List of Economics articles
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Vladimir Putin meets with workers at a missile manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg. The World Economy No Longer Needs Russia
With alternative sources in place, Putin’s attempt at blackmailing Europe on energy has failed.
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A person holds a grocery bag. Colorful posters are behind them. Venezuela’s Modest Economic Liberalization Has Created a ‘Hellscape of Inequality’
As high-end stores open in Caracas, the poor are getting poorer.
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Then-Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó speaks. The World Is Done Waiting for Guaidó
The ouster of Venezuela’s would-be interim president has left U.S. policy in limbo, rapprochement in the air, and a legal mess for all.
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, smile broadly amid a crowd of cheering followers after the civil rights leader's conviction for his part in the Montgomery bus boycott The Economic Philosophy of MLK
Martin Luther King Jr.’s critique of capitalism was central to his civil rights campaign from the start.
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A view of the super-yacht 'Phi' which remains impounded by the U.K.'s National Crime Agency because of sanctions against Putin associates on March 30, 2022, in London, England. Freeze—Don’t Seize—Russian Assets
Permanently confiscating Russian assets is tempting—but expropriating them without evidence of a crime would endanger Western companies.
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This aerial photo taken on August 10, 2022 shows a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) factory in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Decoupling Wastes U.S. Leverage on China
Keeping Chinese firms dependent on Western chips is a better strategy.
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Brazilians celebrate with fireworks marking the start of the new year in Santos, Brazil. Why the World Feels Different in 2023
From climate negotiations to sports to diplomacy, the global south is becoming more powerful.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference on the Global Gateway at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Europe Is Trying (and Failing) to Beat China at the Development Game
The EU’s much-hyped Global Gateway is just old wine in new bottles, critics say.
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The Evergrande Changqing community in China The Chinese Communist Party Wants the Property Bubble Back
Personal and political fortunes were made in two decades of real estate madness.
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A semiconductor manufacturing plant is seen in Japan. Japan Bets Big on Bringing Semiconductor Manufacturing Home
An ambitious state-backed industrial plan targets both growth and China.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks. Adam Tooze: Washington Is Undermining the Trade System It Helped Build
The World Trade Organization nears a breaking point over U.S. tariffs against China.
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A cul-de-sac runs through a new housing development in Middlesex Township, Pennsylvania. Tooze on How Low the U.S. Housing Market Could Go in 2023
High interest rates are roiling the real estate market and rippling across the world economy.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) speaks to Chinese President Xi Jinping as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese first lady Akie Abe look on at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Our Most Read Stories of 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine dominated readers’ attention, along with stories on the global economy and China’s political leadership.
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People help dig out a plow after an intense lake-effect snowstorm hit the area around Hamburg, New York, on Nov. 18. Tooze on How Climate Change Will Alter the Economics of Winter
Less snowfall won’t necessarily mean fewer megastorms.
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A person walks beside a destroyed tank near a frozen lake. Want to Help Ukraine? Fund This U.S. Government Agency.
A little-known bureau in the Department of Commerce has the power to weaken Russia’s military via export controls.
