Why have randomised experiments became so influential in development economics? As three pioneers of this approach accept their Nobel award today, Seán Mfundza Miller, Grieve Chelwa and Nimi Hoffmann suggest some reasons for the popularity of the approach.
Today is International Human Rights Day to mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. John Stremlau looks at a new book by Eddy Maloka, the CEO of the African Peer Review Mechanism, which reflects on the challenges South Africa faces in the conduct of its foreign policy to balance its national interests and human rights. We’ve also compiled some essential reading on human rights in Africa.
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Esther Duflo (L) and Abhijit Banerjee, who, along with Michael Kremer (not pictured), won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Seán Mfundza Muller, University of Johannesburg; Grieve Chelwa, University of Cape Town; Nimi Hoffmann, University of Sussex
The surge of interest in experimental approaches in economics began in the early 1990s.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand
The country's national interest and human rights remain the two topics bedevilling South Africa's foreign policy.
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Business + Economy
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Ben Cousins, University of the Western Cape
Land reform has always been closely tied to shifts in the wider political economy of countries.
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Raynold Wonder Alorse, Queen's University, Ontario
The digital economy is taking off. So are the greenhouse gas emissions, electronic waste and pollution associated with it.
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Science + Technology
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Shane Cronin, University of Auckland
Five people have died and several remain unaccounted for after a sudden volcanic eruption on Whakaari/White Island off the east coast of New Zealand.
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Ifenna Ilechukwu, Madonna University, Nigeria
Nigeria's government must encourage citizens to embrace a system where plastic never become waste.
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Helena Osana, Concordia University
Préparer votre enfant en bas âge à l’apprentissage des maths à l’école, c’est l'encourager à penser en termes mathématiques: partager, ajouter, multiplier ou diviser.
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Raphaël Besson, Université Grenoble Alpes
Retour d'expérience sur la mise en place d'un nouvel outil d'innovation urbaine.
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