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Oded Galor
@GalorOded
Author THE JOURNEY OF HUMANITY. Prof @BrownUniversity. Editor @j_econ_growth & @JPopEcon. Research Fellow @nberpubs @CESifoNetwo @ceprdc @iza_bonn
Joined October 2018
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    A sweeping account of the origins of wealth & inequality “Unparalleled in its scope and ambition” — Washington Post “An optimist’s guide to the future” — The Guardian “A sweeping overview…reminiscent of Sapiens” — FT “A great historical fresco” — Le Monde Int’l Bestseller
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    My book "The Journey of Humanity" will be published by @penguinrandom & simultaneously in 28 languages Description & pre-order: US penguinrandomhouse.com/books/679024/t… UK penguin.co.uk/books/144/1444… #EconTwitter #Twitterstorians #Demographics #PoliticalScience
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    The Decline in Transformative Science This trend has been partly reflected in the transition towards “nano economics” -- the thorough investigation of narrow research questions whose results are self-evident at the outset or inconsequential. tinyurl.com/5t5fshk7
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    Blocking Progress School ban on ChatGPT reminds me of the destruction of machines during the Industrial Revolution by the Luddites. Rather than teaching how to utilize this revolutionary AI technology, some schools, ironically, are engaged in a futile effort to block progress
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    Based on lifetime research on the origins of human progress, the book provides insights into the power of diversity and education & the challenge of climate change In 30 languages amazon.com/Journey-Humani… @jonsnowC4 @lewis_dartnell @rodrikdani @Nouriel @GlennLoury #EconTwitter
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    Are industrialized nations richer because or despite industrialization? Roots of prosperity: factors that enabled industrialization & not industrialization per se LDC better-off investing in human capital & skill-intensive sectors sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #EconTwitter
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    Convergence? An important source of “convergence” in the standard of living across countries in the past 2 decades -- data manipulation in autocratic developing economies.
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    Congratulations to my former student @Martin_M_Guzman (Brown Ph.D., 2013) for his appointment as Argentina's Economy Minister He is exceptionally well-positioned to designed policies that would promote economic growth reuters.com/article/us-arg…
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    Oded Galor – Doctor Honoris Causa UCLouvian, October 2021
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    In contrast to the view of the @nytimes, the decline in China’s population & ultimately world population is a promising trend that will contribute to environmental preservation & very likely to a rise in living standards tinyurl.com/mpz8dc5b @GretaThunberg #ClimateCrisis
    Breaking News: China’s population fell for the first time in decades, heralding a demographic crisis with major implications for its economy and the world. nyti.ms/3ZFepoo
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    Why does cultural diversity differ globally? New research reveals that the prehistoric Out of Africa Migration had shaped cultural diversity, by diminishing the heterogeneity in societal characteristics along these migratory routes. docs.iza.org/dp16068.pdf @Marc_Klemp
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    Financial Times' @FT interview with @GalorOded about "The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality" @penguinrandom Amazon UK: tinyurl.com/yykh7f22 Amazon US: lnkd.in/eiPtg4Ma #EconTwitter #History #Sapiens #JourneyofHumanity ft.com/content/8b8eab…
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    Video of The Copernican Lecture The Journey of Humanity: Roots of Inequality in the Wealth of Nations youtube.com/watch?v=EQc6B9…
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