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"Because the consequences for human welfare involved in questions like these are simply staggering: Once one starts to think about them, it is hard to think about anything else." (Lucas 1988, On the Mechanics of Economic Development)
"The philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point however is to change it" (Marx 1888)
Roving Bandit is a reference to Mancur Olson, not because I think I'm some kind of badass.
"The philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point however is to change it" (Marx 1888)
Roving Bandit is a reference to Mancur Olson, not because I think I'm some kind of badass.
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- How to immigrate to America
- LSE joins the blogosphere
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- Social Networks for Development - India Edition
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