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Did Relative Deprivation Drive The Arab Spring?

The Horizons Tracker

This concept of relative deprivation has become a common means by which to assess political processes around the world, but it remains a somewhat fuzzy concept with little clarity over how it should be measured. Indeed, those countries also appeared happier than citizens of countries with higher GDP per capita. Relative deprivation.

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The Economic and Social Impact of Language

Mills Scofield

Think this is a bit of an issue for our economic and political future? Consequently, we aren’t being prepared for engagement in a country with a $2,100 per capita GDP. And, in 2010, Arne Duncan announced that 95% of American college students in language classes were taking European languages. So does Amelia Friedman.

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Wise Economic Decision Making

Coaching Tip

Wouldn't it be nice if our business, economic and political leaders had the honor and integrity to rise above their workday pressures and made decisions for the common good ? percentage points from GDP, based on the average of 2010's first three quarters. In 2005, housing accounted for 6.1

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Why Mass Migration Is Good for Long-Term Economic Growth

Harvard Business Review

By one estimate , the number of international migrants worldwide reached 244 million in 2015, up from 222 million in 2010, and 173 million in 2000. To find out, we mobilized a large-scale data set on international migration from 1960 to 2010, using information on the nationality of the immigrants to construct indexes of birthplace diversity.

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What Has the Eurozone Learned from the Financial Crisis?

Harvard Business Review

But the real tragedy happened later: a timid recovery during 2010-11 was followed by a second recession starting in the third quarter of 2011, from which Europe did not start recovering until 2015. But GDP fell so much that the actual effect was to push up the ratio of debt to GDP.

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Where Does Your Nation Rank on Wellbeing?

Harvard Business Review

If you are familiar with the Legatum Prosperity Index, you know it is an effort to look beyond GDP. Governance (effective and accountable government, fair elections and political participation, and rule of law). Doing so, however, produces insights on vital questions the answers to which are not yet (and may never be) reflected in GDP.

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Warning Signs from the Chinese Stock Market

Harvard Business Review

Since November of 2010, FXI has fallen off a high of $48 to a current price in the mid-$30 range and has fallen as low as $28 over the last year. After all, real GDP growth in China continues to hit rates near 10% year after year — and decade after decade! In fact, China runs huge trade surpluses with both the U.S.