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Polynesians beat Columbus to the Americas - being-human - 04 June 2007 - New Scientist
Blogged on: June 8, 2007, 8:02 am
Prehistoric Polynesians beat Europeans to the Americas, according to a new analysis of chicken bones. The work provides the first firm evidence that ancient Polynesians voyaged as far as South America, and also strongly suggests that they were responsible
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Stumbling and Mumbling: Geography, slavery and development
Blogged on: April 25, 2007, 9:07 am
There's a widespread view (pdf) that Africa's lack of economic development is due in part to unfavourable geography. However, a fascinating new paper (pdf) suggests this might be wrong, in at least one respect. Authors Nathan Nunn and Diego Puga looked at
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geography | history | economics | africa
Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal: Economic History Seminar: April 16, 2007: American Suburbanization: White Flight and Middle-Class Flight
Blogged on: April 16, 2007, 10:03 pm
Talking about suburbanizaton as a feedback process: initial pulls to the suburbs by highways and FHA mortgages then compounded by white and middle-class flight?
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economics | geography | history | usa | social
The Regional Advantage of the Silicon Valley and Its History
Blogged on: March 23, 2007, 3:08 pm
In the 1970's both the Route 128 complex of Boston and the Silicon Valley were centers of high technology industry, but by the 1980's the Route 128 area was stagnating while the Silicon Valley, after experiencing economics shocks, was moving ahead to beco
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business | geography | usa | vc | startup | history | economics
Is Democracy the Best Setting For Strong Economic Growth? - WSJ.com
Blogged on: March 14, 2007, 9:19 am
Hoping to counterbalance the economic populism of Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, President Bush is on a weeklong tour of Latin America, bearing a message of optimism about democracy, trade and economic prosperity. But what exactly do we know about the r
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economics | education | geography | growth | history | politics | developing | latinamerica
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