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Marshall Burke on calculating the costs of climate change
In a world where the mercury is rising, Marshall Burke examines how warming temperatures will affect global output.
September 01, 2017
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Stanford students navigate the challenges of fieldwork
Stanford graduate students Eduardo Laguna and Christina Kent confronted the difficulties of fieldwork in a developing country.
August 20, 2017
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Stanford scientists combine satellite data and machine learning to map poverty
Accurate and reliable information on the location of impoverished areas is surprisingly lacking for much of the world.
August 20, 2017
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Hongbin Li on linking air pollution with life expectancy in China
Pollution is often accepted as an unavoidable cost of China's industrial and economic boom. But Li is proving that trade-off is shaving years from people’s lives.
August 18, 2017
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Stanford researchers find millions of children in high-mortality African hotspots
Stanford researchers have determined that more than 15 million children are living in high-mortality areas across 28 sub-Saharan African countries.
August 16, 2017
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The short- and long-term consequences of partitioning India
Saumitra Jha recently published an article about the economic and political consequences of the Indian subcontinent partition.
August 15, 2017
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Do management practices matter for trade?
In light of burgeoning international trade, Faculty Affiliate Nick Bloom provides the first evidence on the importance of management practices for firm’s export performance.
August 08, 2017
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Stanford researchers measure African farm yields using high-resolution satellites
Faculty Affiliate Marshall Burke and fellow researchers have developed a new capability for estimating crop yields from space.
August 05, 2017
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Judith Goldstein on the future of global trade in a populist era
Judith Goldstein finds that, contrary to what has long been believed, the idea that multilateral deals are negotiated to the benefit of all member countries is false.
August 01, 2017
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Stephen Haber on the value of integrating politics into economics
Stephen Haber looks at finance, innovation, and climate and geography to explain why only some countries become rich and democratic.
May 17, 2017
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Katherine Casey on information as a political game-changer for developing economies
This information vacuum is a reason why low-income countries with democratic elections struggle.
April 24, 2017
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Nick Bloom on measuring global uncertainty and good management
Bloom provides insights into intractable mysteries in international economics as they relate to management practices and their impact on business innovation and productivity.
March 30, 2017
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New ban on U.S. aid to family planning groups could have unintended consequences
Research led by SCID Director Grant Miller found that abortion rates rose in sub-Saharan Africa when U.S. funding was restricted.
January 24, 2017