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Antara Haldar

Antara Haldar

Writing for PS since 2019
38 commentaries
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Antara Haldar, Associate Professor of Empirical Legal Studies at the University of Cambridge, is a visiting faculty member at Harvard University and the principal investigator on a European Research Council grant on law and cognition.

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  1. Why Do Countries Prosper?
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    Why Do Countries Prosper?

    Nov 4, 2024 Antara Haldar considers what this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economic research gets right, and what it overlooks.

  2. The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Oct 4, 2024 Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.

  3. What Microfinance Can Teach Economists
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    What Microfinance Can Teach Economists

    Aug 29, 2024 Antara Haldar considers lessons from Bangladesh’s recent history of political tumult and financial experimentation.

  4. What Democrats Can Learn from the Science of Cooperation
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    What Democrats Can Learn from the Science of Cooperation

    Jul 24, 2024 Antara Haldar thinks a failure to unite fully behind Kamala Harris will give the Republicans a big advantage.

  5. Britain’s Dangerous Migration Fixation
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    Britain’s Dangerous Migration Fixation

    Jul 3, 2024 Antara Haldar argues that failed Tory policies, not migrants, are undermining the economy’s future prospects.

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    Elon Musk’s $2 Trillion Fiscal Fantasy

    Jeffrey Frankel

    It is often said that a businessman like Donald Trump or Elon Musk will know how to put America’s fiscal house in order. But between Trump’s planned tax cuts and Musk’s absurd estimate of how much federal spending can be reduced, the smart money says they have no idea what they are doing.

     dives into the incoming US administration’s absurd claim that fresh tax cuts will not increase the deficit.
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    The Deal Trump Should Offer China

    Todd G. Buchholz

    To address what he sees as an unfair Sino-American economic relationship, Donald Trump should focus not on trade but on China's currency manipulation and massive holdings of US debt. After all, why saddle US consumers with higher costs when you can demand reparations directly from a foreign competitor?

     proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.
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    Central and Eastern Europe’s Bid for AI Dominance

    Soňa Muzikárová outlines steps policymakers can take to harness the technology’s potential to boost growth and prosperity.
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    Can Technology End Corruption?

    Azalina Othman Said thinks that powerful new digital tools can help, but only if governments commit to upholding the rule of law.
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    Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet

    Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries.
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    Putin’s March of Folly

    Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.
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    A Better Approach to Climate Finance

    Ricardo Hausmann shows how developing countries can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities.
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    Trump’s Bad COP

    Jayati Ghosh says the Paris climate agreement’s future depends on how other countries respond to the new US administration.
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    Are Tariffs Worth It?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the risks and costs for the US will far outweigh any potential political or geopolitical benefits.

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