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Where will today’s innovation come from?

Kiel Institute President Dennis Snower talks about the euro zone crisis

The degree to which economics is isolated from the ordinary business of life is extraordinary and unfortunate.

The course explores how money markets they work, in the U.S. and internationally.

The battle for a living wage for the nation’s poorest workers is set against the backdrop of mass unemployment and the highest level of economic inequality in the U.S. in almost a century.

Institute for New Economic Thinking grantee Hans-Joachim Voth talks about the crisis in Europe.

what is economically correct must always be balanced with what is morally right.

William White, chairman of the Economic Development and Review Committee (EDRC) at the OECD in Paris

We are coming up to the fifth anniversary of the Lehman crash in September 2008. How bad was it? Have we fixed the problems?

How can we get the financial sector back to serving its intended function?

economists still conceive of law too narrowly, mainly as a means to reduce transaction costs and protect investors.

Why didn’t central banks see the financial crisis coming?

The Obama stimulus remains controversial even as we approach the fourth anniversary of its launch.

What does the bankruptcy of Detroit say about the US social contract?

Should China internationalize the RMB? Will it take the lead on sustainable development? Can it maintain growth and productivity?