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Brexit House of Cards Brexit House of Cards
Following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament, and an appeals court ruling declaring that act unlawful, the United Kingdom finds itself in a state of political frenzy. With rational decision-making having become all but impossible, any new political agreement that emerges is likely to be both temporary and deeply flawed.
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The Benefits of a Progressive Consumption Tax The Benefits of a Progressive Consumption Tax
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The Anatomy of the Coming Recession The Anatomy of the Coming Recession
identifies three negative supply shocks that could sap business and consumer confidence in the coming months.
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Asia’s Multilateral Balancing Act Asia’s Multilateral Balancing Act
Sep 18, 2019 , et al. say the region's democracies should assert their common interests without directly confronting China.
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The Economic Consequences of Automation The Economic Consequences of Automation
Sep 18, 2019 urges policymakers not to ignore the short-run disruptions caused by technological innovation.
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The Return of Fiscal Policy The Return of Fiscal Policy
Sep 18, 2019 thinks slowing growth and the US-China trade war will force economic policymakers to face the obvious.
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Jerome Powell’s Dilemma Jerome Powell’s Dilemma
Sep 18, 2019 & point out that the Federal Reserve's mandate requires policies that boost Donald Trump's reelection chances.
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Is Britain Becoming a Failed State? Is Britain Becoming a Failed State?
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The Trump Narrative and the Next Recession The Trump Narrative and the Next Recession
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The Battle for Britain The Battle for Britain
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Financial investors like to say that when the tide goes out, one discovers who has been swimming naked. And a decade after the deepest financial crisis in nearly 80 years triggered the Great Recession, journalists, policymakers, and other academics are still pointing fingers at the economics profession.
A Very Boris Coup
Throwing both caution and democratic norms to the wind, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has moved to block any parliamentary challenge to his Brexit agenda. Regardless of whether the country suffers a “hard” Brexit, its politics may already have been irreparably damaged.
Corporations with a Conscience?
There is much to be said for major US CEOs’ announcement that they will abandon shareholder primacy for a more socially and environmentally conscious corporate-governance model. But, as always, actions will speak louder than words.
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Opinion that Moves
Economics & Finance
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The Economic Consequences of Automation
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The Return of Fiscal Policy
Sep 18, 2019 -
Jerome Powell’s Dilemma
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Could Ultra-Low Interest Rates Be Contractionary?
Sep 17, 2019 , et al.
Politics & World Affairs
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Asia’s Multilateral Balancing Act
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Can Direct Democracy Defeat Populism?
Sep 18, 2019 -
Brexit House of Cards
Sep 17, 2019 -
Back to Little England?
Sep 17, 2019
Health & Development
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Joining the Technological Frontiers
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How Pooling Can Beat Stunting
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Getting Serious About the SDGs
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Sustainable Financing for Family Planning
Sep 11, 2019
Sustainability & Environment
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Strengthening Land Rights Will Curb Migration
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Islands of Climate Ambition
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Energy, Employment, and Migration in Africa
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Who Benefits from False Climate Solutions?
Sep 13, 2019
Innovation & Technology
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An Innovation Agenda for Europe
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Joining the Technological Frontiers
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Joining the Technological Frontiers
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The Biomedicine Threat
Sep 6, 2019
Culture & Society
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What’s Wrong with the News?
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Why Climb Mount Everest?
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Africa Needs Traditional Media
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Hungary’s Holocaust Simulacrum
Aug 15, 2019
Solutions for Sustainable Development
Efforts to combat climate change through sustainable development are as complex as they are important for the future of humanity. With US President Donald T… read more
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The Myth of Climate Wars?
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Reflections on Achieving the Global Education Goals
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Fully Filling the Global Fund
Jan 10, 2019 , et al.
The Future of Europe
After the election of President Emmanuel Macron in France and the return of a centrist grand coalition government in Germany, many hoped that the Franco-German ax… read more
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The Central Banker Europe Needs
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From Versailles to the Euro
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Fiscal Money Can Make or Break the Euro
Jun 17, 2019
Trump, Trade, and China
The biggest cloud hanging over the world economy is the incipient trade war with China launched by US President Donald Trump. But with America’s closes… read more
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The End of “Chimerica”
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Corporate America in the Crossfire
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Trump’s Art of the Spin
Jun 24, 2019
Press Released
Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility by US President Donald Trump, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey, a… read more
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What’s Wrong with the News?
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Africa Needs Traditional Media
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How to Regulate the Internet
Jul 10, 2019 &
The African Century
Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W… read more
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Africa’s Gig Opportunity
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Pulling Sudan Back from the Brink
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Helping Africa’s Smallholders Feed the World
Jun 6, 2019
Future Cities
Half of the world’s population live in cities, and that share is growing rapidly. How can cities expand, maintain services and communities, and be envi… read more
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Don’t Fear the Scooter
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Cities for the People
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Cities Hold the Key to Food Sustainability
Dec 12, 2018