The numerical basis used to study African economies suffers from major knowledge gaps. This needs to improve if numbers are to inform policies that will encourage growth and push back poverty.
The GOP claims its convention in Tampa gave a big boost to the economy, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
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With the one-city format no longer viable, an Olympics expert proposes a radical new vision for the format of the Olympic Games. It actually makes a lot of sense.
The impact of an uncertain election result on the sharemarket isn’t going to be as bad as Brexit.
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The ladder of social mobility isn’t what it used to be. An expert at Cornell explains how global demographic trends are widening the economic gap among young people.
Lagos bus station. Lessons for Brexit?
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What makes people decide to leave the gang, and how can you convince them to stay?
The treasurer and his shadow went head to head in a debate that covered tax reform, education, superannuation and economic management.
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Voters see claim and counter claim about the economic effects of leaving the EU but the overwhelming consensus among economists is that Brexit will make Britons worse off.
Much of the infrastructure Australia needs will be funded by “value capture” – raising tax revenue by boosting land values. Some have decried it as a tax hike in all but name, but it isn’t really.
A new deal for the people as well as the state?
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