Half of South Africa’s population remain chronically poor, and the quarter in-between struggle to stay out of reach of destitution.
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History suggests we can run sizable budget deficits while shrinking the budget debt burden. Mid last century our leaders weren’t afraid to say so.
There’s a move to have economists acredited, like dentists. But it doesn’t have much support yet.
Earth has limited resources, so we can’t keep using them up. We need to look post-growth.
Workers are more productive than ever and earning the same amount. So shouldn’t they be working less?
President Trump recently released his tax plan, but he’s also said he wants to stimulate the economy with infrastructure spending. Is one more effective than the other at boosting growth?
There’s a raging debate in South Africa about the role of its central bank. This is inevitable given that so much is changing in the world of central banking and in economic life.
The World Bank has changed direction. It won’t be giving up on public funding, but it will increasingly be trying to attract private investors to developing countries.
It’s time to update the old agenda of the 19th century: less working time and more money for all, in the form of shorter work days and a universal basic income.
Economists have been tracking how consumers feel for decades now. But what does it all mean?
George Kerevan, Stephen Boyd and Katherine Trebeck see a world where employees are treated like just-in-time inventory.
The people wanted reform but they got excuses, and now populism is winning.
With the economic dashboard flashing red, here’s the route to safety.
Japan has higher debt levels than Greece and yet it doesn’t need international bailouts. Why?
The dismal science has had a dismal verdict from the UK electorate, and the new government isn’t coming to the rescue either.
Syriza, now on the verge of a historic election victory in Greece, has risen dramatically as an electoral force on the back of a plan to write off debt and end austerity. However, talk of the party introducing…
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is enjoying another moment in the sun. Australian politics is starting to move to the beat of its drum as Treasurer Joe Hockey talks about an “end to the age of…
When it comes to debating the rights and wrongs of public policies, economists have always held a privileged position. While citizens and less respected social scientists must strive to get their voices…
Music fans may have noticed something odd when their favourite artists release new “best-of” compilations or remaster back catalogues for CD or iTunes. Over successive reissues, the same songs sound worse…
A few years back, mock-conservative TV pundit Stephen Colbert famously introduced the notion of “truthiness” into the political lexicon. As Colbert put it, truthiness pertains not to whether beliefs are…
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