Taylor Emma

A senior editor for The Mars that left the company to join the team of SenseCentral as a news editor and content creator. An artist by nature who enjoys video games, guitars, action figures, cooking, painting, drawing and good music.
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What Is the Difference Between Mercantilism and Imperialism?

Whereas mercantilism is an economic system in which a country's government manipulates…

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What is ‘Mercantilism’

Mercantilism was the main economic system of trade utilized from the 16th…

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What is ‘Development Economics’?

Development economics is a branch of economics that focuses on improving fiscal,…

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Measuring the welfare effects of AI and automation

Growing adoption of the new generation of technologies such as smart automation…

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Beyond Unemployment

In modern economies, people may have jobs, but they still harbor major…

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Why Did the US Labor Share of Income Fall So Quickly?

The share of US national income going to labor was sagging through…

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An old result on automation and wages

  The first issue of AER Insights is out and the very first article is…

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Is the U.S. budget deficit sustainable?

The U.S. federal budget deficit for 2018 came in just shy of…

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The costs and benefits of performance fees in mutual funds

Performance fee-based contracts, which aim to align the interests of the fund…

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Why Call it “Socialism”?

I've been coming around to the belief that most modern arguments over…

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