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Poor Numbers

Posted on February 18, 2013 by admin

Publisher:  Cornell University Press. Language:  English Pages:  176 pages   Read more reviews and media coverage here. It is available from Amazon in hardcover, paperback and e-book formats. Kindle, Hardcover and Paperback (currently $19.01).  In the UK the paperback is … Continue reading →

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Poor Numbers in the ‘Africa Rising’ debate in Foreign Policy

Posted on January 31, 2013 by admin

FOREIGN POLICY article – January 28, 2013. “We Have No Idea if Africa Is Rising” Recent FP contributors have said that Africa is and is not rising. They’re both wrong because they don’t have the numbers to back it up. … Continue reading →

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I talk about my book with Russ Roberts on EconTalk

Posted on January 25, 2013 by admin

Morten Jerven, author of Poor Numbers, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the quality of data coming out of Africa on income, growth, and population. Jerven argues that the inconsistency of the numbers and methodology both across countries and … Continue reading →

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