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A new scientific paper proposing a scenario of unstoppable climate change has gone viral, thanks to its evocative description of a “Hothouse Earth”. Much of the media…
Lukas Schlogl and Andy Sumner continue their special series of blogs on the future of economic development, work, and wages in developing countries. Here they …
Oxfam's Ed Cairns on how advocates of international humanitarian law have started getting excited about culture and norms.
Do we need to get used to war? That’s the…
The space race between the USA and Russia started with a beep from the Sputnik satellite exactly 60 years ago (October 4, 1957) and ended with a handshake in space just…
In a recent open letter on The Guardian Online, fifteen leading economists, argue that relying on randomised control trials to guide aid spending will lead to short-term,…
Trade wars have an interesting way of revealing cultural stereotypes.
Countries often propose tariffs not on the most valuable items in their trading relationships – since that…
Branko Milanovic explores a recent paper that argues US market income inequality is generally greater than in other rich countries and that the American state …
Rufus Pollock argues that the software, algorithms and protocols on which the tech giants run should be made open and free for anyone to use.
Google’s recent record €4.3…
Astha Kapoor explores Rohingya refugees' fight for their entitlements and the story of their digital identity in India.
The discussion of digital identity for refugees has been…
The role of developing countries in the global economy via embeddedness in Global Value Chains (GVC) is increasing, but their ability to become innovation leaders is less certain…