Finance
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Economics Is Irredeemably Sexist
No sensible woman recognizes herself in Homo economicus, who always gets what he likes and likes what he gets. Yanis…
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What are the UK’s ‘fiscal rules’ and why is the OBR under attack?
It has been described as a millstone around the chancellor’s neck and the reason Conservative MPs could be disappointed by Jeremy Hunt’s…
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Britain is in a rut. Here are five ways to fix the economy
The UK economy needs a lift after it sank into recession in the second half of 2023. Phillip Inman The Guardian It’s…
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Financial sanctions: banks’ reactions depend on their location, research reveals
However, our latest research shows that even universally adopted sanctions can throw a spanner into the works of the global financial…
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Should income tax information be public?
Or perhaps you read the New York Times’s revelatory articles about the taxes of former President Trump, who broke presidential tradition…
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Billionaires tell global leaders they would be ‘proud to pay more’ taxes
In a letter penned by more than 250 of the mega-rich, the group has asked global leaders gathering in Davos,…
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Australia’s cost-of-living crisis isn’t about the price of groceries. It’s about wealth distribution
The policy debate about the cost of living is among the most confused and confusing in recent memory. John Quiggin…
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The Federal Reserve Has a Money Supply Problem
There was some good news and some bad news coming out of yesterday’s Federal Reserve interest rate-setting policy meeting. Desmond Lachman The…
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Stealing cars, hiding keys, cancelling insurance: UNSW study reveals how domestic violence perpetrators use cars to control and intimidate
As a domestic and family violence caseworker for the past two decades, it’s a form of “control” that Nicole is…
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The Federal Reserve Ignores the Money Supply at its Peril
Milton Friedman must be rolling in his grave at the thought of how his basic monetary policy teachings have fallen…
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The Economic Consequences of the Gaza War
If it does, the global economic fallout could include a 1970s-style oil shock, crashing stock markets, and deep stagflationary recessions.…
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The ASIC Senate Inquiry delivers a reminder that whistleblowers should be protected, not punished
That’s the force a whistleblower is up against. Adele Ferguson ABC Getting someone to listen is another challenge. Stephen Helberg,…
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Greece and Singapore: A Comparison of Economic and Democratic Freedom
Like Singapore which is a gateway to Southeast Asia, Greece has similar strategic advantages as a gateway to Europe, leading…
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‘Greed is amoral’: how Wall Street supermen cashed in on pandemic misery and chaos
New York finance journalist Scott Patterson reports how savvy investors used the devastation of the pandemic to reap billions in…
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Sanctioned Russian Bank to Begin Money Transfers to Turkey
Moscow and Ankara are poised to deepen their financial relationship by facilitating the flow of Russian money into the Turkish…
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The Global Minimum Corporate Tax Needs More Work
Their efforts are perfectly understandable, given that the agreement’s main provisions may have done more harm than good. Joseph E.…
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