the game.
Politica fara tromf si… parerile fara suport
Tare ma tem ca Sorin Matei iarasi se leaga de lucruri unde nu are in mod necesar toate competentele. Articolul acesta din Adevarul (cu preview si pe pagini.com) are si parti bune (da, un eventual Basescu reloaded ar trebui, in sfarsit, sa-si in serios rolul de Presedinte si sa inceteze sa fie un bufon…desi incep sa ma indoiesc ca are abilitatea necesara si deci ca ar fi doar o chestiune de vointa), chit ca ar putea prezenta o analiza mai obiectiva si pasaje care il plaseaza in seria articolelor deloc impartiale ar putea fi eliminate… Dar, sa ajungem si la marea dilema: sa fie desfiintata Curtea Constitutionala?
→ Read more Economic debate on the role of democracy for economic growth and on the role of human capital for democracy
… hosted by the Wall Street Journal. The two debaters are established stars of the Economics academe, despite being relatively young still, Daron Acemoglu and respectively, Edward Glaeser (by the way, I bet on Ed Glaeser winning this edition’s (2007) John Bates Clark Medal– it is also his last chance, given the rules regarding the age of the recipient; Daron Acemoglu was the latest winner, two years ago).
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