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Time to Stop Rolling Dice: Why Bigger is Better in Climate Investments
Earlier investments make large-scale emission reductions easier to do over time because their unit costs drop
The firehose of affluent consumption continues to drive inflation, not the stimulus package
Article | Business & Industry, Environment
Time to Stop Rolling Dice: Why Bigger is Better in Climate Investments
Earlier investments make large-scale emission reductions easier to do over time because their unit costs drop
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Podcasts | Government & Politics
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Podcasts | Government & Politics
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Article | Business & Industry, Technology & Innovation
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Video
Economics can either fuel conflict or pave the way to lasting peace, the choice is ours.
Featuring James K. Boyce
The history of the political relations between Hitler and the NSDAP leadership and the German “coal industrialists” from 1926 to 1933
Working Paper | Environment, Macroeconomics
Why the E-DSGE Framework Is Not Fit for Purpose and What to Do About It
By Yannis Dafermos, Andrew McConnell, Maria Nikolaidi, Servaas Storm, and Boyan Yanovski
Working Paper | Business & Industry, Technology & Innovation
The decisions we make now about the governance of AI will have profound implications for the future of our economy and society.
By Anton Korinek and Jai Vipra
A major factor in the decline of inflation is the simple fact that America’s workers were, in general, unable to raise their nominal wages in line with the rise in the cost of living
By Thomas Ferguson and Servaas Storm
Working Paper | Finance, Government & Politics, Health
Medicare negotiators need to have a deep understanding - both theoretical and empirical - of the learning processes involved in developing a drug to negotiate a price that is fair.
By Öner Tulum and William Lazonick
Working Paper | Business & Industry, Technology & Innovation
As the “Technoking” of Tesla strategizes to maintain his control over the company’s decision-making, anyone concerned with the role that Tesla will play in the evolving EV transition should be asking how CEO Musk might use, or abuse, his powerful position.
By Matt Hopkins and William Lazonick
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As the world grapples with rapid technological advancements, demographic shifts, environmental challenges, and governance transformations, new forms of inequality are emerging.
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Understanding India’s Northeast from Emerging Perspectives
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The conference aims to examine the complex interplay of housing, law, economics, and spatial justice in an unequal world, and we welcome scholars and practitioners to participate.
Feb 17, 2025
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Following a successful inaugural Meeting of Young Minds in 2024, the Second annual Meeting of Young Minds on 17 – 19 February 2025 is geared to be an exciting and engaging gathering of future leaders in the field of economics.
Jan 17, 2025
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The Economics Group at Azim Premji University, Bhopal, India, in collaboration with the Institute for New Economic Thinking and its Young Scholars Initiative (INET-YSI), is pleased to announce an international conference aimed at exploring the intricate relationships between social identities, institutions, and economic development in South Asia.
Nov 30, 2024
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This conference aims to explore important issues of economics of AI, good governance, humanization of AI technologies, privacy, considerations of creative thinking and imagination, and take a comprehensive look at the challenges and opportunities of AI technologies.
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YSI projects are collaboratively organized by members of the community to explore topics in new economic thinking. Projects may be held virtually (discussions, webinars, reading groups) or in person (workshops, pre-conferences). Learn more about YSI here