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Occupation, Gender, and Labor Market Volatility
Jan 16, 2024
When working within the same employment spell, female workers, particularly those of color and those working in low-wage service and care jobs, earn significantly less when facing greater volatility than their male counterparts or those working in non-service, non-care occupations.
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Finally, an Economist Takes on the Topic of Power
Jan 16, 2024
Alessandro Roncaglia has mulled the topic of power over his long and distinguished career – a topic most economists avoid. His new book explores the historical dynamics of power and asks how we can change its distribution today.
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As Presidential Hopefuls Spar on Social Security, This Expert Separates Fact from Fiction
Jan 12, 2024
Eric Laursen, author of The People’s Pension, explains to INET’s Lynn Parramore what’s at stake for Americans in a year of sneak attacks and misinformation.
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Unhappy New Year: How Austerity is Making a Comeback in Berlin and Brussels
Jan 4, 2024
Germany’s debt brake and EU fiscal rules will make it well neigh impossible for EU countries to fund the investments needed to decarbonize their economies.
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American Household Debt: A Reappraisal
Jan 2, 2024
Which households are more exposed to financial risk and to what extent is their debt systemically relevant?
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Renowned Political Scientist: Can We Really Save American Democracy?
Dec 19, 2023
In an exclusive interview, Benjamin Page discusses urgent reforms needed to tackle critical challenges, from undemocratic institutions to economic inequality.
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How GM’s $10-Billion Buyback May Ice Its EV Transition
Dec 18, 2023
Reindustrialization vs Financialization
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Africa’s Crisis Is Also an Opportunity
Dec 12, 2023
“If we get our policy, politics, and institutions right, African economies and society could gain greater energy and food security, built on green competition and taking strong action on climate change.“ —Professor Chuks Okereke, Director of the Centre for Climate Change and Development at Alex Ekwueme Federal University
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Is American Banking Safe? You Might Not Like The Answer from Two Fed Veterans
Dec 4, 2023
Walker Todd and Bill Bergman expose the untold story of banking instability, regulatory battles, and the struggle to protect the public from financial chaos
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The Dutch Earthquake
Nov 30, 2023
Why did so many Dutch voters vote for the far-right Geert Wilders?
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Democratic Reform at a Time of Dire Troubles
Nov 27, 2023
What sort of effective democratic political system does the United States want and need?
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What Does Mustard Gas Have in Common with Crypto and Blockchain?
Nov 20, 2023
In his new book, Let Them Eat Crypto, Peter Howson cautions that the technologies are not just fraudulent but causing indefensible harm to both humanity and the planet.
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Jim Chanos: “The Crypto Ecosystem Is Well-Suited for the Dark Side of Finance.”
Nov 9, 2023
The famed short-seller talks Sam Bankman-Fried, why Wall Street is still so keen on crypto, and how technology is making us dumber.
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The Golden Age of AI Complementarity?
Oct 30, 2023
Recent developments in AI have added fuel to debates that have long simmered amongst economists, which could lead to a rethinking of economics itself.
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Theories of Economic Crises
Oct 24, 2023
The theoretical approaches to analyzing crises have behind them contrasting conceptions of the way the economy works