Massive slums have become major features of cities in many low-income and middle-
income countries. Here, in the first in a Series of two papers, we discuss why slums are …

For agronomic, environmental, and economic reasons, the need for spatialized information
about agricultural practices is expected to rapidly increase. In this context, we reviewed the …

Global sustainability governance is marked by a highly fragmented system of distinct
clusters of international organizations, along with states and other actors. Enhancing inter …

Long-standing social problems such as poor achievement, personal and intergroup conflict,
bad health, and unhappiness can seem like permanent features of the social landscape. We …

A country's mix of products predicts its subsequent pattern of diversification and economic
growth. But does this product mix also predict income inequality? Here we combine methods …

Half of all Americans have money in the stock market, yet economists can't agree on whether
investors and markets are rational and efficient, as modern financial theory assumes, or …

Roughly forty years ago, a small group of scientists and policy makers began to realize that
humanity was on a dramatic collision course, as the rapidly growing world economy and …

The world economy is facing important medium-and long-term challenges. Whereas rich
countries will be challenged to increase their economic productivity to sustain current …

We study the effect of US food aid on conflict in recipient countries. Our analysis exploits
time variation in food aid shipments due to changes in US wheat production and cross …

Аннотация Книга Дарона Аджемоглу и Джеймса Робинсона «Почему одни страны
богатые, а другие бедные»–один из главных политэкономических бестселлеров …