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What Earnings Calls Tell Us About Financial Risk
May 3, 2021
Analyzing corporate conference calls reveals the way that countries perceive and spread risk through the global financial system
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America Hasn’t Reckoned with the Coup That Blasted the Black Middle Class
Apr 29, 2021
In 1898, upwardly mobile Blacks in Wilmington, NC were terrorized and slaughtered in a violent insurrection that set the stage for Jim Crow – and the next 123 years. Hardly anyone really knows about it.
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Long-Term Unemployment Is Reversible
Apr 26, 2021
Contrary to the New Keynesian paradigm, long-term unemployment can be reversed without a significant uptick in inflation
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Covid Is Hitting Workers Differently Than the 2008 Financial Crisis
Apr 19, 2021
Unlike the Great Recession, the pandemic has hit women workers harder than men, and disproportionately hurt the job prospects of lower education workers.
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How China Is Offering an Alternative to the IMF
Apr 15, 2021
The People’s Bank of China’s network of local currency swap arrangements provide Asian countries with a much-needed safety net, while also strengthening China’s diplomatic position.
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“Young African People See No Clear Future for Themselves”
Apr 14, 2021
An interview with African development specialist Bara Guèye
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« La jeunesse africaine n’a pas assez de visibilité sur son avenir »
Apr 14, 2021
Un entretien avec Bara Guèye
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Lessons from the First New Deal for the Next One
Apr 13, 2021
Whether it is called “Build Back Better” or a “Green Industrial Policy” or, indeed, a Green New Deal, it is imperative to reject the false dichotomy of “jobs against climate.”
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Stock Buybacks Stand in the Way of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
Apr 7, 2021
Hedge fund managers are pushing American firms to play Wall Street games instead of investing in technologies of the future. China doesn’t have that problem.
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Wikipedia’s Deep Ties to Big Tech
Apr 5, 2021
Contrary to its image as a cash-strapped, transparent public service, Wikipedia is a wealthy NGO with close ties to big tech companies that it tries to obscure
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Chicago School Economists Got it Wrong. Strong Antitrust Policy Boosts the Economy.
Mar 29, 2021
History shows robust antitrust enforcement helps promote a prosperous, fair, and balanced economy. Antitrust expert Mark Glick explains how the U.S. went astray during the 1980s, and how to get back on track.
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Austerity Raises Covid Deaths
Mar 26, 2021
Mortality and economic data show how constraints to government spending and a skepticism of redistributive policies have made the pandemic far worse
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New CDC Guidelines to Reopen Schools Could be Dangerous
Mar 19, 2021
School re-opening push based on outdated science is poorly timed in face of coronavirus resurgence
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The Economics of the 2021 American Rescue Plan
Mar 18, 2021
How to Get Relief to Those Who Need It. Gosia Glinska in Conversation with Anton Korinek
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The Full Case Against Ultra Low and Negative Interest Rates
Mar 17, 2021
There are several reasons why unprecedentedly low interest rates will probably not stimulate demand and may even threaten financial stability