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3 US-based academics awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on wealth inequality
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson won the prize for their "studies of how instit…
Polly Thompson
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Trump and Harris are pushing proposals that 'ignore economic reality,' billionaire investor Howard Marks says
Billionaire investor Howard Marks scrutinized policies on both sides of the aisle.
Filip De Mott
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Inequality rising since 2000s, top 1% in India holds 40% wealth, says study
Inequality in India has skyrocketed since early 2000s, with the income and wealth share of top 1 pe…
PTI
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Universal basic income has gone from utopian vision to economic reality. Here's what you need to know about UBI.
Universal basic income is quickly gaining traction, with several trials and some famous proponents …
Theron Mohamed
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Prices are improving. So why is everyone still so worked up about inflation?
A new study finds that inflation's deepest impact isn't financial — it's emotional.
Aki Ito
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The more money you have, the more money it takes to feel happier, new research says
New research suggests that as you move up the income ladder, it takes exponentially more money to g…
Juliana Kaplan
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Russia's economic survival hinges on prolonging the Ukraine war, think tank expert says
"Should the authorities attempt to halt militarization, a hard landing could add pressure to the go…
Filip De Mott
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Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has a solution for China, but it'll need Beijing to radically remake its own rules
Dalio, whose company runs the biggest foreign hedge fund in China, says the country needs to start …
Matthew Loh
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Tech titans love Modi's economic powerhouse India — despite mass unemployment and abject poverty
India is on track to become the world's third-largest economy by 2027, but Narendra Modi faces a pi…
Theron Mohamed
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The dockworkers' strike is a test for Biden — and complicates an already dizzying 2024 presidential race
Biden has said he won't stop the dockworker's strike. But if the strike stretches on for weeks, it …
Juliana Kaplan,John L. Dorman
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How access to reproductive care shaped a founder's career, highlighting its importance as an economic driver
Studies show that women suffer economically when they are denied reproductive access. Tracy Young s…
Katie Balevic
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Angus Deaton won a Nobel Prize in economics. Now he says he got it wrong on globalization.
Angus Deaton has been an economist for over fifty years. He's still rethinking his views.
Juliana Kaplan
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Nearly a million more children fell into poverty last year. Both presidential campaigns want to give parents money to fix that.
Nearly 10 million children were in poverty in 2023. It could become a key election issue.
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Harvard study links exposure to air pollution in infancy to reduced earnings in adulthood
The findings of this study indicate an urgent need for the creation of stringent national air quali…