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PS heartily congratulates our columnists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson on winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics.

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    Nobel Laureates Help Solve the Inequality Puzzle

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    PS editors, Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, Simon Johnson

    While even the world’s poorest economies have become richer in recent decades, they have continued to lag far behind their higher-income counterparts – and the gap is not getting any smaller. According to this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economists, institutions are a key reason why. From Ukraine’s reconstruction to the regulation of artificial intelligence, the implications are as consequential as they are far-reaching.

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    China’s Overcapacity Can Help the World

    Huang Yiping

    China has built substantial production capacity in green-tech sectors like electric vehicles and solar panels, but has faced rising trade barriers in developed markets whose governments worry about anti-competitive "overcapacity." Fortunately, one hears no such complaints from the Global South.

     shows how Chinese industry and capital can accelerate the green transition in developing countries.
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    Kamala Harris’s Economic Priorities

    Nouriel Roubini considers what Kamala Harris’s economic agenda would entail, and how it compares to Donald Trump’s.
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    The Political Economy of Technology

    William H. Janeway reviews the 2024 Nobel laureate economists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson's recent work on innovation and economic development.
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    Europe’s Wake-Up Call

    Barry Eichengreen asks whether European policymakers are prepared to implement the Draghi Report's recommendations.
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    Sri Lanka’s Long Road to Recovery

    R.M. Manivannan traces the country’s recent turmoil to poor governance and deepening income disparities.
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    Is Antitrust Enforcement Broken?

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    Anu Bradford , Todd G. Buchholz , Cristina Caffarra , Mordecai Kurz , Tara Pincock , Yanis Varoufakis

    Though antitrust enforcement has been gaining momentum on both sides of the Atlantic, a handful of private actors still wield extraordinary market power – and thus power over ordinary people’s lives. With some calling for more radical action, and others warning that reining in firms’ market power would be unhelpful and even harmful, we asked PS commentators what needs to be done.

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    The Destructive Legacy of Mass Starvation

    Mariana Chilton thinks the suffering in Gaza should prompt America to confront its own history of genocide and discrimination.
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    America’s Broken Constitution

    Nicholas Reed Langen sees the country’s politicized Supreme Court as the biggest obstacle to addressing many other problems.
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  1. The Destructive Legacy of Mass Starvation
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    The Destructive Legacy of Mass Starvation

    Oct 15, 2024 Mariana Chilton thinks the suffering in Gaza should prompt America to confront its own history of genocide and discrimination.

  2. China’s Overcapacity Can Help the World
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    China’s Overcapacity Can Help the World

    Oct 15, 2024 Huang Yiping shows how Chinese industry and capital can accelerate the green transition in developing countries.

  3. Europe’s Wake-Up Call
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    Europe’s Wake-Up Call

    Oct 15, 2024 Barry Eichengreen asks whether European policymakers are prepared to implement the Draghi Report's recommendations.

  4. Sri Lanka’s Long Road to Recovery
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    Sri Lanka’s Long Road to Recovery

    Oct 15, 2024 R.M. Manivannan traces the country’s recent turmoil to poor governance and deepening income disparities.

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    Investing in the WHO Will Yield Outsize Returns

    Oct 14, 2024 Gordon Brown urges the organization’s 194 member states to provide the financing it needs to fulfill its mandate.

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    America’s Broken Constitution

    Nicholas Reed Langen sees the country’s politicized Supreme Court as the biggest obstacle to addressing many other problems.
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    Marietje Schaake on our tech overlords, antitrust, data protection, and more

    Marietje Schaake warns that Big Tech’s outsize influence threatens democracy, suggests what Western leaders can learn from Chinese technology governance, urges governments to use public procurement to influence the trajectory of digital technology, and more.
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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Konstantin Sonin explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.
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    Escaping the New Gilded Age

    Daron Acemoglu thinks the social, cultural, and political influence wielded by the superrich has reached a dangerous level.
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    Anne-Marie Slaughter on US polarization, the Ukraine war, AI, and more

    Anne-Marie Slaughter urges the EU to begin preparations for a prolonged, but not permanent, division of Ukraine, considers the prospect of “democratic artificial intelligence,” describes necessary reforms to US electoral systems, and more.
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    Abortion and Reproductive Rights Are Economic Issues

    Laura Tyson shows why abortion, childcare, and parental leave are not merely “family” issues.

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    The Key That Unlocks Cleantech Financing in Europe

    Craig Douglas urges EU leaders to borrow against future Emissions Trading System revenues to finance higher investment now.
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    Brazil’s Climate Push Must Start at Home

    Savio Carvalho explains why the country must lead by example on decarbonization to become a global green leader.
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    Sustainably Financing Sustainable Development

    Paola Subacchi proposes ways to reduce low-income countries’ debts and expand their access to affordable finance.

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  4. Thomas Buberl Europe and the Polycrisis

  1. R.M. Manivannan Sri Lanka’s Long Road to Recovery
  2. Guillermo Ortiz Can Claudia Sheinbaum Escape AMLO’s Shadow?
  3. Jorge G. Castañeda The Cuban Contingent Protecting Maduro
  4. Ana Palacio Ukraine Needs Security Guarantees

  1. Mariana Chilton The Destructive Legacy of Mass Starvation
  2. Gordon Brown Investing in the WHO Will Yield Outsize Returns
  3. Gelsomina Vigliotti, et al. Financing Food Security Will Yield High Returns
  4. Isabella M. Weber, et al. Building a Buffer Against Food-Price Shocks

  1. Craig Douglas The Key That Unlocks Cleantech Financing in Europe
  2. Savio Carvalho Brazil’s Climate Push Must Start at Home
  3. Paul Hudson Climate Change Is Making Us Sick
  4. Homi Kharas, et al. How Is the World Really Doing on the SDGs?

  1. Ian Bremmer, et al. AI Is a Rare Bright Spot for Global Governance
  2. Philippe Aghion, et al. Can Europe Create an Innovation Economy?
  3. Carme Artigas, et al. Unlocking AI’s Potential for All
  4. Christian Catalini, et al. Crypto Policy Needs to Empower Builders, Not Speculators

  1. Justina Nixon-Saintil Unlocking AI-Powered Learning
  2. John J. Donohue, et al. The Crisis of America’s Public Defenders
  3. Shashi Tharoor Overworked India
  4. Gordon Brown The UN’s Summit of the Future Must Champion Universal Education

Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W…

  1. Kenneth Rogoff Rethinking Foreign Funding for Africa
  2. Agnes Kalibata, et al. Africa’s Food Security Depends on Adaptive Crops
  3. Adekeye Adebajo Africa’s Place in the Emerging Global Order

Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility from illiberal and autocratic regimes, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey,…

  1. Geoff Mulgan The Right to Truth
  2. Nishant Lalwani, et al. As Disinformation Thrives, Democracy Dies
  3. Antonio Zappulla To Protect Democracy, Protect Exiled Journalists

As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, PS commentators assess its implications for the economy, propose policy responses, and consider what might – and sho…

  1. Gro Harlem Brundtland Recommitting to Pandemic Preparedness
  2. Winnie Byanyima, et al. How to Protect the World from the Next Pandemic
  3. Tom Achoki, et al. Preparing Now for the Next Disease X