Tag economic development

January 8, 2021
in Current Affairs, Economics, Technology

Venmo’s “Social Feed” as Financial Scrapbooking

January 8, 2021
in Current Affairs, Economics, Technology

Lana Swartz— In2017 New Yorker comic, Olivia de Recat presents a series of hand-drawn Venmo transactions and decodes what they really mean. Venmo, currently the most widespread person-to-person payment app in the United States, allows individuals to pay their friends directly. According to reporting in the business press, Venmo is

April 3, 2014
in Current Affairs, History, Religion

The Catholic Church’s Role in World Development

April 3, 2014
in Current Affairs, History, Religion

Follow @yaleRELIbooks Last week, President Obama and Pope Francis met for almost an hour in a much-anticipated private visit in which they discussed, among other issues, income inequality and global peace. Indeed, in his first year as Pope, Pope Francis has emphasized the necessity to care for the poor, both