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Finance & economics. An economics Nobel for work on why nations succeed and fail. Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson tackled the most important question of all

Nov 20, 2024 · How the superforecasters did. The superforecasters scored 4.5/8 with their forecasts for 2024, correctly calling China’s sub-5% GDP growth, Britain’s election, continued conflict in Ukraine ...

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Jan 1, 1970 · F EW FIGURES have loomed as large in American political life as Donald Trump. Even out of office, the celebrity-turned-president has had an extraordinary capacity to set the political agenda, move ...

Nov 7, 2024 · Yet, after this victory, whatever disdain Democrats have for Mr Trump should be cause only for humility and self-scrutiny. As in 2016, Mr Trump’s broad support will present his adversaries with ...

The Economist reads. What to read about the British economy. Britain used to be the world’s richest country. These six books explain how it came to be, and why it is no longer

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Since Vladimir Putin ordered his tanks across the Ukrainian frontier in February 2022, the outcome of the war has been highly uncertain