Take Two Multinationals . . . -- Ram Ahluwalia has the lowdown on a new NBER study that reveals--SURPRISE!--that folks who work for multinationals in less developed countries do better than folks who don't work for multinationals in less developed countries. Ram's pulled out the most interesting figures. Good ammo in the sweatshop wars.

Teeny Tiny Comment Box -- Some administrivia . . . Because every third comment I receive is a complaint about my comments software, I decided finally to repair the problem, which, for the most part, was simply the size of the text fields. This took some doing on my part as by now I had totally forgotten how I had installed my comments software, how the template editing interface works, etc... But I did it, FOR YOU, the loyal commentator.

Dorks on Parade -- No doubt if you should know about it, you know about it. But, anyway, Blogorama on Kalorama IV: this Thursday at the Rendevous Lounge (18th and Kalorama NW) at 7:00 or so.

Maybe I should just think of these announcements as a coordination device. Some people don't want to come unless they know enough other will. So I hereby announce that I will be present, in case that is a marginal inducement to your attendance. If you're lucky, you may get invited to my nearby phat new digs for after-party. That is, if you're sufficiently geek-cool (or sufficiently estrogen-sculpted.) Consider it a challenge.