A shortage of skilled labor hinders U.S. reindustrialization A U.S.–Korea deal should trade investment and tariff relief for targeted, time-limited visas This compact speeds factory rollouts now and …

Put talent—not tariffs—at the center of the India–U.S. deal U.S. factories need skilled workers now; India can supply them through stable visa pathways Tie mobility to wage floors, apprenticeships, a…

Households’ inflation beliefs move more with media framing than ECB verbosity Extra, unscheduled talk can backfire; clarity, timing, and audiovisual formats anchor expectations Make communication a m…

Households’ inflation beliefs move more with media framing than ECB verbosity Extra, unscheduled talk can backfire; clarity, timing, and audiovisual formats anchor expectations Make communication a m…

Sunday bans add about 1.4 miles of travel per trip They now mainly push shoppers online Targeted labor and digital-market policies work better One key number shapes our understanding of Sunday tradin…

Sunday bans add about 1.4 miles of travel per trip They now mainly push shoppers online Targeted labor and digital-market policies work better One key number shapes our understanding of Sunday tradin…

U.S. tariffs mix security aims with bargaining, causing confusion. Allies hedge by shifting trade and investment toward China and cheaper energy, blunting U.S. leverage Policy needs clear, separate g…

U.S. tariffs mix security aims with bargaining, causing confusion. Allies hedge by shifting trade and investment toward China and cheaper energy, blunting U.S. leverage Policy needs clear, separate g…

U.S. tariffs mix security aims with bargaining, causing confusion. Allies hedge by shifting trade and investment toward China and cheaper energy, blunting U.S. leverage Policy needs clear, separate g…

Bitcoin’s value stems from settlement utility, not cash flows Institutional demand and fees support this role It is better seen as a monetary asset than a Ponzi In its first year on the market, U.S. …

Bitcoin’s value stems from settlement utility, not cash flows Institutional demand and fees support this role It is better seen as a monetary asset than a Ponzi In its first year on the market, U.S. …

Bitcoin’s value stems from settlement utility, not cash flows Institutional demand and fees support this role It is better seen as a monetary asset than a Ponzi In its first year on the market, U.S. …

Search behaves like reinforcement learning, rewarding confirmation Narrow queries and clicks shrink exposure at scale Break the loop with IV-style ranking and teach students to triangulate queries Th…

Search behaves like reinforcement learning, rewarding confirmation Narrow queries and clicks shrink exposure at scale Break the loop with IV-style ranking and teach students to triangulate queries Th…

AI’s IMO gold isn’t AGI Deploy it as an instrumented calculator Require refusal metrics and proof logs In July 2025, two advanced AI systems achieved "gold medal–level" results in the International…

LLMs are not conscious, only probabilistic parrota They often mislead through errors, biases, and manipulations Education must use them as tools, never as advisors In August 2025, researchers conduct…

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This article is based on ideas originally published by VoxEU – Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has been independently rewritten and extended by The Economy editorial team. While inspir…

This article was independently developed by  The Economy  editorial team and draws on original analysis published by East Asia Forum. The content has been substantially rewritten, expanded, and refra…