Interesting Links of the Day – July 2, 2012
Europe’s bank recapitalisation: The creation of a new stigma? TomasBerggren (TradingFloor.com) Mismeasuring Poverty – Mark Levinson (The American Prospect) Failed States Index belongs in the policy...
View ArticleInteresting Links of the Day – July 9, 2012
Teck temporarily withdraws Chile copper project application – Andy Blamey (Platts.com) U.S. corn growers face losses as heat spreads – Jeff Wilson (Futures Magazine) The Economics of Reducing Poverty...
View ArticlePoverty in the U.S. and Around the World
The Poverty Line: One day, one person (The Poverty Line) World Population Below The Poverty Line – Map (IndexMundi) United States Poverty Rate by State 2006-2010 – Map (IndexMundi) United States –...
View ArticlePoverty in the U.S.
According to data just released by the U.S. Census Bureau, 15% of the population lives in poverty, that is 46.2 million of people. Those numbers are not statistically different from the 2010...
View ArticlePercentage of the Population Living on $2 or Less a Day
MIT economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, conducted surveys in developing nations to see which countries survive on a few dollars per day. The cities or countries where people are known to...
View ArticleMillennium Development Goals Progress Index for 2013
Based on the data published by The Guardian, we have created this map that shows the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Progress Index for 2013. The top countries that have accelerated their progress...
View ArticleThe Failed States Index 2013
Fund For Peace just released the Failed State Index (FSI) 2013. The FSI measures the level of risk in each country using a series of risk indicators such as mounting demographic pressures, massive...
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