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Emilio Ocampo on Dollarization and the State of the Argentine Economy
As Argentina’s economy continues to recover and rebound, transitioning to a dollarization policy may be the next step toward achieving economic revival.
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Deepika Padmanabhan on Language, Identity, and Nation-Building in South India
Padmanabhan and Rajagopalan discuss linguistic imposition and its effects on national identity.
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The Economics Nobel: Predictions, Missed Opportunities, and Questionable Winners
Could Vitalik Buterin ever win a Nobel Prize in economics?
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Jonathon Hazell on the Costs and Causes of Inflation and the Phillips Curve Debate
When measuring the impacts of rising inflation on workers, it’s important to factor in the conflict costs associated with negotiating higher wages.
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Sukrit Puri on the Entanglement between Business and Politics in India
Puri and Rajagopalan explore the intersection of business, politics, and family in India's democracy.
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Women and Policy — Should Contraceptives Be More Accessible?
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Thomas Drechsel on the Effects of Political Pressure and Identifying Monetary Policy Shocks
Recent data reveals that when U.S. presidents exert political pressure on the Federal Reserve, significant swings in inflation often follow.
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Rolly Kapoor on Group Travel and Women's Job Search Behavior in India
Kapoor and Rajagopalan discuss how simple interventions can significantly impact women’s economic opportunities in India.
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1970s Inflation: The Economic Fever That Changed America
Was the inflation of the 1970s due to bad ideas or mostly inevitable?
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Matthew Pines on the Geopolitical and National Security Implications of Cryptocurrency Adoption
Expanding institutional cryptocurrency adoption could be a crucial strategy for helping curb the expansion of China’s growing digital authoritarianism across the globe.
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Women and Policy — Why is Childcare so Expensive?
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Travis Hill on the Discount Window, Receivership Funding, and Financial Tokenization
Establishing a new pre-positioning rule could be a novel solution that would help normalize and destigmatize the use of the discount window moving forward.
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Ruchir Sharma on America’s Debt and the Future of Capitalism
Sharma and Rajagopalan trace the evolution of American capitalism.
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Catherine Pakaluk on *Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth*
As birth rates continue to decline around the globe, it’s important to recognize the wide range of benefits that come with having more children and larger families.
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Nathan Goodman and Anthony Gregory on “New Deal Law and Order”
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Stephen Miran on Activist Treasury Issuance and the Monetary Policy Implications of a Second Trump Term
While the actions of the Treasury have helped facilitate the Fed’s recent goals of achieving a soft landing, its potential political motivations in doing so should not be ignored.
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Amol Agrawal on the Bankers who Built Modern India
Agrawal and Rajagopalan uncover South Canara’s contributions to financial inclusion.
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Carola Binder on the History of Inflation, the Fed Framework Review, and the Promise of Nominal GDP Targeting
The history of inflation in the US provides the Fed and other policymakers plenty of lessons for how to more effectively stabilize prices as the economy continues to evolve.
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Environmental Economics — Militarized Climate Planning: What is Left?
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Samim Ghamami on How to Reform the Treasury Market
Broadening access to the standing repo facility may be the most effective first step towards reforming the Treasury market.