
Economics & Finance
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Are Global Capital Rules Possible?
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Are Global Capital Rules Possible?
Howard Davies thinks major Western jurisdictions' institutional differences could sink standardization efforts. -
WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility
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WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala writes that meaningful change will come only when members other than the US help steer the organization. -
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Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?
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Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?
Tom Krebs & Isabella M. Weber explain why Germany's economy is paying dearly for the government's failure to cap energy costs in 2022. -
Democrats Are Better for the US Economy
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Democrats Are Better for the US Economy
Jeffrey Frankel notes that this is no mere correlation, though the cause remains an enduring puzzle. -
America Needs More Immigration
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America Needs More Immigration
Anne O. Krueger points out that sustaining strong economic growth requires newcomers to offset declining birth rates. -
Mismeasuring Corruption Lets Rich Countries Off the Hook
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Mismeasuring Corruption Lets Rich Countries Off the Hook
Yuen Yuen Ang shows what conventional rankings get wrong, and proposes a better approach to measuring the problem. -
Tackling the World’s Hidden-Debt Problem
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Tackling the World’s Hidden-Debt Problem
Pablo Saavedra, et al. propose three measures needed to make lower-income countries’ sovereign borrowing far more transparent. -
Post-Capitalist Pessimism
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Post-Capitalist Pessimism
Robert Skidelsky laments the absence of a redemptive political vision adequate to the public's growing economic disillusionment.