An economist offers practical steps families can take to improve their financial resilience, starting with the debt they carry right now.
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Risks for the US economy grow as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
The loss of the central role of people in today’s complex global systems is the greatest danger of all. In Kenya and Amdo Tibet, it can be rediscovered.
Uncertainty, a stumbling labor market and major structural problems are all weighing down the economy. And Fed rate cuts may not help much.
Feeling financially stuck? Here are some research-based tools and mental habits that can help you build financial stability in these uncertain times.
People with secure work and a regular income are more likely to start a family than those working in casual jobs with irregular hours.
‘Career portfolioing’ is a trend where people assemble different sources of income, such as side gigs, to give them a measure of independence from employers who provide little job security.
In periods of uncertainty, local investors could use a guiding hand. A new investment index maps out the impact of economic policy uncertainty on the rise and fall of the NZ stock market.
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, Auckland University of Technology
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Professor of Management, Rice University
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Distinguished Research Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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Professor of International Economic Affairs at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Director, Center for Tax and Budget Policy at the Baker Institute, Rice University
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Professor of Economics, University of Alberta