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Blog Post
July 05, 2013
Twenty-five years ago today, I walked into Building 1 of the Microsoft Corporation’s wooded campus in Redmond, WA, and reported for work as a programming intern. I had a pretty good time that summer. What I remember most is wondering whether I should buy a bit of stock in the company—and...
POLICY PAPERS
June 28, 2013
Julia Clark and David Roodman investigate whether better ranking of think tanks is possible by exploiting modern tools for measuring citations in both traditional and new media, as well as in academe. They find that with modest effort the status quo of ranking the tanks can be improved.
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2:00—3:30 PM
June 20, 2013
More than 1 billion people still live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than $1.25 per day. To eradicate extreme poverty by 2030, there is a pressing need to rethink development cooperation. The Dutch government is implementing a new approach that combines aid, trade and investment as catalysts ...