Trade
International trade and investment are vital drivers of economic growth. As the size and shape of the world economy enters a new period of change, trade patterns reflect an evolving reality
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Why "Free Trade" Agreements Serve Corporations First
Far from spreading benefits across the economy, agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership enrich individual corporations by design—at the expense of workers and national economies
The Geopolitics of Populism
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Why Economic Recovery Requires Rethinking Capitalism
Mission-oriented public investment is vital to spur a revival of private-sector investment
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Capitalism: Competition, Conflict, Crisis
Exploring the genesis of an important work, one that critiques mainstream neoclassical economics and offers an alternative framework for understanding modern economies.
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Inequality As Policy: Selective Trade Protectionism Favors Higher Earners
Offshoring manufacturing may have hurt many working people in America, but professionals and intellectual property have been robustly protected
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Escaping the New Normal of Weak Growth
Eight years after the crisis erupted, what the global economy is experiencing is starting to look less like a slow recovery than like a new low-growth equilibrium. With monetary policy unable to stimulate demand, or even inflation, it’s time for fiscal authorities to relieve the burden on central banks.