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We Shouldn’t Have to Work This Hard
In 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes famously predicted that technological progress and economic growth would solve the ...
It’s Hard to Change Your Mind. A New Book Asks If You Should Even Try.
Julian Barnes opens Changing My Mind, his brisk new book about our unruly intellects, with a quote famously attributed to the ...
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Opinion: Max Boykoff: In the long run, we’re all dead. In the meantime, let’s struggle to make progress.
If we squander chances for positive change, we are fools. Instead, we must recognize that we have many opportunities every ...
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What Is Keynesian Economics?
British economist John Maynard Keynes spearheaded a revolution in economic thinking that overturned the then-prevailing idea that free markets would automatically provide full employment—that is, that ...
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Keynes’ warning and Trump’s trade war
Observing his approach, I am reminded of John Maynard Keynes’ 1919 work, “The Economic Consequences of the Peace.” At 37, Keynes, then a Treasury official, attended the Paris Peace ...
We should be living in the golden age of hobbies. What happened?
Work, streaming, scrolling and side-hustling are keeping us from activities that bring joy and meaning to our days.
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Will Trumpian Uncertainty Knock the Economy Into a Recession?
Ideally, he wanted to find a measure of uncertainty that captured popular sentiment and also reflected the policy environment. Working with two other economists—Scott R. Baker, of the Kellogg School ...