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How important is global capital for growth in developing countries?Not as much as it is traditionally hyped in theory and practiceThe reason? Global capital is a double-edged sword. Its promise

The stock market is not the economy. In fact, rising stock market can be bad news for most!Annual rise in stock value1989-2017: 7.5%1966-1988: 1.6% Annual rise in corporate output1989-2017: 2.6%1966-1988:

Students wanting to do a PhD in economics are often told that math is importanthere's why (and some important caveats) ... Markets need to balance out on average, e.g. the

Big-data driven economic analysis has made remarkable progress over the last 10/12 yearsThis has huge potential IF policy makers were to harness its power effectivelyI was in the middle of

It has long been said about many developing countries that they have a "low saving rate problem"But this is not a helpful diagnosis and in fact can give a very

A thread on why very high inequality is constricting our economy now. Some people think there is a trade-off between inequality and efficiency (or growth). The argument says that while

The US financial system is on ventilator support administered by the federal reserve - second time in the last 12 years.Our financial system is immunocompromised and the disease has progressively

Most seem focused on finding villains in this sugar crisis report. But the report does not talk about the real crisis that is eating away at agriculture and the broader