In the industrial age, many new empires quickly rose and eventually fell.

What is the net benefit of phasing out coal and replacing it with renewables?

$85 trillion, according to a new calculation.

Heat stress from climate change affects the economy,

so does it change the cost of issuing debt or the return on equities ?

Why institutions are precarious,

why policymakers should consider the consequences for inequality before they intervene

– but also why we should be optimistic about the long-term trends in equality.

If you’re going to drop lots of money from a helicopter, what will happen to the economy ?

When would it make a difference, and to who?

Helicopter money is increasingly being taken seriously as policy.

At COP15 and COP27 this year, the interests of the private sector at these summits came under some scrutiny.

There are concerns about large corporations having an outsize influence on international environmental agreements.