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Charles Bean, a former Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy and Chief Economist of the Bank of England, is Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.

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Measuring the Value of Free

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May 3, 2016 Charles Bean calls for new methods to calculate GDP in a rapidly changing digital economy.

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Missile Strikes Are Not a Syria Strategy

Apr 19, 2018 Richard N. Haass thinks the latest US, British, and French attack failed to achieve even the tactical goal of deterrence.

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The “Next Eleven” and the World Economy

Apr 18, 2018 Jim O'Neill assesses the economic potential of the bloc of countries coming in the wake of the BRICs.

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Should We Really Care About Inequality?

Apr 18, 2018 Jason Furman questions whether policymakers should be concerned with balancing economic growth and inequality.

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A Trade Tutorial for Trump

Apr 18, 2018 Asad Jamal shows what today's US protectionists are getting wrong – and why their ignorance is so dangerous.

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Automation and American Leadership

Apr 18, 2018 Robert Skidelsky suggests that economic equity and global technological dominance might be incompatible political goals.

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Demystifying Menstruation

Apr 17, 2018 Catherine Dolan , et al. argue that a taboo topic must be addressed head-on, to improve the health of women and girls everywhere.

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Why China Won’t Yield to Trump

Apr 17, 2018 Jeffrey Frankel explains why the US will lose the trade war its president has started.

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Making Academia Matter Again

Apr 17, 2018 Abraham Loeb argues that only more diversity, open-mindedness, and creativity in research can restore public trust.

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