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Brexit has replaced the UK’s stiff upper lip with quivering rage">Should-Read: Martin Wolf: Brexit has replaced the UK’s stiff upper lip with quivering rage
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Brad DeLong,
February 15, 2018
February 15, 2018
Brexit has replaced the UK’s stiff upper lip with quivering rage&via=equitablegrowth"
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Inequality is not inevitable–but the US ‘experiment’ is a recipe for divergence">Should-Read: Facundo Alvaredo, Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman: Inequality is not inevitable–but the US ‘experiment’ is a recipe for divergence
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Brad DeLong,
February 15, 2018
February 15, 2018
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U.S. Consumer Prices Top Forecasts, Sending Markets Tumbling">Should-Read: Katia Dmitrieva: U.S. Consumer Prices Top Forecasts, Sending Markets Tumbling
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Brad DeLong,
February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018
U.S. Consumer Prices Top Forecasts, Sending Markets Tumbling&via=equitablegrowth"
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The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations">Should-Read: Ian Morris (2013): The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations
February 14, 2018
February 14, 2018
The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations&via=equitablegrowth"
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Sources of displaced workers’ long-term earnings losses">Should-Read: Marta Lachowska, Alexandre Mas, Stephen Woodbury: Sources of displaced workers’ long-term earnings losses
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Brad DeLong,
February 13, 2018
February 13, 2018
Sources of displaced workers’ long-term earnings losses&via=equitablegrowth"
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Economist">Should-Read: Max Roser: Economist
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Brad DeLong,
February 13, 2018
February 13, 2018
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Gaps in the Market">Should-Read: Heather Boushey: Gaps in the Market
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Brad DeLong,
February 13, 2018
February 13, 2018
Gaps in the Market&via=equitablegrowth"
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Exchange Rate Disconnect in General Eqilibrium">Should-Read: Oleg Itskhoki and Dmitry Mukhin: Exchange Rate Disconnect in General Eqilibrium
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Brad DeLong,
February 13, 2018
February 13, 2018
Exchange Rate Disconnect in General Eqilibrium&via=equitablegrowth"
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How the rise of market power in the United States may explain some macroeconomic puzzles
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Jacob Robbins,
February 12, 2018
February 12, 2018