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- Conferenza
- Posted 2 months ago
Call for Papers: EMANES Annual Conference 2024
Between 11 Dec and 13 Dec in Barcelona, Spagna -
- Conferenza
- Posted 8 months ago
2nd conference on "Africa in the global economy – Uncertain future in turbulent times"
Between 5 Dec and 6 Dec in Bonn, Germania -
- Programma di Dottorato
- Posted 9 months ago
Summer School : Cognitive Foundations of Decision-Making
Starts 22 Jul at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Rabat, Marocco -
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- A Flawed System
- Posted 3 years ago
The Problems With Development Aid
​Development aid: what is it good for? Well, according to much research the answer may well be absolutely nothing. In fact, it may well be worse than nothing. When judged against its aim of ‘instigating economic development and alleviating poverty’, its record is so dismal it looks as though aid actually hinders the achievement of its own stated goals. And the curious thing is this seems to be something of an open secret. Even to an untrained eye the big numbers pertaining to development aid don’t look right. Take Africa, for example. Over $1 trillion dollars has been pumped into the continent in the last 50 years, and how much has it benefited? How many African countries are actually in a better condition now than they were before receiving aid?
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- Recruiter Advice Article
- Posted 10 years ago
Budget Cuts in Africa: Experienced and Expected Changes in Academic Institutions
Last year, we conducted a global survey of nearly 800 academics, asking questions about budget cuts at their respective institutions for fiscal year 2013, and their expectations for 2014. We wanted to get a sense of the climate around the world in terms of who is still being affected by the economic downturn, and to what extent, in order to better grasp the daily reality for both employers and job seekers.
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The Site for Economists
