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The Future of Money: The Case for Central Bank Digital Currencies
"Money as we know it stands at the threshold of yet another major transformation in its long and storied history," writes Eswar Prasad in...
OpenLux: Despite Reform Efforts, Luxembourg Remains an “Offshore Hub in the Heart of Europe”
Dozens of foreign citizens linked to corruption, embezzlement of public funds, organized crime, and tax crime have opened companies in Luxembourg, seemingly without raising...
A $2.5 Trillion Question: What If Incomes Grew Like GDP Did?
Per capita GDP in the US grew 118 percent over the past 43 years. At the bottom 25th percentile, real income for full-time, full-year,...
“Doubt is Their Product”: The Difference Between Research and Academic Lobbying
Tommaso Valletti, the former Chief Competition Economist of the European Commission, reflects on the intersection of academic economics and policymaking and offers advice to...
The Price of Democracy: a Webinar with Julia Cagé, Andrea Prat, and Guy Rolnik
At this trying time, there is a particularly high demand for reliable and trustworthy information. To address this demand by Booth students, alumni, faculty,...
Is Regulation Jeopardizing Policy Response to Coronavirus Crisis? Sendhil Mullainathan and Richard Thaler Collect Red-tape Stories
Two of the most well-known University of Chicago economists launched a website to collect examples of regulations that are limiting the United States' reaction to...
Please, Don’t Use Taxpayer Money to Bail Out Investors Like Me
When we invested in stocks and bonds, we knew we might have to face a storm or two. The high returns we received on...
Many Republicans Are Skeptical About Coronavirus. Research Suggests That Republican Politicians Could Change That
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is skeptical of climate change, supports teaching creationism in public schools, and opposes stem cell research. That's exactly why...
Why Elizabeth Warren Has Not Endorsed Joe Biden (Yet)
After winning in four more states, Biden can expect to have the necessary 1,991 delegates long before the July Democratic convention in Milwaukee. Elizabeth Warren...
The Epstein Report: How a Convicted Criminal Could Use MIT to Whitewash His Reputation
The only reason why a pedophile's donations did not violate any MIT policy is that MIT does not have any policy to prevent embarrassing...
