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The Challenges of Trump's Economic Plans

Posted December 15, 2024 • 00:38:15

President-elect Trump's campaign promises included imposing broad tariffs to bolster U.S. manufacturing jobs, pursuing mass deportations to free jobs...

Home Insurance in an Era of Climate Change

Posted December 8, 2024 • 00:23:19

Home insurance has traditionally protected people from catastrophic losses of what is, for many, their most valuable asset. But climate change has contributed...

Has Working from Home Given Way to Return to Office?

Posted December 1, 2024 • 00:28:04

The share of Americans working a full day from home rose from 7% in 2019 to 60% in the immediate wake of COVID in 2020. This share has now fallen to...

Analyzing the 2024 Presidential Election

Posted November 24, 2024 • 00:23:37

Does the outcome of the 2024 election suggest a realignment of traditional voting patterns? Early data points to continuity along some dimensions, such...

The Japanese Economy: Robust to Anemic, but Now Recovering?

Posted November 10, 2024 • 00:28:00

Japan's economy was seen as something of a juggernaut in the post World War II era, with growth averaging about 10% during the 1950s and 60s. Yet, in...