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This week's links include Angrist vs Imbens on the utility of machine learning in economics, new estimates of poverty trends in Nigeria, evidence on entrepreneurship and consulting, and more...

Open a newspaper and chances are you will find some statistic referring to how the world is fairing: “Global growth is projected to recover”, “the number of refugees worldwide is set to increase for the third straight year”, “global CO2 emissions...

Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: A Comparative Anatomy Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

South Asia has been one of the fastest growing regions in the modern world, driven mostly by India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.

Currency volatility, rising deficit, fiscal woes exacerbate economic challenges

“For Bolsonaro, it is good that children work.”

The World Bank lists Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu as Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS

Covid-19 clearly reveals dangers of not considering health in policymaking

During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical products have been crucial to the global fight against the disease. As a major manufacturing country, China occupies an important position in the medical products field. However, China's terms of trade are not commensurate with its status as a major exporter of medical products. Therefore, studying China's market power in medical product exports has important practical significance for determining China's value chain position in the global market...

We believe investors should allocate to private markets and, increasingly so, will not have a choice if they want to generate attractive returns.