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On Twitter">Should-Read: Joe Weisenthal: On Twitter

Brahmin Left vs. Merchant Right: Rising Inequality and the Changing Structure of Political Conflict (Evidence from France, Britain and the US, 1948-2017)">
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Brahmin Left vs. Merchant Right: Rising Inequality and the Changing Structure of Political Conflict (Evidence from France, Britain and the US, 1948-2017)">Should-Read: Thomas Piketty: Brahmin Left vs. Merchant Right: Rising Inequality and the Changing Structure of Political Conflict (Evidence from France, Britain and the US, 1948-2017)

Globalization: What Did We Miss?">
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Globalization: What Did We Miss?">Should-Read: Paul Krugman: Globalization: What Did We Miss?

The middleware of democracy. Or from knowledge to wisdom: or at least knowledge 2.0">
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The middleware of democracy. Or from knowledge to wisdom: or at least knowledge 2.0">Should-Read: Nicholas Gruen: The middleware of democracy. Or from knowledge to wisdom: or at least knowledge 2.0

Tax Cuts and Wages Redux">
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Tax Cuts and Wages Redux">Should-Read: Paul Krugman: Tax Cuts and Wages Redux

The World Economy and the Color Line: Wilhelm Röpke, Apartheid, and the White Atlantic">
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The World Economy and the Color Line: Wilhelm Röpke, Apartheid, and the White Atlantic">Should-Read: Quinn Slobodian: The World Economy and the Color Line: Wilhelm Röpke, Apartheid, and the White Atlantic

Reconsidering the ‘China shock’ in trade">
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Reconsidering the ‘China shock’ in trade">Should-Read: Robert Feenstra, Hong Ma, Akira Sasahara, and Yuan Xu: Reconsidering the ‘China shock’ in trade

mainly macro: The Output Gap is no longer a sufficient statistic for inflationary pressure
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mainly macro: The Output Gap is no longer a sufficient statistic for inflationary pressureShould-Read: Simon Wren-Lewis: mainly macro: The Output Gap is no longer a sufficient statistic for inflationary pressure

The macroeconomic effects of the 2017 tax reform">
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The macroeconomic effects of the 2017 tax reform">Robert Barro and Jason Furman: The macroeconomic effects of the 2017 tax reform