Twilight of the Econs?

What Does the Faltering Econ Job Market Mean?

Sep 9 • 

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August 2025

Quick Post: Whither Central Bank Independence?

The Revenge of the Monkey's Paw

Aug 26 • 

Oliver Kim

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Does China Underconsume?

Misadventures in Alternative Data

Aug 12 • 

Oliver Kim

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July 2025

Indonesia Climbs the Chain

Nickel, Industrial Policy, and Poverty Reduction

Jul 29 • 

Oliver Kim

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February 2025

One Year of Global Developments

Looking Backward, Looking Ahead

Feb 19 • 

Oliver Kim

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A World Without Aid?

A Look at USAID Historical Data

Feb 12 • 

Oliver Kim

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How Do Exchange Rates Work, Anyway?

Folk wisdom, dollar dominance, and hot money

Feb 4 • 

Oliver Kim

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January 2025

No, South Korea Was Not Poorer Than Kenya in 1960

With A Personal Coda

Jan 21 • 

Oliver Kim

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December 2024

Why Did the Industrial Revolution Happen?

And Other Simple Questions

Dec 17, 2024 • 

Oliver Kim

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The Rhetoric of Underdevelopment

A potted history of what we call poor countries

Dec 3, 2024 • 

Oliver Kim

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November 2024

How Much Should We Trust Developing Country GDP?

A Review of Morten Jerven's Poor Numbers, A Decade On

Nov 27, 2024

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June 2024

What is it like to work in an Ethiopian factory?

Hope and disappointment in the future(?) of manufacturing

Jun 12, 2024 • 

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