November 2024
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Is Trump or Harris right on the economy? What 23 Nobel laureates say
Heed the brightest minds in economics when they issue a dire warning about inflation, deficits and inequality if the wrong candidate wins.
- Kathryn Anne Edwards
August 2024
Stiglitz gets The Australia Institute into Treasury
It’s remarkable how many doors suddenly open when one is the minder of an academic rock star.
- Myriam Robin
July 2022
- Exclusive
- Inflation
How a Nobel laureate ruffled a few feathers in Australia
Joseph Stiglitz has never been afraid of expressing heterodox views about economics that leave mainstream thinkers perplexed – his trip here is no different.
- Ronald Mizen
June 2021
- Opinion
- Income tax
Capital for the people – an idea whose time has come
Rather than soaking the rich to raise revenue, California is thinking about harnessing capital the same way investors do, and then using the proceeds of the capital growth to fund the public sector.
- Rana Foroohar
April 2021
Why no one’s going to break up Big Tech
In both the US and EU, antitrust and regulatory efforts against Facebook, Google, and Amazon are gaining traction but big talk has so far translated into little action.
- Michael Hirsh
March 2021
Push is on for a global company tax
Janet Yellen’s biggest legacy could be the “Paris accord” of taxation - a minimum global rate for multinationals that stops the global race-to-the-bottom in countries cutting taxes.
- Jeff Stein
January 2021
Fractured economy, widening inequality await Biden
The coronavirus crisis has worsened long-standing inequalities, with workers at the lower end of the income spectrum bearing the brunt of the pain.
- Patricia Cohen
December 2020
Biden’s multicultural dream team takes the stage in America
The incoming US president has been praised for the diversity of his cabinet and key administration appointments. But there is some concern about policy direction and coherence.
- Michael Hirsh
February 2020
- Opinion
- US election
Trump’s re-election would be dangerous for the world
If Mr Trump wins, this victory could well be even more significant than his first. For the American people to choose a classic demagogue twice could not be dismissed as an accident. It would be a decisive moment.
- Martin Wolf