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Development

India’s Evolving Industrial Policy Is Critical for Realizing Its Development Vision

Nagesh Kumar
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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Commentary

Economics Must Catch Up On Industrial Policy

Nathaniel Lane, Réka Juhász
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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Industrial Policy

Industrial Policy Can’t Ignore Geography

Mark Muro
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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Industrial Policy

Biden Embraces Buy America, Doubles Down on Trade Protection

Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Megan Hogan
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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Industrial Policy

The Case for Green Industrial Policy

John Van Reenen
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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Economic History

Industrial Policy From Engels to Eisenhower

Brad DeLong
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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Industrial Policy

How To Ensure Industrial Policy Promotes Public Over Private Gain

Lenore Palladino
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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Industrial Policy

Industrial Policy Is a Seductive Mirage

Michael C. Munger
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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Industrial Policy

A New Framework for Better Industrial Policies

Chiara Criscuolo, Guy Lalanne
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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Antitrust and Competition

Startup Acquisitions Have Undecided Effects on Innovation and Economic Growth

Christian Fons-Rosen, Pau Roldan-Blanco, Tom Schmitz
Startups are a major driver of innovation, but many startups are acquired by large incumbents. Do these acquisitions stifle innovation or promote...
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ESG & Corporate Governance

History Shows that Voluntary ESG Standards Lead to a More Focused ESG Disclosure

Ethan Rouen, Kunal Sachdeva, Aaron Yoon
In recent years, ESG reports have become more common for publicly traded companies. However, critics have found the information they provide to...
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Regulation

Letters that Matter: How Interest Groups Shape Financial Legislation

Renée Adams, Thomas Mosk
Members of Congress are inundated with an avalanche of correspondence on a daily basis. But what persuades them to heed the call?...
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Labor

Are There Really Gender Pay Differences in the CEO Labor Market?

Massimiliano Tani, Keiran Sharpe, Andrew Valentine
The gender pay gap is a well-documented phenomenon in global labor markets, but this gap does not seem to apply to the...
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Monetary Policy

How Many Banks Are at Risk of Insolvency Right Now?

Amit Seru, Erica Xuewei Jiang, Gregor Matvos, Tomasz Piskorski
Given the recent banking turmoil and failure of SVB and Signature and issues in First Republic, it is important to understand the...
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Misinformation

The Challenges of Regulating Disinformation

Federico Vaccari
In response to rising concerns about political disinformation, governments have introduced a slew of interventions. Federico Vaccari warns in new research that...
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Development

India’s Evolving Industrial Policy Is Critical for Realizing Its Development Vision

Nagesh Kumar
Industrial policy was once so out of fashion that it was jokingly called “the policy that shall not be named.” Now it’s...
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