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Stock buybacks as a mode of predatory value extraction

ProMarket and the Consumer Welfare Standard An output increase is not sufficient to increase welfare. Allocation—how goods are distributed—matters.

The monetary policies of major central banks in advanced economies have had negative consequences and thus need to be fixed

Monetary policy should be guided much more by financial sector developments and much less by near-term targets for inflation.

Reaching climate goals means rich countries must invest in sustainable technologies in developing countries with huge energy needs.

The bundle of sanctions was initially designed and imposed in haste, with little basis to assess historic performance.

On the reflexive relationship between inflation and inflation narratives

The effect of monetary policy on the functional distribution of income

Central banks strongly favored rentier incomes in their reaction functions

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA, on how the Ukraine conflict has been a big wake-up call for many African governments, the huge importance of investing in soils, and her frustration at the slow pace of climate mitigation.

If we can measure mobility, we can raise a better society.

In The Measure of Our Age, elder justice expert M.T. Connolly, who served as coordinator of the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice Initiative, offers both a warning and challenge: the systems we rely on to protect us as we age haven’t caught up to our longevity. Good news: we have the tools to build better ones.

By reducing our reliance on chemical fertilizers, policymakers could turn today’s food crisis into a genuine opportunity towards shifting subsidies from agribusiness-led to agroecological-led farming systems

Preface to the Japanese Edition of Golden Rule

Do we care about children, or do we just care about our own children?