Jacob Patterson-Stein

Jacob Patterson-Stein is a second year Master of International Development Policy student. Prior to attending McCourt, Jacob worked for Thomson Reuters in Washington D.C., the More than Me Foundation in Liberia, and in a rural public school in South Korea. He spent summer 2013 working for the Support for Economic Analysis Development in Indonesia (SEADI) project in Jakarta.

Mexico’s Changing Demographics in an Era of Reform

By Jacob Patterson-Stein Things seem to be going well for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Within months of taking office, almost every major news organization published an “Aztec tiger” article citing Mexico’s impressive economic growth rate, increased foreign investment, and growing middle class. Even with the inevitable backlash to this “blue skies” reporting in the […]

The Numbers Behind Press Freedom and Economic Growth in Turkey

By Jacob Patterson-Stein Last week, as the sun was rising over Turkey, police across the country raided homes and offices of those suspected to be linked with anti-government protests. Prime Minister Recep Erdoğan’s handling of protests broached a new level of force as the daybreak round-up targeted those in media organizations. Left-leaning news outlets Atılım […]

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