Nailed to the door of the London School of Economics, the ‘33 Theses’ offer a long overdue challenge to economics dogma. But there are omissions as well.
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Super unions allow for more resources to be put into building union membership and other union activities.
As the governor of China’s central bank oversees the stability of the world’s second largest economy, this leadership change is one the global economy is watching closely.
Economists try to create and use maps to navigate the world of human choices. But in some ways, these maps are limited.
South Korea’s lofty vision of transforming the region into a winter sports hub may be pipe dream.
Research on the impact of corporate tax cuts reaches different conclusions, depending on the time and place it looks at.
The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is responsible for rising rail fares and student loan repayments.
Hundreds of thousands of migrants have come through Australia’s skilled migrant program. But we are wasting many of their skills.
Population growth for growth’s sake (as a proxy for economic growth), without consideration for the demands this creates might actually compromise Tasmania’s economy.
Problems at government contractor Capita and the collapse of Carillion are part of the same story of outsourcing gone wrong.
The French president said he would eliminate all coal-fired plants in his country by 2021, while his US counterpart is pushing policies intended to make them more profitable. Either way, the laws of economics will win.
It will be the private remarks between senior Australian business leaders and foreign investors at Davos that will likely be the most consequential for the Australian economy in the coming few years.
The number of jobs might be going up but the real test will be whether wages rise too.
Many sports leagues have salary caps and drafts to maintain competition, but they not only hurt players but aren’t that effective at keeping fans.
Poland and Hungary have recently clashed with Brussels over democratic freedoms, but economic drivers are at play, too.
The odds are that we get through 2018 without war, mass capital flight, or a housing crash. But all the risks are medium probability, and the consequences could be dire.
The Chinese government will use its consolidated power to try to reign in some of the biggest problems facing its economy in 2018.
A new survey shows economic studies frequently report effects to be much larger than they actually are, leading to inflated claims about policy effectiveness and public benefit.
Small loans from governments and philanthropists are often held up as a route out of poverty. But proper research into whether they work is thin on the ground.
The final report of the EU’s summit in Sweden makes generous use of the adjective “fair”. With populism and xenophobia are on the rise, could this be the basis of a new narrative for Europe?
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