Tag Archives: economics

Countering the Voices of U.S. Economic Extremism

The economic extremism from the far right could have set the United States far off course.

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The Global Economy’s 0.1% Club

The majority of the world’s nations produce less than 0.1% of global GDP.

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Global Economics between Jerusalem and Athens

What is the ultimate destination of economic history?

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How Competitive Is the U.S.?

Americans like to think of their country as the top-ranked nation on many accounts. But does the perception match the reality?

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Rajan Vs. Summers: Two Economists, Two Central Banks

How does Larry Summers, would-be Fed Chair, measure up to India’s new central banker, Raghu Rajan?

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Putting Finance Back in the Box

What can be done to make finance serve interests of the real economy?

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Don’t Leave It to the Economists

Why do economists — and the policymakers who heed their advice — need to reconsider the conventional wisdoms of their profession?

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Ending the Rich-World Bias in Global Economic Statistics

The current economic crisis is called the “global financial crisis.” But is the term “global” justified?

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The Economic Crisis and the Need to Rethink Economics

How much is the economics profession to blame for not preventing the global financial crisis?

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A World Community in Denial

How do you say to billions of Asians and Africans that they cannot have it all because the economic model of the West is flawed?

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