Co-authored with my brother Robert, the latest FP column is the short version of our paper arguing that governments shouldn't subsidize fiber rollout. I'd wanted the title to be 'insoluble fiber,' but there you go.
The latest FP column --what will happen in Southern Sudan after independence. (Answer: something between Botswana and Eritrea. What about that for exacting prognostication?).
This column argues that traditional banks using mobile phones, smart cards and biometrics are likely to reach more people with financial services more quickly than microfinance.
Two more FP columns: one on the likely long term impact of the earthquake (probably small), another on the international response (not as bad as people think).