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From an Austrian perspective, the Panic of 1893 provides key lessons, but this consequential panic has not received as much ...

Global state debt has hit $100 trln, and borrowing costs have wobbled for Britain, France and the US. But if inflation keeps ...

Global equity markets ended 2025 on a strong note, but the rally was uneven and driven by a narrow set of themes. India, despite solid economic growth and robust domestic participation, was one of the ...

Beckert's book, a sweeping 1,300-page history, synthesizes bits and pieces of the academic literature to recount the ...

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The anomalies studied by behavioral economists suggest that logic is rarely the most important factor in decisions.

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