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The Fed said it's ready to act to 'sustain the expansion.' The latest jobs report suggests it may have to act soon.
If we want to live sustainably, we must question our appetite for growth.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has revived a presidential advisory unit shut down by his predecessor. He needs it if he is to use his power effectively to improve his government's policy coherence.
Africa is home to the world's fastest growing cities. However, poor governance has robbed the continent of the benefits of people and firms clustering together.
The current system drives social injustice and environmental destruction, a new approach to address both is called for.
Economic growth should be reimagined not only at the macro level, but also at the micro, business level. Social enterprises offer new, collaborative approaches to growth that maximize societal impact.
Regional authorities require real teeth to protect their towns from big shocks like factory closures.
Parliaments might argue more but they make democracy more stable and produce stronger economies.
As Trump prepares to deliver his delayed State of the Union address, here's what four economists had to say about the state of the union.
The Conversation has assembled a forecasting team of 19 academic economists from 12 universities across six states. Together, they assign a 25% probability to a recession within two years.
An obsession with GDP growth fails to account for some of society's most pressing problems.
There is a plethora of highly troubling issues facing the global economy that are caused, in part, by globalisation.
As fears of a US-China trade war grow, the eurozone is starting to look like a rock.
A look at key data shows that the world is much better off today than ever before in history.
Wage-increases can end austerity.
Sovereign access to the Pacific would bring Bolivia significant economic benefits.
With so much attention focused on what agreements come out of COP24, protesters should be seizing the initiative to attack the root causes of climate change.
The long shadows of Cambodia’s edifices of wealth and progress conceal a deeper darkness.
South Africa's president has firmly thrown his weight behind the private sector. This could prove significant.
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