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Does currency manipulation explain US trade deficits?
Economic experts dispute the notion that a trade imbalance implies a tilted playing field.
Should security concerns affect who’s awarded infrastructure projects?
Economic experts are divided on the wisdom of protectionism for the sake of security.
Are US households losing the trade war?
IGM’s panel of economic experts weighs in on the incidence and distributional effects of recent tariffs.
Do politics have a place in Fed appointments?
Chicago Booth’s Initiative on Global Markets invited its US panel of economic experts to express views on whether making political opinions the primary criteria for selection to the Fed would be detrimental to US monetary policy.
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A.I. is only human
Can we keep our flaws out of artificial intelligence and its decision-making?
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Who’s at fault for student-loan defaults?
For-profit colleges enroll 10 percent of US students but account for 50 percent of student-loan defaults. And low-income students are hit the hardest.
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How to fight corruption—and why we should
Petty corruption was long thought to grease the wheels of business. But economists are learning how much it can hold back some companies and local economies.
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Are investors chronically pessimistic?
Investors’ prediction bias doesn't appear to be systematically pessimistic or optimistic, but it may be procyclical.
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Tackle gender inequality at home and at work
Flexible but lower-paying jobs lead to an earnings gap.
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The right questions to ask for startup success
How venture capitalists evaluate entrepreneurs