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Davos Elites Love to Advocate for Equality – So Long As Nothing Gets Done

The return to the industrial relations and tax policies of the early 19th century has been spearheaded by people who speak the language of...

The Malleable Demand for Trade Protection: How Political Campaigns Can Easily Manipulate Public Attitudes Toward Public Policy

Where does today’s anti-trade sentiment come from? A new study finds that people are particularly sensitive to job losses and outsourcing due to international...

“Short Sellers Don't Exist to Fix the Problems. They Exist to Shed Light on the Problems”

In an interview with ProMarket, Fahmi Quadir, the short seller whose bet against Valeant in 2015 helped expose the company's misdeeds, talks about short...

The Inequality Paradox: Rising Inequalities Nationally, Diminishing Inequality Worldwide

Workers in emerging economies benefitted from globalization and workers in rich countries, on balance, did not. Overturning globalization, however, will neither work nor bring...

Obesity and Globalization: Evidence from Mexico

Has Mexico imported its obesity epidemic from the United States? A new study suggests that the answer to this question is "yes." The obesity epidemic...

Does Going to War Increase Veterans’ Religiosity?

Are there really no atheists in foxholes? A new paper looks at the effects of military combat on American service members’ religiosity—and its results...

Does Sweden’s Radical Right Reflect Too Much Social Inclusivity, Or Too Little?

Many have attributed the success of the far-right Sweden Democrats to Sweden's open immigration policy. Instead, a new study shows that income inequality and...

Racism Drives Higher Costs for Historically Black Colleges in Bond Markets

Why do historically black colleges and universities pay more to raise capital? New research argues that investors’ racial preferences appear to influence their willingness...

Is China’s International Joint Venture Policy Effective in Diffusing Technology?

The US administration launched a trade war against China in response to what it sees as unfair trade practices—especially the requirement that foreign firms...

How the Triple Tax Exemption on Puerto Rico’s Bonds Financed Its Territorial Status—and Helped Spark Its Debt Crisis

How did Puerto Rico manage to incur a monumental debt of $72 billion without raising red flags among the sophisticated investors who continuously bought...

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