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Are we all annuity-seeking investors?
Has The Economist, the commentary magazine of the world’s capitalist elite, embraced the corporate vilification trend adopted by many populist politicians in the United ... -
Faith in an unregulated free market? Do not fall into the trap
In 1918, Irving Fisher, the Yale economist, argued that what people maximize in their actions is something that could best be described as “desirability” ... -
John Nash’s indelible contribution to economic analysis
John F. Nash, one of the most influential mathematicians of the 20e century and subject of the 2001 film, “A Beautiful Mind,” died last ... -
Gold standard trade deal is fraught with pitfalls
In 1983 Australia and New Zealand signed a trade agreement. Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement 24 pages. Additional annexes have arrived at ... -
Social Choice and Social Welfare by Amartya Sen
Human beings have always lived in groups and their individual lives have always depended on group decisions. But, given the daunting challenges of group ... -
Ronald Coase and the abuse of the economy
It’s a story about the history of economics, mischief and, ultimately, political power. This is the economist Ronald Coase, who died on Monday at ... -
Is health care special? – The New York Times
Uwe E. Reinhardt is professor of economics at Princeton. He has some financial interests in the domain of health.In a recent episode of the ...