China is currently being forced into a dilemma in policy terms, needing a more open economy to boost growth at a time when conditions are poor, but also seeking to close society in the name of securit
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Conflict of interest is among the most regulated forms of official behavior.
Economic development is a path-dependent process in which countries accumulate capabilities that allow them to move into more complex products and industries.
Paying reparations to Black Americans has long been contentiously debated.
Portland, Oregon recently passed Measure 26-228, which represents some of the most expansive voting reforms by a major American city in recent history.
This paper investigates the economic and social consequences of sovereign default on external debt.
State and non-state actors often try to provoke moral emotions like guilt and shame to mobilize political change.
Beginning in 2021, state legislators introduced or passed numerous bills intended to shape appropriate content in K–12 social studies curricula.
We study sovereign external debt crises over the past 200 years, with a focus on creditor losses, or “haircuts”.
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