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The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative
The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative
Piroska Nagy Mohácsi thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control. -
Western Industrial Policy and International Law
Western Industrial Policy and International Law
Joseph E. Stiglitz explains how to minimize the political risks of new spending packages in the US and Europe. -
Revisiting the Behavioral Revolution in Economics
Revisiting the Behavioral Revolution in Economics
Antara Haldar assesses the legacy of the intellectual challenge to the view that rational self-interest guides our actions. -
New AI Germ Busters Can Also Bust Unions
New AI Germ Busters Can Also Bust Unions
Yanis Varoufakis shows how an AI-driven biomedical breakthrough could rob workers of what little power they have left. -
Globalization’s Warring Narratives
Globalization’s Warring Narratives
Harold James examines the analytical disagreements that are hampering management of an unavoidable phenomenon. -
Europe’s Climate Quandary
Europe’s Climate Quandary
Jean Pisani-Ferry assesses the inevitable trade-offs the European Union must confront in achieving its clean-energy targets. -
Climate Science Beats Climate Fatalism
Climate Science Beats Climate Fatalism
Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, et al. show that the more ambitious 1.5º target for global warming is still feasible – and more necessary than ever. -
Governing the Unknown
Governing the Unknown
Kaushik Basu suggests a few principles to guide policymakers as they try to keep up with rapidly advancing technologies. -
Fast-Tracking a Lassa Fever Vaccine
Fast-Tracking a Lassa Fever Vaccine
Oyeronke Oyebanji outlines what West African governments can learn from the development and distribution of the COVID-19 jab. -
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Revisiting the Behavioral Revolution in Economics
Revisiting the Behavioral Revolution in Economics
Jun 2, 2023 Antara Haldar assesses the legacy of the intellectual challenge to the view that rational self-interest guides our actions.
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New AI Germ Busters Can Also Bust Unions
New AI Germ Busters Can Also Bust Unions
Jun 2, 2023 Yanis Varoufakis shows how an AI-driven biomedical breakthrough could rob workers of what little power they have left.
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Globalization’s Warring Narratives
Globalization’s Warring Narratives
Jun 2, 2023 Harold James examines the analytical disagreements that are hampering management of an unavoidable phenomenon.
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The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative
The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative
Jun 2, 2023 Piroska Nagy Mohácsi thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control.
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Europe’s Climate Quandary
Europe’s Climate Quandary
Jun 1, 2023 Jean Pisani-Ferry assesses the inevitable trade-offs the European Union must confront in achieving its clean-energy targets.
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The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative
The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative
Piroska Nagy Mohácsi thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control. -
The Lost Liberal Legal Imagination
The Lost Liberal Legal Imagination
Nicholas Reed Langen considers the complicated legacy of a progressive jurist whom conservatives now champion. -
Keyu Jin on Chinese regulation, innovation, finance, and more
Keyu Jin on Chinese regulation, innovation, finance, and more
Keyu Jin laments the loss of private-sector confidence in China, shows why the country could take the lead in cutting-edge technologies, addresses misconceptions about its economic model, and more. -
The Quad’s Big Moment
The Quad’s Big Moment
Richard Maude, et al. examine the emerging Indo-Pacific coalition from the perspective of each of its members – and its main rival. -
India’s Law-of-the-Jungle Raj
India’s Law-of-the-Jungle Raj
Ashoka Mody considers what the life and death of criminal-politician Atiq Ahmed reveals about the country. -
Simon Johnson on stablecoins, artificial intelligence, inequality, and more
Simon Johnson on stablecoins, artificial intelligence, inequality, and more
Simon Johnson explains why a moratorium on advanced-AI development would do little good, pours cold water on the prevailing techno-optimist narrative, makes the case for scrapping payroll taxes, and more.

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