The historical correlation between economic prosperity and increased life expectancy might suggest that growth is generally a good thing. However, other evidence points to the downside of growth.
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Like their cable predecessors, streaming companies have lured customers in with low rates and promises of a better viewing experience. Now they’re cashing in.
And will the vibecession ever end?
From an economic viewpoint, the idea may initially appeal by appearing to maximise the economic utility of the receiver. But it suffers from fundamental flaws.
Two and a half centuries later, some things haven’t changed.
The spirit of the season is free, but that tree is going to cost you.
Food systems are increasingly disrupted by climate disasters, while also being a major contributor to climate change. World leaders at COP28 vowed to do something about it.
Only a small fraction of women have received any financial education at all.
When we invest money, time or another resource we can’t get back, factoring that sunk cost into our future decisions can be a trap.
How does the UK ensure a decent standard of living for its elderly population?
Loyalty schemes tend to be the most generous when the economy has hit a patch of turbulence.
After a 20th-century manufacturing boom, the region has been in a decadeslong decline. Rural factory towns can blame technology and globalization for their woes.
Traditional capitalists are still flourishing, but according to Yanis Varoufakis they are not driving the economy like they used to.
Taxing electric vehicles was always a bad idea. But the High Court’s ruling against Victoria’s law could make state-based road user charges impossible.
Goldin is showing the world that economics is about more than just finance.
With Donald Trump absent again, Republican presidential hopefuls took potshots at each other but agreed that Bidenomics isn’t cutting it.
A ‘knowledge economy’ is an economy based on technical and scientific advances. The upcoming Universities Accord should focus more on research and capitalising on discoveries.
The Cold War was an economic standoff as well as an atomic one. The author of a new book describes the minds behind the great ideological battles on that 20th-century front line.
Adam Smith’s arguments for accessible, universal, quality education could be applied to address the UK skills shortage.
I’m an economist – but I can see many reasons for Australians to distrust my profession. Here’s how we could start to make economists better serve all Australians.
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