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The Firm as the Missing Link in Development Economics
Development economists have long debated states versus markets. The answer to why countries grow may have been hiding inside the firm all along.
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India's GDP Was Smaller Than We Thought — and That Changes Everything
India's economy just got smaller on paper — but the same revision reveals it's growing faster than anyone had measured.
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The Counterintuitive Truth About Who Is Actually Raising Your Electric Bill
AI data centres are consuming record amounts of power, but the forces actually driving up American electricity bills are far older and less glamorous.
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Europe's $30 Trillion Pension Problem and the Dutch Model Nobody Is Copying
Europe's pension systems are sitting on a $30 trillion missed opportunity, and the blueprint for fixing it has existed in the Netherlands for decades.
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Beyond Oil: How the Iran Conflict Is Quietly Strangling Global Supply Chains
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The Redemption Crunch Threatening Private Credit's Retail Ambitions
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