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Luigi Zingales

Luigi Zingales

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Luigi Zingales, Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago, is Co-Host of the podcast Capitalisn’t.

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  1. The Right Industrial Policy Is Knowledge Policy
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    The Right Industrial Policy Is Knowledge Policy

    Jul 3, 2024 Tano Santos & Luigi Zingales outline a strategy for fostering the diffusion of innovation in a fragmented geopolitical environment.

  2. Burying the Laissez-Faire Zombie
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    Burying the Laissez-Faire Zombie

    Dec 15, 2021 Luigi Zingales argues that the state-market dichotomy is a post-feudal relic that has come to serve vested interests.

  3. Democracy Before ESG
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    Democracy Before ESG

    Oct 28, 2021 Luigi Zingales thinks that opposition to corporate dark money should be the first principle of responsible investing.

  4. Don't Break Up Social Media, Bifurcate It
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    Don't Break Up Social Media, Bifurcate It

    Aug 31, 2021 Luigi Zingales thinks the digital networking infrastructure should be separated from platforms’ editorial function.

  5. The Political Lessons of COVID-19
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    The Political Lessons of COVID-19

    Aug 6, 2021 Luigi Zingales thinks the pandemic highlights the need to develop an effective system of global governance.

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    In Praise of First-Past-the-Post

    Andrés Velasco explains why Britain’s electoral system is better than all the plausible alternatives.
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    Peacebuilding in the Middle East Requires Women

    Anne-Marie Slaughter & Xanthe Scharff argue that negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians must no longer be the province of men.
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    Macron and Europe’s Centrists Are Out of Good Options

    Yanis Varoufakis shows that an intractable economic conundrum lies behind the current impasse in French politics.
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    Immigration Does Not Start at the US Border

    Carlos Alvarado-Quesada laments the failure of Republicans and Democrats alike to address the root causes of migration.
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    Will AI Kill Off Money?

    Jean-Pierre Landau considers some of the underappreciated implications of an economy run entirely by machines.
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    A Philosopher for Our Times

    Enrique Krauze shows that, given rising illiberalism, the seventeenth-century thinker Baruch Spinoza is as relevant as ever.
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    A New Worldview for Troubled Times

    Dennis J. Snower proposes four principles to guide policymaking and global negotiations in the age of climate change.
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    Navigating Today’s Frothy Financial Markets

    Dambisa Moyo offers a basic framework for assessing the risk of new bubbles and their potential spillover effects.
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    An Arab Spring for Bangladesh?

    M. Niaz Asadullah argues that young protestors could help the country chart a democratic course and achieve sustainable growth.

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