The risk is that critics of big government will return soon, with their usual welfare-cutting policies
The latest international price comparison shows widening gap between material wellbeing and GDP
Historically, plagues make societies more level but this pandemic may be an exception
Stagnant wages, globalisation and automation are aggravating already deep disparities
Angus Deaton-led review urges UK to ‘change the rules’ to avoid excessive disparities
Rise in prescriptions of painkillers linked to fall in labour force participation
This would demand policies that ensure economic growth rewards benefit all workers
Legacy of drugs, alcohol and suicide will weigh on economy for years, says study
Over trout in Princeton, the laureate says he’s glad the Clinton era is over and it isn’t only Trump voters who feel ‘excluded’
Surprising lessons from the world’s premier economics award
The presidential campaign’s protectionist rhetoric is threatening global commerce
Average height falls for 30 years amid poor nutrition, rising population and structural change
Letter adds to pressure on Cameron ahead of anti-corruption summit
White, middle class adults are killing themselves deliberately and inadvertently, quickly and slowly
Alarming surge in deaths for white Americans aged 45-54 blamed on drug abuse and suicide
Economists’ economist and public intellectual
Scotland-born academic wades into important policy sensitive debates surrounding inequality and foreign aid
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