What would it take to achieve high prosperity and equality while remaining within planetary boundaries? The World Inequality Lab is very excited to launch the #GlobalJusticeReport. [1/7]

How do researchers measure terrorism? Measuring terrorist attacks and deaths comes with many challenges. People do not always agree on what characteristics define an act of terrorism.

Les guerres et les violences ont entraîné une hausse de 60 % des déplacés internes en 2025, selon un observatoire international

The front three of doom

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Betting—you can't watch an EPL match on DSTV without seeing a betting company advertisement—is a tax on the young and poor.

French man, 86, issues historic apology for family’s role in transatlantic slavery

Nigeria’s industrial-policy failures reflect a weak instrument mix as various governments have leaned too heavily on protectionist measures and discretionary incentives while underinvesting in the public goods that make manufacturing firms competitive. agorapolicy.org/research/pol...

Some F.O.O.D For Thought. A small change in logic, not so much a change in rates. open.substack.com/pub/1914read...

Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability. (Published July 2025)

V-Dem calls the period between 2005 & 2025 the "great reversal" in democracy, only 7% of the world population currently living in liberal democracies, the lowest in 50 years. Which communication technologies have dominated our public sphere over the past 20 years? Our misery machines.

Eradicating malaria could deliver much larger economic gains in sub-Saharan Africa than previously believed. The new generation of malaria vaccines provides a highly cost-effective way to realise these benefits. Read today's article to learn more:

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Statistics of Kagawa as they say : "crushing capacity had risen to nearly 300,000 metric tonnes annually; that farmer incomes had risen significantly; and that shea butter exports had increased by 250 per cent within a single year"

The decline of slavery and forced labor is one of the biggest social and economic changes in history. In a new article, we provide a quantitative, bird’s-eye perspective. We show that almost all countries have ended large-scale forced labor, often surprisingly recently. ourworldindata.org/slavery

Important findings from today's article 1. The scope of global humanitarian need is larger than current estimates suggest. 2. The challenges of measuring food insecurity contribute to the systematic underestimation of food insecurity.

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Can social mistrust be a permanent barrier to growth? Leonard Wantchekon discusses how the Atlantic slave trade created a culture of mistrust that still hampers economic cooperation & #GDP growth. Thanks to University of London & the Convocation Trust for their partnership. youtu.be/qvasGLLf7cA?...

📝New research by @billywoom.bsky.social and @doniakamel.bsky.social uncovers how skin tone shapes player recognition in professional #football — even when performance is identical⚽️ These biases translate into lower market valuations for darker-skinned players. Read more ▶️ wid.world/news-article...

🆕 Free school meals: The world’s biggest social programme In this episode of Economics Unpacked, Biniam Bedasso (@cgdev.org) and Fabio Sánchez (Universidad de los Andes) discuss the long-term impacts of school feeding programmes. 🔗 Link below ⤵️

Famine is spreading in Sudan’s western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there, a global hunger monitoring group said.

Arsenal win the first ever FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 🏆 Renee Slegers' side achieved glory with a 3-2 victory over Corinthians — Caitlin Foord netted the winner in extra-time.

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FT: The perfect away day. Elland Road is a tough place to go but we weathered the early storm and stamped our authority on the game. There was real pressure on Arsenal today but they dealt with it perfectly. Madueke impactful, goals for Gyokeres and Jesus, and our bouncers at the back very solid.

Vibe coding kills open source. Our most direct title yet. @koren.mk @julianhi.nz @aaron-lohmann.bsky.social Theory paper with numbers and policy recs. First at arxiv.org/abs/2601.15494 Comments welcome. @ceu-economics.bsky.social @kiel.institute

Presenting our paper with @nonsoobikili.com @chinemeluokafor.bsky.social and Ajuwon on Monday in the 10:15am session @assameeting.bsky.social, in case anyone wants to come listen to research on the effects of women's protests on gender gaps in political participation #ASSA2026 #Econsky

The Nigerian cement industry is a cartel operating in plain sight. Here's how to fix it open.substack.com/pub/1914read...

FG Needs Holistic Budget Reform www.thisdaylive.com/2025/12/28/f...

Cash doesn't accomplish everything, but it does help kids out of poverty, which is a pretty big thing. link.springer.com/article/10.1...