A Talk With Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse
05/31/2013 | by Yaw Nyarko
My good friend and colleague gave a great talk the other day. It was on aspirations…
Our CTED operations Ghana
02/21/2013 | by Yaw Nyarko
I am just leaving Ghana to New York. We just opened in Accra a building next to the NYU in Accra campus which we will use as the Ghana office of our Center for Technology and Economic Development…
Live from the WEF Today
01/23/2013 | by Yaw Nyarko
I watched a live session of the World Economic Forum today – no I am not in Davos but watching this from computer in freezing New York…
Former Chairman of Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Efforts makes Headlines with New Report; Current Chairman Speaks at NYU Today
10/24/2012 | by Yaw Nyarko
The Financial Times has just leaked word on a report by Nuhu Ribadu, former head of Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts, on the effect of corruption in the Nigerian oil industry…
Is There a Separate Economics for Africa?
08/08/2012 | by Yaw Nyarko
On my mind today, perhaps because I am doing some proposal writing, is something that has been nagging me for years, and perhaps explains a lot of the economics I do. Is there a separate economic theory for poor, different from the rich?
Congratulations to Tom Sargent
01/20/2012 | by Yaw Nyarko
I just came back from the New York University dinner gala celebration for Tom Sargent in recognition of his award of the Nobel Prize…
Ivory Coast: The Contrarian View
12/19/2011 | by Yaw Nyarko
Almost every international body has condemned the incumbent and presumed loser of the recent Ivory Coast election: the African Union, the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS), the UN, many African countries, etc…
Dance, Laugh, Drink. Save the Date: It’s a Ghanaian Funeral.
04/13/2011 | by Yaw Nyarko
Kgalema Mothlante at NYU – says Ouattara won election
03/29/2011 | by Yaw Nyarko
The Vice President of South Africa, Kgalema Mothlante, stopped by NYU for a public lecture co-sponsored by Africa House. As with most events, the really interesting things happen during the Q & A…
Further Comments on Ending Bribery
02/11/2011 | by Yaw Nyarko
For a follow-up on Ending Corruption in Africa, and reflections on issues brought up by the Anas Aremeyaw Anas video, see this paper by my good friend and colleague Atsu Amegashie, an economist at U. Guelph in Canada.
How to End Corruption at the Ports in Africa - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
02/10/2011 | by Yaw Nyarko
A Ghanaian reporter has captured the attention of Ghanaians in the past few days. Anas Aremeyaw Anas has produced a video showing the extent of corruption in Ghana …
Ivory Coast: Declare Victory and Rule
12/16/2010 | by Yaw Nyarko
In my earlier post on Ivory Coast, I praised the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for their boldness in suspending Ivory Coast from their bodies to protest the fact that the incumbent would not agree to leave…
Ivory Coast – Just Say No to the Incumbent and Loser of the Election
12/12/2010 | by Yaw Nyarko
From all the information coming in, the opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara and his party clearly won the recent presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire
My ramblings on the BBC about the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s)
10/16/2010 | by Yaw Nyarko
I was interviewed by the BBC, together with Olav Kjørven, Assistant Secretary General and Director of Development Policy at the UN Development Program…
Some humor for my Intro to Econ Students in Abu Dhabi
10/04/2010 | by Yaw Nyarko
YouTube video and the Stand-up Economist.
Mark Twain, Diamonds in Africa and a Fantastic Insider Trading Story
08/23/2010 | by Yaw Nyarko
I have recently finished reading Mark Twain’s “Following the Equator.” The writing is of course wonderful – what a joy. Twain writes about his journey around the equator around 1896…
Portfolio’s of the Poor – Book by my colleague Jonathan Morduch and others
06/19/2010 | by Yaw Nyarko
I just made a pitch in a video for the great book “Portfolio’s of the Poor” by my colleague Jonathan Morduch and others. It is great to have the poor of the world being treated as ordinary and everyday real people…
Kwame the Cabby, Brain Drain and Health
02/18/2010 | by Yaw Nyarko
I took a cab this morning – it was a Ghanaian taxi driver. He remembered picking me up several years ago. What a memory he has. Anyway, he has 4 children, two older ones one of which is a doctor…