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– Like many others, I first met the Nobel laureate economist Gary Becker, who died earlier this month, by reading his seminal works Human Capital and The Economics...
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– Thomas Piketty’s impressive and much-discussed book Capital in the Twenty-First Century has brought considerable attention to the problem of rising economic inequality. But it is...
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– Holocaust Cellar will “ensure that humanity never forgets the evil that took place there, ” says Prof. Elie Wiesel. – – “I am...
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– This month marks the fourth anniversary of the May 2010 financial rescue of Greece. Previously, the idea that a eurozone member would seek emergency...
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Last month, a remarkable gathering occurred in Medellín, Colombia. Some 22, 000 people came together to attend the World Urban Forum and discuss the future of...
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– Headlines around the world last week trumpeted a watershed moment for the global economy. As the Financial Times put it, “China poised to pass US...
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– Despite the recent upturn in some of its member countries, the eurozone’s economy remains in the doldrums, with the overall rate of annual GDP...
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– The biggest geopolitical risk of our times is not a conflict between Israel and Iran over nuclear proliferation. Nor is it the risk...
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– China’s currency, the renminbi, has been weakening in recent months, resurrecting familiar charges of manipulation, competitive devaluation, and beggar-thy-neighbor mercantilism. In mid-April, the...
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– There is nothing better than fuzzy language to wreak havoc – or facilitate consensus. Ludwig Wittgenstein argued that philosophical puzzles are really just a...