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January, 15

Understanding Authoritarianism

Dr. Elina Sinkkonen highlights the need for a new method of conceptualizing authoritarian regimes on their own terms,

by including variables like personalization, centralization, and state control over economic assets.

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January, 15

The great carbon arbitrage

What is the net benefit of phasing out coal and replacing it with renewables?

 

$85 trillion, according to a new calculation.

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January, 15

How does climate change affect asset prices ?

Heat stress from climate change affects the economy,

so does it change the cost of issuing debt or the return on equities ?

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January, 15

Piketty on equality

Why institutions are precarious,

why policymakers should consider the consequences for inequality before they intervene

– but also why we should be optimistic about the long-term trends in equality.

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January, 15

What can helicopter money do ?

If you’re going to drop lots of money from a helicopter, what will happen to the economy ?

 

When would it make a difference, and to who?

 

Helicopter money is increasingly being taken seriously as policy.

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