Globalization, nation-state and catching up

Globalization and Catching-up in Emerging Markets

To believe is the privilege of politicians. Economists should know. The economic policy makers – who are typically economists put in charge of politics – usurp the prerogatives of both groups and mistake belief for knowledge. What they believe is that, the way the world is made, the poor should be able to catch up with the rich and reduce the enormous differences in the level of economic develo...

Innovation and catching-up

Catching Up with Flu

The sniffles, sneezes, aches, and pains of flu are a dreaded part of the winter season. The fear of another deadly pandemic is ever imminent, and this issue’s Select looks at recent efforts to understand this ever-shifting virus. From efforts aiming to predict its geographical spread to those that elucidate the basic viral biology and host response, researchers are looking for new ways to stay ...

Catching up with the Economy

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Catching Up with Ultrafast Endocytosis

The mechanism and speed of endocytosis at central synapses after neurotransmitter release is still under debate. In this issue of Neuron,Delvendahl et al. (2016) propose an ultrafast form of endocytosis after single action potentials (APs) at physiological temperature.