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The Business of Colonialism

Philip Stern
In his new book, Empire Incorporated, Philip Stern argues that corporations drove the global expansion of the British Empire rather than provide a supporting...
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Lowering the Barriers to Entry for Economics Research in Healthcare

Filippo Lancieri
A new collection of scholarly work on the economics of the US healthcare sector is released today. The following is an adaptation of the...
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How Financial Experts Convince You That They’re the Experts

Alex Preda
In The Spectacle of Expertise: Why Financial Analysts Perform in the Media, Alex Preda explores how financial analysts produce their advice and convince audiences...
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How Societies and Families Perpetuate Gender Wealth Inequalities

Céline Bessière
In "The Gender of Capital: How Families Perpetuate Wealth Inequality," sociologists Céline Bessière and Sibylle Gollac show how ostensibly egalitarian property laws still...
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