tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post2772186289407996983..comments2024-03-28T06:49:24.930-04:00Comments on International Political Economy at the University of North Carolina: We Are the 1%Thomas Oatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092437150746625670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-62146897742294262702011-10-21T07:59:37.066-04:002011-10-21T07:59:37.066-04:00Now, if we add the time dimension into the equatio...Now, if we add the time dimension into the equation, and look at the global poverty rates over the last 2.5 million years (I’m putting the Lower Paleolithic as the cut-off date), I’m pretty sure those suckers at Democratic Republic of the Congo would be embarrassed of their complaintsAlmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-29571679946168569802011-10-17T10:13:03.186-04:002011-10-17T10:13:03.186-04:00Oops. Thanks for noticing. Corrected above.Oops. Thanks for noticing. Corrected above.Kindred Winecoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330671232391851377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-31400384332257949042011-10-17T04:06:21.117-04:002011-10-17T04:06:21.117-04:00(1)According to the CIA World Factbook, about 15% ...(1)<i>According to the CIA World Factbook, about 15% of its GDP comes from remittances</i><br /><br />I've always wondered who writes these CIA Factbook entries, but more so with a simple factual error like this one any reasonably attentive Econ 101 student should be able to spot.<br /><br />Remittances are not part of GDP. GNP, which consists of GDP + net factor income from abroad + transfers, does.Emmanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615366847433704476noreply@blogger.com