A Harvard economist argues that there are three defining economic challenges of our time: restoring the middle class in the U.S. and other Western countries; reducing poverty in countries that are still impoverished; and tackling climate change.

ICYMI: Kirkus Reviews praises @drodrik.bsky.social's Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: “A thoughtful consideration of how to promote democracy, sustainability, & prosperity in a world riven by dislocation & conflict. . . . A closely reasoned—& pragmatic—call for remaking the world’s economy.”

In his forthcoming book Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World, @drodrik.bsky.social offers new, practical approaches to confronting today’s most daunting global issues.

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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism offers a groundbreaking account of how the flaws in capitalism are fatal for America's working class.

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This is also what mass deportation looks like - the state harassing and humiliating citizens. These kinds of stories can further turn the public against already unpopular policies.

Tomorrow (March 25) at 8 pm CET: Please join De Dépendance and OASE Rotterdam in welcoming R. Jisung Park to discuss his book Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World.

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Many thanks to Bruno and Ioannis for taking the time to talk with Pierre, Julien, and I about our new book, The Economics of Over-the-Counter Markets, now available for pre-order from @princetonupress.bsky.social

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President Trump has adopted William McKinley as a role model. But in purloining a simplistic version of McKinley’s attitudes toward tariffs, Trump is ignoring the valuable lessons they have to offer. nyer.cm/9wzzZty

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"Question the unstated alliance between 'those who benefit from the status quo and those whose way of thinking about the world tends to defend it.'"

Great three-book review on the role of economics in policy.

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Love the honesty in this intro/endorsement by Benny Goodman. “This book… contains a certain number of songs which I did not like then, have subsequently forgotten, and, frankly speaking, am not remotely tempted to add to my repertoire.”

Read a sample chapter of Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World by R. Jisung Park. Park explains how climate change operates as the silent accumulation of a thousand tiny conflagrations. Discover how we can begin to overcome our climate anxiety.

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Important new @princetonupress.bsky.social econ book!

Great nostalgia chart...

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Insightful interview with @davidmwessel.bsky.social on the economy and Trump (with a nice mention of @douglasirwin.bsky.social)

And a masterclass in communicating some complicated but important concepts.

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Glad to see Jisung Park's Slow Burn on this great list: www.libraryjournal.com/story/Best-N...

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Wonderful to see Hidden Victims by Cormac Ó Gráda recommended by @fotoole.bsky.social as an @irishtimes.bsky.social Best Book of the Year. Read more about the book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...