The fall in Global Poverty

A good news story that often seems to be ignored or overlooked is the drastic fall in global poverty over the last few decades. The percentage of people living in poverty has never been so low.
Read the article here.

Canada's Federal Carbon Tax

The Federal Government introduced their Carbon Tax today. See article here.

Remittances and Growth

One would think that the extra money sent to many countries in the form of remittances would have a positive effect on their economies. Maybe not as this article discusses.

Survivourship Bias

An interesting post from David Didau. Worth reading from the math, economics and education viewpoint.

How students should study (hint they often don't do it well)

Have you asked how to study or as a teacher has a student asked you how to best study. Here is a short  (10 pages) on what study skills work best and what does not work well (you might be surprised).

Nobel Prize in Economics

Paul Romer and William Nordhaus share the Nobel Prize in Economics. While working in different areas their work is very topical. See here for an overview.

The Nobel committee releases 2 essays describing the work.

The simple one

The one for those understanding economics