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The technological singularity is distant

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INTERNATIONAL

The prospects for a technological singularity.

Internal migrants in EU may face tougher benefit rules

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EU

The EU is built around the 'four freedoms', which together form the core of the internal market. Economically, freedom of movement is meant to smooth out asymmetrical labour…

Piketty's critics will shape global inequality debate

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Inequality debate and empirical findings.

Global terror patterns open interception opportunities

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INTERNATIONAL

Non-ideological causes of terrorism.

High US student debt aids GDP overall but raises risks

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UNITED STATES

Economics implications of US student debt.

Lower rates will return, amplify and raise challenges

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INTERNATIONAL

The identification of the impact of wars and pandemics on interest rates has been difficult for lack of data. Recent research efforts have overcome this. Pandemics tend to push…

Mexico education quality to remain poor despite reform

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MEXICO

They accuse the government of failing to deliver on promises made regarding contract regularisation, pay increases and benefits. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) said…

Developing nations risk backsliding in COVID recovery

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INTERNATIONAL

These dynamics harm developing states disproportionately and are driving a rise in global poverty. Traditional recovery policies tend to be harmful for the environment; these are…

US demographic change will have broad economic effects

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UNITED STATES

This has implications for the size of the workforce and the living standards that the US economy is capable of supporting. It will also have broader consequences for the US…

Central banks have a key role in greening the economy

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INTERNATIONAL

It will not be easy to reconcile new tasks with traditional price-stability mandates. Moreover, it is not clear what data banks should use to measure progress, while a green…