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Star Economist at Harvard Faces Sexual Harassment Complaints
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Before he turned 40, Roland G. Fryer Jr. had earned tenure at Harvard, received a MacArthur “genius”…
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The Economics of Soaking the Rich
I have no idea how well Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will perform as a member of Congress. But her election is already…
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Fix the Debt Freakout
First, President Trump’s apparent tantrum filled the headlines yesterday. But I think the more significant development was the latest sign of anxiety…
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Female Economists Push Their Field Toward a #MeToo Reckoning
ATLANTA — The economics profession is facing a mounting crisis of sexual harassment, discrimination and bullying that women in the…
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The Real Legacy of the 1970s
In most histories of how Americans became so polarized, the Great Inflation of the 1970s is given short shrift…
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In Amazon Fight, Progressives Showed What They Want: A New Economic Agenda
The political opposition that prompted Amazon to walk away from building a corporate headquarters in New York City featured a touchstone…
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An Economist’s Argument for Preserving Communities
Raghuram Rajan comes both to praise community and to bury it. This University of Chicago professor and former chief economist…
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Why People Are Outraged at Lower Tax Refunds (but Probably Shouldn’t Be)
Both these things are true: Most Americans received a tax cut in 2018. But many will see a smaller tax refund than…
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How About We Try Modern Monetary Theory in a Small Country First?
For many years, “modern monetary theory” advocates have been a merry band of contrarians. If they taught a course, it…
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The Experts Keep Getting the Economy Wrong
President Trump likes to brag about the supposedly booming economy. So do other Republican politicians. Some journalists have gotten into…
