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Want to be a good explorer? Study economics
The battle to reduce risk has shaped centuries of ventures
Finance & economics
India’s Licence Raj offers America important lessons
Even when a protectionist system is dismantled, its problems can endure
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Why commodities are on a rollercoaster ride
Pity Tommy Norris. And his real-world equivalents
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Who are the world’s best investors?
The answer is not hedge funds or quant shops or short-sellers
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The economic lessons from Ukraine’s spectacular drone success
National security is a weak argument for battery subsidies
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Stanley Fischer mixed rigour and realism, compassion and calm
The former IMF, Bank of Israel and Federal Reserve official died on May 31st
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How might China win the future? Ask Google’s AI
The country’s sprawling industrial policy is beyond mere human comprehension
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Economists are as confused as Trump about taxing the rich
Forget technocracy. The top rate is set by gut instinct
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What happens when a hegemon falls?
Why economists are turning to a 50-year-old book on the Depression
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Why economists should like booze
A martini doesn’t just steady the nerves after a rollercoaster week
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Trump’s sovereign-wealth fund won’t make America richer
It will just make the country riskier