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A bit of democracy for the tech giants: Two ideas
Hans Gersbach, 18 October 2019

Hans Gersbach suggests society could deal with the self-strengthening tech giants by democratising them through giving users a say in their decisions.
Growth and civilisation
Diane Coyle, 14 October 2019

Diane Coyle's mind boggles at the level of detail in Vaclav Smil's "Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities", covering the growth dynamics of archaea and bacteria all the way to empires.
Brexit and legal traditions
Thorsten Beck, 11 October 2019

Thorsten Beck advises analysts who claim that the UK Supreme Court's decision that the prorogation of Parliament was unlawfaul represents a constitutional coup should read up on British constitutional history.
What does it mean to live in this 'Second Gilded Age'?
Bradford DeLong, 10 October 2019

Brad DeLong asks whether a society where some 30 million workers are essentially paid, directly or indirectly, by the top 0.1% can be a healthy one.

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Going to extremes

Diane Coyle, 07 October 2019

Diane Coyle believes that Richard Davies' book, Extreme Economies, will encourage students to appreciate that economics is not only important but also exciting.
On German euro-populism

Thorsten Beck, 04 October 2019

Thosten Beck is concerned about the long-term damage the media campaign against the ECB and other euro area institutions may cause to Germans’ relationship with Europe and the euro.
Migration 1870-1925 and international economic inequality

Bradford DeLong, 10 September 2019

An outtake from Brad DeLong's "Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Long Twentieth Century 1870-2016"
The crisis in word trade

Sait Akman, Shiro Armstrong, Carlos Primo Braga, Uri Dadush, Anabel González, Fukunari Kimura, Junji Nakagawa, Peter Rashish, Akihiko Tamura, 04 September 2019

A T20 Task Force on Trade, Investment and Globalization policy brief argues that the world trading system has been remarkably successful in many respects but that the present strain reflects causes which are deep-seated and require a strategic response.
Global digital trade negotiations: The outlook has dimmed but the US has options

Claude Barfield, 25 July 2019

Digital trade negotiations are playing out on a number of levels. Claude Barfield offers a list of priorities for the US in these negotiations.

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