Can Economics Keep Up?
Aug 30, 2021 thinks the discipline needs to return to its roots to win back public trust in uncertain times.
Kaushik Basu
Kaushik Basu, a former chief economist of the World Bank and chief economic adviser to the Government of India, is Professor of Economics at Cornell University and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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Can Economics Keep Up? 
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The Changing Map of Economics The Changing Map of Economics
Jul 23, 2021 argues that sustaining growth will require major intellectual breakthroughs in the discipline.
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Three Warnings for Emerging Economies Three Warnings for Emerging Economies
Jun 24, 2021 assesses the developing world's mixed post-pandemic outlook for growth, inflation, and trade.
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The Post-Pandemic Whiplash Awaiting the World’s Poor The Post-Pandemic Whiplash Awaiting the World’s Poor
May 27, 2021 warns that economic problems could plague developing countries long after the threat of COVID-19 has receded.
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Morals and the Vaccine Market Morals and the Vaccine Market
Apr 30, 2021 hopes that altruism will one day supersede economic self-interest regarding knowledge-based products.
