Blog Topic 2: Topics in International Economic Development

For your second blog post, pick a topic that you are interested in from agriculture, labor (including gender), institutions (including institutions), or environment
(including climate change). Find a news article/video/podcast related to the topic and write a short blog post (not exceeding 350 words). I specifically want you to
focus on the policy implications of the topic you have picked. Make sure you include some of the following elements in your post:

• Brief summary and key findings presented in the article.
• Why is the article relevant for policy?
• Why is the topic important for international economic development?
• Is the topic controversial? Why?
Along with a proper citation, include a title and the general topic you are writing about in your blog post.
For example, this New York Times article talks about low labor force participation by women in India. So, the suggested format for the title and citation format is as follows.

[LABOR] Missing women in India’s labor force
Pande, R. & Moore, C.T. 2015. Why Aren’t India’s Women Working? New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/opinion/why-arent-indias-womenworking.html?_r=0