development. It is misdirected because, as we show, the stringency of the List bears an erratic and even counterproductive … relationship to the development level of the targeted countries. The List is also opaque: there have been no public estimates of …, balancing the national interest with evidence-based support for overseas development. …

touch upon the broader question of what lessons, if any, can be drawn from for economic development more generally. Finally … for highly trained and skilled scientists and engineers from the world over. Though this is likely to persist for some …

Are the well-known facts about urbanization in the United States also true for the developing world? We compare … equilibrium only emerges with economic development, as markets replace social relationships and as human capital spreads more …-sectional relationship between area-level skills and both earnings and area-level growth are also stronger in the developing world than in …