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Christina Cacioppo

2017 books

Fifth in a series (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013), here’s what I read in 2017. Favorites are bolded.

13 min readJan 8, 2018

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Why is Haiti so poor?

Inspired by Tyler Cowen’s 2010 post, Why is Haiti so Poor?, and my own recent trip to Haiti, here’s another attempt at the question –

2 min readAug 24, 2017

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Books, books, books

Books about China

Without fully intending, I’ve ended up reading quite a bit about China. Beside the policy and economic development angles, which I like…

4 min readJan 30, 2017

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Books about the Great Lakes region of Africa

I spent some of my undergrad studying and living in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Here’s a few of the best books I’ve read about it…

4 min readJan 25, 2017

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Books, books, books

Books about venture capital

I worked in early-stage venture capital, at Union Square Ventures, at the beginning of my career, and I still find the industry fascinating…

2 min readJan 17, 2017

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Books, books, books

Books about Myanmar/Burma

A college summer spent in Bangkok got me interested in Myanmar, and though I wanted to visit then, the timing wasn’t right. Instead, I read…

2 min readJan 10, 2017

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2016 books

Fourth in a series (2013, 2014, 2015), here’s the books I read in 2016. I particularly recommend those in bold.

9 min readDec 31, 2016

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Letters home

Sydney

Imagine you took LA’s beachy parts, paired them with the best of Tribeca, and then took out the Manhattan traffic. That is central Sydney…

3 min readSep 21, 2016

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Letters home

Tallinn

In the summer, you can eat mushrooms as a starter and main course. Black bread is served at every meal. There is shellfish, sea fish, and…

4 min readSep 13, 2016

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Letters home

Vilnius

Roughly as many people live in Lithuania as live in Houston, though Lithuania was once Europe’s largest country. Since its Middle Ages…

2 min readSep 8, 2016

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Christina Cacioppo

Christina Cacioppo

I don't believe in cold weather or technology stagnation, but I do like books, economics, programming, China, and East Africa. Ex @usv @stanford buckeye.

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