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A noble award for a ‘popular misconception’

It is hard to understand how the Swedish academy could decide to honour a theory unable to anticipate the Great Financial Crisis

By Peter Bofinger

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Why businesses misbehave

Nowadays, the myth of heroic business no longer has much purchase. Yet, the tragedy of villainous business behaviour is that it is preventable

By Daron Acemoglu

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How climate change fuels conflicts in West Africa

The crisis in the Sahel shows that wars fuelled by climate change could make earth a place unfit for life earlier than rising temperatures

By Obiora Ikoku

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Fresh-start Truss faces a ‘sudden stop’

Truss aims for economic growth, but after Brexit and the pandemic, the country is staring down the barrel of a collapsing economy

By Paul Mason

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Energy prices are driving society to its breaking point

Inflation and the energy crisis have caused expensive food, no electricity and unaffordable petrol. We look at South Africa, Vietnam and Ecuador

By Uta Dirksen, Axel Blaschke, Constantin Groll

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How to make COP27 a success

COP26 left many disappointed. Involving the youth and paying out climate reparations could make the upcoming COP27 a breakthrough in climate justice

By Sohanur Rahman

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Here we go again…

The past two years have proven anew that when the rich get richer it doesn’t ‘trickle down’. If it’s such a familiar pattern, why do we tolerate it?

By Kate Pickett

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How governments are trying to ease the burden of inflation

When inflation is making bread unaffordable, what can the government do to soften the blow? We look at Poland, Nepal, and Ghana

By Barbara Szelewa, Jonathan Menge, Johann Ivanov

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A win-win for Europe and Africa

As Africa helps with Europe’s energy crisis so too Europe must lend a helping hand to fight the food crisis in Africa

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Inflation’s emotional scars

A sound response to inflation must take into account the emotional consequences which shape our societies just as much as economic rationale

By Diane Coyle