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Monthly Archives: October 2005
Migration and Matching
A NYT story on ‘brain drain’ in the developing world. The story references a World Bank report entitled, International migration, remittances, and the brain drain. The full report is here. The report reminds me of (1) the importance of international … Continue reading
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And all the senators are above average
A small piece from the New Yorker: CAPITOL GAINS by James Surowiecki James Surowiecki on senators in the stock market. Techie aside: Printer friendly pages are excellent. In fact, I use a script through greasemonkey that automatically opens the printer … Continue reading
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Booms
NYT 2005.10.18 – China builds its dreams, and some fear a bubbleNYT 2005.10.15 – Chinese Classes (in US) Grow as the Language Rides a Wave of Popularity
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