Urbanomics

Ruchir Sharma  has some less discussed reality checks on China and the world economy. He points to a possible decoupling of China and other ...

This blog has written to exercise caution in our expectations from the application of digital and other technologies in the public policy re...

1. New Zealand bans cigarette smoking, New Zealand unveiled a plan on Thursday to eventually ban all sales of cigarettes in the country, a ...

Economic orthodoxy would have it that the path to prosperity (how countries become rich) is for governments to ensure law and order; provide...

There is a less discussed diplomatic battle being fought between Lithuania and China whose outcomes will set important precedents and shape ...

Lina Khan, Jonathan Kanter, Tim Wu, and now, Saule Omarova. President Joe Biden is showing an appetite remarkable for an ordinary old-time p...

This post covers some abstracts from Robert Allen's excellent introductory book on Global Economic History. Its fundamental quest is wh...