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A quip that stings but also inspires

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Many have now formed their opinions about the 2025 Nobel Economics Prize and how its focus signals to the world, the criticality of the economics of innovation and growth. However, what was also curious was the quip by the 2025 Laureate Joel Mokyr (one of the three winners) that ‘economic historians don’t win the […]

Claims of spike in poverty in India during COVID-19 patently false, says paper co-authored by Arvind Panagariya

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the COVID-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by eminent economist Arvind Panagariya. The paper also noted that inequality fell in the country during Covid years, both in rural and urban […]

Bill Gates: Technological innovation would help solve hunger

September 13, 2022September 18, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovations in farming technology that he has long funded to try to reverse the crisis documented in a report released Tuesday by The Bill and Melinda Gates […]