including in the Philippines where tobacco spread across the archipelago, even to regions outside of colonial control, “Where neither Spanish soldiers nor missionaries could make headway, tobacco gained entry” (in de Jesus1998
It almost to you, I’ve heard other entrepreneurs say this too where you almost feel like this should already exist in the world. If it doesn’t, then maybe that intuition like you’re talking about is a sign that you should be the one that brings it to the world. Obviously you’re...
Why does the economic growth model predict that poor countries should catch up to rich countries in income per capita? Have poorer countries been catching up (converging) with richer countries? Explain Why is China so rich? What are some of the major reasons for poverty around the world? Why...
We all know that the queen doesn’t have any real power anymore, but for some reason, England still keeps her on the throne. What she does there is a mystery to me. American girls have this dream: One day, you’ll find out you’re related to some rich royal personage—you’re ...
303K Learn about scarcity and shortages. Understand the difference between scarcity and shortage, identify the causes of shortages, and see relevant examples. Related to this QuestionWhy does scarcity exist? Why does the problem of scarcity exist? Why is it that scarcity creates value? Why does...
Ecuador and the Philippines were chosen because both belong to the humid tropical biome, are biodiversity hotspots (Mittermeier, 1997, Myers et al., 2000), and have experienced some degree of deforestation, degradation, and recovery in the past decades (FAO, 2020, Ferrer Velasco et al., 2020...
We have tested whether the instrument is exogenous in the outcome equation by checking whether there exist any relationship be- tween this instrument and both the amount remitted and the error term in this outcome equation. None of these results entails that the exogeneity is valid (results are...
There is a uniquely Japanese term for working yourself to death.Overtime is expected, despite the fact that studies show working longer hours does not equate to more productivity, and Japan is in fact known for its grossinefficiency. Overtime is simply an expectation, and part of the Japanese...
However in this reality, NGOs will need to report to their donors how they used the “earthquake funding” to assist the most vulnerable amongst affected people. What is infuriating is to witness the chronic poverty, the lack of access to water, the absence of decent infrastructure or income...
“to deride the hope of progress is the ultimate fatuity, the last word in the poverty of spirit and meanness of mind.” So while we should not, and cannot, turn our back on the hope of progress—which might reasonably include the elimination of all human diseases—there is a need for...