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Understanding GDP and Economic Policy

The United States government has proposed to recalculate the GDP by removing government spending from the equation. What would this mean?

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The Jobs AI Can Do — and Those It Shouldn’t

Generative AI's impact on work depends not just on what it can do, but also on factors like task complexity, frequency, and the cost of failure, which determine its practical and economic viability for automation in specific occupations.

Opinion

A Primer on Tariffs

Tariffs are taxes on imported goods that aim to protect domestic industries but often come at a high cost to consumers by increasing prices and potentially harming overall economic growth.