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Brexit has replaced the UK’s stiff upper lip with quivering rage">
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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

Inequality is not inevitable–but the US ‘experiment’ is a recipe for divergence">
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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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U.S. Consumer Prices Top Forecasts, Sending Markets Tumbling">Should-Read: Katia Dmitrieva: U.S. Consumer Prices Top Forecasts, Sending Markets Tumbling

The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations">
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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

Sources of displaced workers’ long-term earnings losses">
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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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Economist">Should-Read: Max Roser: Economist

Gaps in the Market">
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Gaps in the Market">Should-Read: Heather Boushey: Gaps in the Market

Exchange Rate Disconnect in General Eqilibrium">
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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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How the rise of market power in the United States may explain some macroeconomic puzzles

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