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Branko Milanovic outlines the ideological divides and rhetorical tactics distinguishing degrowers and growers.
The difficulty of discussion with degrowers comes…
Scott Montgomery explores the stage and actors shaping the end of the Trump era, and reminds us that people not rules are ultimately responsible for its legacy.
Watching the…
Branko Milanovic discusses the drawbacks of the commercialization of art.
In the last chapter of “Capitalism, Alone”, I discussed a number of changes in the private life that are…
Brian Stoddart explores the uncertain future of large scale sporting events.
COVID-19 has sprung many surprising social consequences, among them its impact on sports and leisure…
President Biden has released an economic plan to combat COVID-19 and get the country back on track which, according to many analysts, is inspired by FDR’s New Deal.
In his first…
Branko Milanovic argues that the World Health Preparedness Report and Global Health Security Index fell short when confronted with the reality of countries' …
This is part of PERI's economist interview series, hosted by C.J. Polychroniou.
C.J. Polychroniou: Why did you chose to study economics?
Omar Dahi: When I was young, I…
I believe that everyone can remember the turning points in their ideological and political evolution: these are moments when the entire world of ideas and preconceptions one…
Scott Montgomery puts America's recent troubles in historical perspective and argues that there is a long road ahead with few guarantees that current trends will be reversed…
This is the text of the interview given to Sega Newspaper at the occasion of the publication of “Capitalism, Alone” in Bulgarian. The text in Bulgarian is here.
1. How do you…