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Newsletter on the intersections developmental econ, geopolitics, finance, and African history. Bio: Ghanaian-American, MIT grad, Data Analytics & Product Manager @ Big Entertainment firm. Ex- Aerospace Engineer. Not an expert, but always learning.
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We don't have enough growth data for Yaw's Brief: Guns, Trade, Cobalt & Africa Beyond Colonialism yet. The average Economics newsletter has 2K subscribers.
Based on 182 Economics newsletters tracked
vs 12 newsletters in Economics
6K places you in the top 25% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
1.30%
median: 0.01%
Posts per Week
0.6
median: 1.0
Publishing Consistency
59/100
median: 64/100
Subscribers
6K
median: 2K
Avg Comments
22.0
Avg Likes
56.0
Engagement Rate
1.30%· ~78 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Economics
1.30% engagement rate
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