Here are a few of the blogs and articles we have been reading this week:
- Has Muhammad Yunus been a more influential intellectual than Richard Dawkins and Paul Krugman? Tyler Cowen on which intellectuals have influence.
- Barbara Ehrenreich: Poverty is becoming a crime, almost literally.
- Foreign Policy on culture matters, but it changes faster than you think.
- David Roodman blogs about: Working Papers ARE Working---And Will Work Better If They Show Their Work.
- A scientific study from the World Bank’s David Mckenzie and Berk Ozler: The impact of economics blogs.
Editor’s Note: I’m going to assume that you are seeing plenty of AI content (news and papers, not AI slop, though I’m sure you’re getting plenty of that too) from other sources, so I’m trying to think hard about the marginal value that the faiV can provide. As far as I’ve gotten so far: a) make sure that directly AI-related content does not take up more than 2 of the 5 items, and b) try to focus specifically on the cybersecurity issue for financial inclusion. Beyond that, I’m open to feedback on the value you get from the faiV in relation to AI to help guide us in the future. On a different note, I’ll be making a brief cameo appearance at the e-MFP Inclusive Finance Conference to moderate the opening plenary. If you haven’t registered, do so and I hope to see you there! - Tim Ogden