Tag: Dilip Mookherjee
By Timon Forster On March 29, 2023, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, the Institute for Economic Development and the Department of Economics hosted its annual Paul Streeten Distinguished Lecture in Global Development Policy, which celebrates the legacy of BU Professor Paul Streeten as an eminent economist and interdisciplinary scholar of global development policy. […]
The role for the state versus the market has been a topic of great debate since the age of Louis XIV. While free enterprise and competition can foster great innovation, the unfettered state has also been host to many excesses. What is the right balance between free markets and state support? Join Boston University’s Global Development Policy […]
Secure property rights are considered a cornerstone of economic development and are particularly important in developing countries where large fractions of the population are dependent upon agriculture. Land rights are subject to change through laws and policies, and from 1955 to 2000 a billion people and nearly as many hectares were affected by land reform […]