Michael Clemens
Fellow @CGDev+@IZA_bonn. My views only. Assoc. Editor @JPopEcon & @WorldDevJournal. Author of the forthcoming @WallsofNations. YouTube: bit.ly/1JWpML8
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Apollo 11: Mission Out of Control
The inside story of how Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin struggled to touch down on the moon, while their guidance computer kept crashing. Again and again.
Migration and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: The Effect of Returning Refugees on Export Performance in the Former Yugoslavia
During the early 1990s Germany offered temporary protection to over 600,000 Yugoslavian refugees fleeing war. By 2000, many had been repatriated. We e...
United Nation & USP -Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems
Venue: USP Japan Pacific ICT Multipurpose Theater United Nation & USP -Workshop on the Applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems Suva, Fiji 11am...
Federal employees turn their backs on Agriculture secretary after relocation plans announced
Members of the American Federation of Government Employees turned their backs on Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday, apparently over plans to relocate them from Washington to the Kansas City area.
Turkey’s President Looks Headed for Stinging Defeat in Istanbul Election Redo
Voters were outraged that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered a redo of the same election two months ago after his part lost control of Turkey’s largest city.
Trump: I didn't know about Stormy Daniels payoff
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters, aboard Air Force One on a flight to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, saying he has no knowledge of his attorney paying Stormy Daniels to secure her silence in their alleged affair.
'Credible threat' forces Senate to cancel Saturday session
'Credible threat' forces Senate to cancel Saturday session, Local Free Content, Salem local Free Content, Breaking Free Content alerts for Salem city.
4 Severely Ill Migrant Toddlers Hospitalized After Lawyers Visit Border Patrol Facility
The kids were unresponsive, feverish and vomiting, yet receiving no medical care, according to lawyers.
The Movement To Skip The Electoral College Is Picking Up Steam
The effort to bypass the Electoral College and choose the president via the national popular vote has historically seemed like a long shot. But after an impress…
Face Towards Hope
The stories of refugees can sometimes get lost in the news and the noise, and real people can be reduced to rounded numbers. That’s why it’s so important on World Refugee Day to share the stories of people like us who just need an open door.
An EU-Africa partnership scheme for human capital formation and skill mobility
Proper management of migration across the Mediterranean Sea requires close cooperation between the EU and African countries. Cooperation is difficult because core interests diverge. EU countries are focused on curbing irregular migration; African...
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Michael Clemens
A serious and specific vision to make EU-Africa migration more mutually beneficial ☞
'An EU-Africa partnership scheme for human capital formation and skill mobility'
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CGD and RI Launch New Initiative to Expand Formal Labor Market Access for Refugees
On World Refugee Day this year, we are excited to note recent successes—in particular, the expansion of formal labor market access (FLMA) for refugees.
Feds Tell 9th Circuit: Detained Kids 'Safe and Sanitary' Without Soap
The Trump administration argued in front of a Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday that the government is not required to give soap or toothbrushes to children apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border and can have them sleep on concrete floors in frigid,...
Justice for the Displaced? Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar on the CGD Podcast
Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar on how the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act would work, what it could mean for Canada, and why it resonates with her personally.
Justice for the Displaced? with Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar
Canadian Senator Ratna Omidvar on how the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act would work, what it could mean for Canada, and why it resonates with her personally.
Sandy Hook shooting: Father of murdered boy wins defamation suit against conspiracy theorists
The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook massacre has won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened.
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The President of the United States appeared on the show of Alex Jones, who led this group torturing the parents of toddlers slaughtered at Sandy Hook, promising Jones in gushing solidarity that “I won’t let you down”
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Designing Impact Bonds: Lessons Learned from the Instiglio Experience
Results-Based Financing (RBF) is a funding modality increasingly used to enhance the effectiveness of development spending. By tying funding to pre-defined and rigorously measured outcomes, RBF focuses delivery incentives on results and improves the...