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A collection of articles about Africa - geography, history
Asia - regional trade, integration
Mundell Trilemma - International Economics, Currency Markets and Financial Interdependence
Kenya, Africa - geography, history, development
Pensions, retirement plans and Debt, Government Budget Deficits
Europe and China - economic ties, international relations
De-growth and economics, environmental issues, global warming, and the desire to use fewer resources
Debt, Government Budget Deficits and the USA
Ethiopia, Africa - geography, history, development
France - geopolitical strategy, global leadership and ambition
Ireland - history, economic development
Industrial Policy - Government Policy, Investment and Economic Development
Piketty - Wealth, Inequality, Taxes, Policy
Population growth, Malthusian Trap and Economic development - history
Economic Impact (Latin America) of the COVID19 - Coronavirus pandemic
Post-pandemic economy - inflation fears, supply bottlenecks
Economic Impact (Europe) of the COVID19 - Coronavirus pandemic
Debt crises and Global Economic Impact of the COVID19 - Coronavirus pandemic
Cuba: Currency, Financial System
History: the Roaring '20s, after the 1918 flu, global pandemic
Government Budget Deficits and the Economic Impact (USA) of the COVID19 - Coronavirus
Creative Destruction, and Entrepreneurship
Zombie Companies and the case for allowing firms to fail, go bankrupt
International reserve currencies - dollar, gold, euro, more
an introduction to game theory
Real Estate and the Economic Impact of COVID19 Coronavirus (USA)
Finding a Vaccine for COVID19 Coronavirus - financial, economic issues
Jobs, Unemployment Economic Impact (USA) of COVID19 Coronavirus
Travel industry - Economic Impact of COVID19 Coronavirus pandemic

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Article

Javier Milei: “My contempt for the state is infinite”

Argentina’s president is idolised by the Trumpian right. They should get to know him better | Leaders (2024)


Article

Egypt: a crisis deferred

After pushing its economy to the brink, Egypt gets a bail-out. But a record-setting investment from the UAE will not fix its chronic problems | ... (2024)


Article

Redividing the world. Governments across the world are discovering “homeland economics”

Special report, the world economy. Introducing industrial policy is a big mistake, argues Callum Williams | Special report (2023)


Article

Brazil’s hinterland now resembles Texas

The new Brazil. It is a land of “roughs”, not playboys. The hinterland is getting political and cultural clout | The Americas (2023)


Article

Asian integration: What Asia’s economic revolution means for the world

Investing in the neighborhood. Asia’s economies are coming closer together. That will benefit them, and the world. Links between the region’s count... (2023)


Article

Economic integration: How Asia is reinventing its economic model

A new Era of Asian commerce. How the continent at the heart of globalization is reinventing itself. The continent’s future will involve less Weste... (2023)


Article

Chile is still haunted by the coup in September 1973

Latin American history. Half a century later. Chile is still haunted by the coup in 1973, and is at odds over how to mark it. Gabriel Boric, th... (2023)


Article

Industrial policy. Diluted about manufacturing.

An industrial arms race is underway. America, welcomes it, saying the world needs green technologies and a diversified supply of chips. But, Subsid... (2023)


Article

Argentina’s upcoming election; Annual inflation of 114% is pushing Argentina to the right

Patricia Bullrich and Javier Milei are rising in the polls for this year’s presidential election | The Americas The annual inflation rate, of 11... (2023)


Article

Europe can’t decide how to unplug from China

We calculate the continent’s exposure to China | International How should Europe handle China? The continent is trying to decide. After decades ... (2023)


Article

De-growth: Meet the lefty Europeans who want to shrink the economy

De-growers of the world, unite! | Europe Stop the economy, lefty Europeans want to get off. “Panels of citizens can advise what is wasteful ... (2023)


Article

Africa’s debts. Africa faces a mounting debt crisis

Rising rates are hurting some of its brightest economic stars. Some of the continent’s brightest economic stars are in serious trouble (2023)


Article

Italy needs to spend more, faster | The Economist

It is struggling to use nearly €200bn of EU cash | Europe (2023)


Article

The battle for Europe’s economic soul | The Economist

Policymakers in Brussels ready their response to America’s protectionism | Finance & economics (2023)


Article

German Business - Germany faces a looming threat of deindustrialisation | The Economist

Crunch time for a business model built on Russian gas and Chinese demand | Business (2022)


Article

Opinion | Inequality and the Piketty Accounting Error - WSJ

The stock-market crash, not high FDR-era taxes, caused the ‘great leveling’ of the middle 20th century. By Phillip W. Magness and Vincent Gelos... (2022)


Article

Escaping from Malthusian stagnation - Unit 2 Technology, population, and growth – The Economy

How improvements in technology happen, and how they sustain growth in living standards (2022)


Article

Breaking out of the Malthusian trap: How pandemics allow us to understand why our ancestors were stuck in poverty

For much of human history, our ancestors were trapped in an economy in which incomes were determined by the size of the population. The Industrial ... (2022)


Article

Hunger in Brazil - An old scourge returns - The Economist

As covid-19 rages, many poorer people can no longer afford enough food | The Americas Brazilians are increasingly going hungry… (2021)


Article

Why Latin America’s economy has been so badly hurt by covid-19 | The Economist

Global GDP contracted by 3% last year, but that of Latin America and the Caribbean fell by 7% | The Americas (2021)


Article

Supply Shortages - The Bottleneck Economy | The Economist

Supply shortages are acute in America | Leaders The coming global economic boom could have a sting in the tail… (2021)


Article

The broader lesson from booming copper prices - commodities | The Economist

Shortages in commodity markets offer a paradigm for the post-virus economy | Finance & economics (2021)


Article

The Ultimate Guide to Inflation

This article explains how inflation is defined, what causes price inflation, how CPI is calculated, and how to protect yourself from inflation. (2021)


Article

Ever closer union?Europe’s radical economic response to covid-19

The EU can now borrow, but how well can the member nations spend? | Briefing (2021)


Article

Post-Covid America Isn’t Going to Be Anything Like the Roaring ’20s - POLITICO

Hopes of a repeat of the post-influenza Roaring ’20s are understandable, but misunderstand the differences between then and now, says historian Joh... (2021)


Article

Fintech’s Final Frontier: Central Banks and Disintermediation - a16z

The government should turn every social security number into a unique and secure bank account, enabling it to deposit money directly to consumers. ... (2021)


Article

What 1919 Teaches Us About Pent-Up Demand : Planet Money

A hundred years ago, a world war and a pandemic wreaked havoc on baseball and other industries. But pent-up demand helped them come roaring back. (2021)


Article

Turn on the spigot - The EU’s €750bn recovery plan comes one step closer

It’s part of an overall €1.8trn package (2020)


Article

U.S. States Face Biggest Cash Crisis Since the Great Depression

The drop in income and sales tax revenue has created a historic crisis for states, with a total shortfall expected in the hundreds of billions of d... (2020)


Article

The corporate undead - Why covid-19 will make killing zombie firms off harder

Easier access to credit and government support means they will stumble on (2020)


Video

Lagos: Nigeria’s Growth Is Unsustainable. Here’s Why.

Nigeria’s Growth Is Unsustainable. Here’s Why. (2024)


Video

Why Indonesia's Economy Matters and Its Unexpected Growth | Indonesian Economy

Why Indonesia's Economy Matters and Its Unexpected Growth | Indonesian Economy (2023)


Video

Why is Argentina’s economy such a mess?

Rampant inflation, a booming black market for US dollars and crippling debt - welcome to Argentina, one of the world's most dysfunctional economies... (2023)


Video

France’s Pension Reforms: Why Is There So Much Opposition? | WSJ

French President Emmanuel Macron’s government invoked a special provision called Article 49 Thursday to push through a controversial pensions overh... (2023)


Video

How does raising interest rates control inflation? | The Economist

When central banks raise interest rates, the impact is felt far and wide. Mortgages become more expensive, house prices might fall and unemployment... (2022)


Video

The Economy of Greece - How Not to Manage a Nation

The Economy of Greece - How Not to Manage a Nation (2021)


Video

Evictions (housing) - Coronavirus IX, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight With evictions on the rise due to coronavirus, John Oliver discusses the long struggle with housing in the US, why it’s gotten ... (2020)


Video

The Economics of Uber

PolyMatter Published on Jul 13, 2018 (2018)


Video

Game Theory - An Introductory Taste

A high-level overview of the material covered in the "Game Theory Online" course (http://www.game-theory-class.org), featuring Matt Jackson (Stanfo... (2018)


Video

The Tragedy of the Commons

In this video, we take a look at common goods. Common resources are nonexcludable but rival. For instance, no one can be excluded from fishing for ... (2018)


Video

How to Win with Game Theory & Defeat Smart Opponents | Kevin Zollman

If you want to win, it's best to think crazy like a fox. Nobody knows this better than Kevin Zollman — a nationally recognized expert in game theor... (2018)


Video

Game Theory and Oligopoly: Crash Course Economics #26

Would you like to play a game, Dr. Falken? Actually, this episode isn't really about games, or Matthew Broderick, or Thermonuclear War. But enough ... (2018)


Video

5 Ways People Are Dumb About Money - PBS

Not only do we as humans make financial mistakes, our mistakes are predictable! Here's the story of how we learned that we can predict our mistakes... (2018)


Video

Puzzle of Growth: Rich Countries and Poor Countries - Marginal Revolution University

Marginal Revolution University Published on Feb 16, 2016 Throughout this section of the course, we’ve been trying to solve a complicated economic... (2018)


Video

Puzzle of Growth: Rich Countries and Poor Countries - Marginal Revolution University

Marginal Revolution University Published on Feb 16, 2016 Throughout this section of the course, we’ve been trying to solve a complicated economic... (2018)


Video

Game of Theories: The Great Recession - Marginal Revolution University

Marginal Revolution University Published on Dec 5, 2017 Tyler Cowen puts Keynesian, monetarist, real business cycle, and Austrian theories to w... (2018)


Video

Indifference Curves

Marginal Revolution University Published on Jun 13, 2017 Think about what restricts your choices when it comes to buying goods and services. Yo... (2018)


Video

The Monetary System Visually Explained

A great visual explanation of how monetary systems work. (2018)


Video

What causes economic bubbles? - Prateek Singh

During the 1600’s, the exotic tulip became a nationwide sensation; som... (2018)


Video

Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight, 2016 "Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief. (2017)


Video

Puerto Rico: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight, 2016 "Puerto Rico is suffering a massive debt crisis. Lin-Manuel Miranda joins John Oliver to call for relief. (2017)


Video

Why can't we just print money to pay off debt?

Published on Aug 31, 2013 A video looking at way you can't simply print money to pay off debt. And what has happened when countries have tried to!... (2017)


Podcast

Market forces at Christmas tree auctions : Planet Money : NPR

Nick and Robert head to the world's largest Christmas tree auction with $1,000 and a truck. And get schooled in the tree market. | Subscribe to our... (2021)


Podcast

What Happened The One Time the U.S. Paid Off The Entire National Debt : Planet Money : NPR

There was one time the U.S. federal government stopped borrowing and paid off every penny of national debt. It did not end well… (2021)


Podcast

Solving Baumol's Cost Disease, in Healthcare - a16z

Why does the cost of education and healthcare services continue to rise rapidly, while the cost of goods rise much more slowly? According to econom... (2020)


Podcast

How Fake Money Saved Brazil : Planet Money : NPR

An economist and his grad-school buddies tricked the people of Brazil into saving the country's economy. Twenty years ago, Brazil's inflation... (2018)


Podcast

How Fake Money Saved Brazil : Planet Money : NPR

An economist and his grad-school buddies tricked the people of Brazil into saving the country's economy. Twenty years ago, Brazil's inflation... (2017)


Book

Development as Freedom - by Amartya Sen

Development as Freedom book. Read 238 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. By the winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics, a... (2020)


Book

The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty - by Daron Acemoğlu

The Narrow Corridor book. Read 107 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. 'A must-read. Acemoglu and Robinson are intellectual hea... (2020)


Book

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu

"The best explanation of the “institutional” school of economics. Why “inclusive institutions” promote growth and extractive ones don’t." - The Eco... (2018)


Book

A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World from Prehistory to Today by William J. Bernstein

" If the Baldwin book doesn’t convince you of the importance of trade, this account of its historical role should. It is no coincidence that the gr... (2018)


Book

The Great Convergence: Information Technology and the New Globalization by Richard Baldwin

"An essential book for understanding how modern trade works via global supply chains. An antidote to the protectionist nonsense being peddled by so... (2018)


Book

Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed

"This is the story of the Great Depression as told through the lives of the central bankers who tried and failed to deal with the crisis. As one, M... (2018)


Book

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu

"The best explanation of the “institutional” school of economics. Why “inclusive institutions” promote growth and extractive ones don’t." - The Eco... (2018)


Book

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing... (2018)


SlideShare

Trade Theory and Competitive Advantage: TBird internatinal economics class 05

Published on May 30, 2009 Series of lectures from Brian Butler, given during fall 2008 session at Thunderbird Global MBA, Miami campus: This ... (2018)


SlideShare

Trade Economics: TBird international economics class 06

Published on May 30, 2009 Series of lectures from Brian Butler, given during fall 2008 session at Thunderbird Global MBA, Miami campus: This ... (2018)


SlideShare

International Trade: TBird international economics class 04

Published on May 30, 2009 Series of lectures from Brian Butler, given during fall 2008 session at Thunderbird Global MBA, Miami campus: This ... (2018)


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