How an obsession with home ownership can ruin the economy | The Economist
Many dream of owning their own home, and thanks to huge financial incentives in the rich world many have been able to so. But government policies to ...
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Stockmarket v economy: the impact of covid-19 | The Economist
American stockmarkets have enjoyed a record-breaking streak, even though the country's economy faces the deepest recession in living memory. Why is ...
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The new scramble for Africa | The Economist
The past decade has seen a big surge of foreign interest in Africa—involving China, India and Russia. If the continent handles this new "scramble" wisely, the ...
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Covid-19: what will happen to the global economy? | The Economist
The covid-19 pandemic has caused economic chaos and uncertainty. Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, and Edward Carr, our deputy editor, answer ...
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The Economist looks ahead to showdowns in 2020
If you thought 2019 was a roller coaster, just wait. The Economist is out with its annual look ahead, and if its predictions are right, 2020 could be quite a year.
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Election 2020: What has President Trump done to America? | The Economist
In the 2020 election, President Donald Trump will be judged on his handling of the covid-19 pandemic. But what else will be his legacy if he loses? Further ...
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America’s stimulus package: is it working? | The Economist
America has spent trillions of dollars on stimulus packages to prop up its economy in the face of the covid-19 pandemic. But is it working—and what will the ...
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Abhijit Banerjee: how to fight poverty | The Economist
Abhijit Banerjee is a Nobel Prize winning economist. These are his radical ideas for fighting global poverty. Subscribe NOW to The Economist: ...
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China v America: who is in charge? | The Economist
Global leadership has been missing during the covid-19 pandemic. While President Trump has been pulling America out of global organisations like the WHO, ...
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How to prepare for the next global recession | The Economist
A decade after the global recession, the world's economy is vulnerable again. Ryan Avent, our economics columnist, considers how the next recession might ...
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The internet's second revolution | The Economist
The second half of humanity is joining the internet. People in countries like India will change the internet, and it will change them. Read more from The ...
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Why is chicken so cheap? | The Economist
People eat 65 billion chickens every year. It is the fastest-growing meat product. Yet pound for pound the price of chicken has fallen sharply. How has this ...
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How migration could make the world richer | The Economist
Many of the recent political shifts in the West—the election of Donald Trump, the rise of populism in Europe and Brexit—can be partially attributed to the fear of ...
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Covid-19: why the economy could fare worse than you think | The Economist
Three months after lockdown was relaxed in China, its economy is now running at around 90% of normal levels. Although 90% may sound fine, for many it could ...
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The changing face of tourism | The Economist
Tourism is one of the biggest industries in the world—and it's rapidly changing. Chinese travellers have overtaken Americans as the biggest spenders and ...
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Covid-19: your questions about coronavirus, answered | The Economist
The novel coronavirus has killed thousands of people and is devastating the global economy. Ed Carr, The Economist's deputy editor, and Alok Jha, our science ...
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Has migration gone too far? | The Economist
Migrants from the EU into Britian are more likely to be paying taxes than claiming benefits. So why do some people think migration is harmful, and how should ...
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Why politicians have failed to tackle climate change | The Economist
Global warming is the defining threat facing the planet. So why has so little been done to curb it? Read more here: https://econ.st/3gevRJu Click here to ...
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Singapore's Economic Success | The Economist
When it started life as an independent, separate country in 1965, Singapore's prospects did not look good. Tiny and underdeveloped, it had no natural resources ...
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China v America: why universities are on the front line | The Economist
The covid-19 pandemic could cause a massive drop in the number of Chinese students travelling abroad. That would be disastrous for many Western ...
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Covid-19: how bad will it be for the economy? | The Economist
The coronavirus pandemic has killed thousands of people, crashed stockmarkets around the world, driven 10m Americans to claim unemployment and caused ...
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Covid-19: why vaccine mistrust is growing | The Economist
A vaccine for covid-19 could be rolled out before the end of the year. But a worrying rise in mistrust of vaccines threatens its effectiveness. Now & Next is a series ...
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Life after Trump: what’s the future of the Republican Party? | The Economist
Donald Trump has finally accepted that a presidential transition from his administration to Joe Biden's should begin. We answer your questions on what the ...
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Covid-19: how it will change the world | The Economist
Even when covid-19 is under control, the long-term effects of the virus will be far-reaching. How will the coronavirus pandemic—and the way it has been ...
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Joe Biden wins: what next for America? | The Economist
Joe Biden has won the race to become America's next president. Our experts answer your questions on potential court battles, a divided country and the future of ...
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What will be the biggest stories of 2020? | The Economist
The battle for the White House, a possible global recession, Beethoven the eco-warrior, nurses taking centre stage and a controversial Olympic Games.
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Liberalism: where did it come from and are its days numbered? | The Economist
Liberalism has been the dominant political philosophy in the West for more than 200 years. Populists say liberals are too elite and are out of touch with ordinary ...
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How modern families increase social inequality | The Economist
Modern families with two working adults are richer than those with a single breadwinner, and can afford to take a different approach to parenting. This is ...
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Covid-19: Bill Gates predicts the end of the pandemic | The Economist
Bill Gates had long warned of the risk that a new virus would go global. Now he explains to Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, how—and when—the ...
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How to get migration right | The Economist
Governments need to find better ways of managing migration. Greater freedom of movement could make the world richer, but voters need convincing.
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How to tackle corruption | The Economist
Corruption costs the world nearly $3trn a year. Here are some of the innovative ways in which communities, companies and countries are tackling it. Click here ...
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Cocaine: why the cartels are winning | The Economist
America spends $40bn a year on the war on drugs. But its “zero tolerance” approach has done little to curb addiction or overdose rates, which are the highest in ...
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What if women ruled the world? | The Economist
Only 6.3% of all international leaders are women. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Liberian president and Africa's first elected female head of state, suggests ways ...
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Afghanistan: why the Taliban can't be defeated | The Economist
After almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them? Read more here: ...
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Election 2020: what a Biden victory could mean for America | The Economist
Joe Biden currently stands a good chance of winning the presidency. He is a lifelong centrist, but could turn out to be the most ambitious Democratic president in ...
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Covid-19: why travel will never be the same | The Economist
Covid-19 has devastated global travel and—as the industry recovers from the effects of the pandemic—tourism will be increasingly localised and complicated.
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Putin, the poisoning and Belarus: what's really going on? | The Economist
Vladimir Putin has been rattled by protests in Belarus and Russia's far east—and stands accused of poisoning Alexei Navalny, his only real political rival at ...
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$1bn to save the ocean | The Economist
We asked Sir David Attenborough and four other leading thinkers on ocean conservation how they would invest $1bn to protect the ocean. Some of their ...
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The true cost of fast fashion | The Economist
Millions of tonnes of clothes end up in landfill every year—it's one of the fastest-growing categories of waste in the world. How can the fashion industry continue ...
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Is private education good for society? | The Economist
Across the world private education is booming. Though private schools and tuition promote inequality, Emma Duncan, our social policy editor, explains why ...
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How Brexit is changing the EU | The Economist
Brexit once seemed to pose an existential threat to the European Union. But Britain's withdrawal process has had some surprising results—especially when it ...
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Is big tech good for your health? | The Economist
Tech giants including Google and Microsoft want to work with hospitals and health-care systems to improve lives. But should people trust them with their medical ...
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