A Yale Professor Explains: Robert Shiller Talks Economics
“People are driven by talk, narratives, stories. And they don’t look at data independently; they don’t. Most people. They just listen to ‘What’s the story now.'”
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Japan’s Demographic Conundrum: Echoes from an Aging Nation
Simply put, Japan faces a dire shortage of kids and millennials, and the country is already feeling the socioeconomic consequences.
An Interview with Austan Goolsbee, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors
“The standard of evidence in academics is ten out of ten, and the time pressure is one out of ten. And in Washington, it’s kind of the reverse. The standard of evidence is much lower than in an academic setting, but you have to have it by Friday.”
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Gentle Push for Chinese Economic Reform
While the TPP certainly hurts China marginally, its exclusion of China does not constitute containment: it is a free trade agreement, and China is not yet a free economy.
Alibaba Unveiled: Inside China’s E-Commerce Giant
In the light of a highly successful IPO recently, Stephanie Saunderson takes a better look at the company synonymous with online business in China.