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In the Company of Women

In the Company of Women

Lisa D. Cook, et al. describe the persistent challenges women face in the workplace, and how policymakers can accelerate progress towards gender equality.

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In the Company of Women

In the Company of Women

Short Cut Jun 17, 2019 Lisa D. Cook, et al. describe the persistent challenges women face in the workplace, and how policymakers can accelerate progress towards gender equality.

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PS. In Theory: The Rise of Monopsony

PS. In Theory: The Rise of Monopsony

PS In Theory Feb 7, 2019 PS editors explain how the rise of ultra-powerful superstar firms may be depressing wages.

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The Great Disruption

The Great Disruption

Short Cut Dec 25, 2018 Gordon Brown urges countries to undertake the reforms needed to make globalization work for everyone – before it’s too late.

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Capital Takes All

Capital Takes All

Short Cut Dec 4, 2018 Teresa Ghilarducci explains why, despite record-low unemployment, wages for American workers are still stagnating.

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PS. In Theory: Universal Basic Income

PS. In Theory: Universal Basic Income

PS In Theory Nov 27, 2018 PS editors examine a key proposal for addressing technological unemployment.

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Looking Past Trump

Looking Past Trump

Short Cut Nov 20, 2018 Mira Rapp-Hooper says that the challenges facing US foreign policy reflect forces that will long outlast the current administration.

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PS. Explain This: The Gendered Right to Mobility

PS. Explain This: The Gendered Right to Mobility

PS Explain This Nov 14, 2018 PS editors examine the social and economic reasons to improve women's access to transportation.

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The Lessons of Quantitative Easing

The Lessons of Quantitative Easing

Short Cut Nov 7, 2018 Stephen S. Roach examines what was learned – or should have been learned – from the boldest monetary-policy experiment ever.

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The Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump

The Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump

Short Cut Oct 24, 2018 PS editors ask Nobel laureates Angus Deaton and Edmund Phelps, as well as Barry Eichengreen, Rana Foroohar, and Glenn Hubbard, whether what looks like a robust recovery is masking another crisis in the making.

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America’s Plutocrats Are Winning

America’s Plutocrats Are Winning

Short Cut Oct 23, 2018 Jeffrey D. Sachs argues that Donald Trump’s presidency is a dangerous symptom of a corrupt political system.

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Relieving Libya’s Agony

Javier Solana

The credibility of all external actors in the Libyan conflict is now at stake. The main domestic players will lower their maximalist pretensions only when their foreign supporters do the same, ending hypocrisy once and for all and making a sincere effort to find room for consensus.

The Making of the Digital Revolution

William H. Janeway

Two recent books exploring the history of American venture capital shine a spotlight not just on the workings of the innovative process, but also on the unique personalities behind it. Without VC, the state, and entrepreneurs working in concert, there would be no digital revolution.