Globalization, by enriching executives, is boosting income inequality
Income inequality and globalization have risen together in recent decades. A new paper describes how the top 1 percent benefits.
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Arctic melt boosts northern trade routes, hurts Suez
The melting ice caps will not only impact our coastlines, but may radically alter international trade, a new study finds.
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Robots are taking jobs, but also creating them: Research review
Robots, far more than free trade, are upending labor markets around the globe. Economists debate just how much the machines threaten our jobs.
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How trade impacts American jobs: Research roundup
Trade with China killed over 2 million American jobs in the 2000s and depressed wages. But globalized supply chains are also creating jobs in the U.S.
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