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William H. Janeway

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William H. Janeway is a distinguished affiliated professor in economics at the University of Cambridge and author of Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy (Cambridge University Press, 2018).

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  1. In AI We Trust?
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    In AI We Trust?

    Feb 21, 2025 William H. Janeway explains why even cutting-edge innovations are not immune to the world’s inherent unpredictability.

  2. False Economies
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    False Economies

    Jan 17, 2025 William H. Janeway highlights the high cost of the single-minded focus on efficiency that has come to dominate the discipline.

  3. The Rise of Mesoeconomics
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    The Rise of Mesoeconomics

    May 17, 2024 William H. Janeway explains how a long-neglected field of economic study can be applied to today's most pressing policy challenges.

  4. Is Techno-Monopoly Inevitable?
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    Is Techno-Monopoly Inevitable?

    Apr 5, 2024 William H. Janeway assesses a new theory of “technological market power” and its effects on the modern economy.

  5. The Political Economy of Technology
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    The Political Economy of Technology

    Aug 25, 2023 William H. Janeway reviews the 2024 Nobel laureate economists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson's recent work on innovation and economic development.

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    This UN Debt Initiative Is Different

    Mahmoud Mohieldin, et al. tout an Expert Group’s efforts to prevent a full-blown solvency crisis in developing countries.
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    What African Electrification Requires

    Fatih Birol & Alain Ebobissé highlight the need for greater private-sector participation to boost investments in power grids.
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    How World Order Changes

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

    World order is a matter of degree: it varies over time, depending on technological, political, social, and ideological factors that can affect the global distribution of power and influence norms. It can be radically altered both by broader historical trends and by a single major power's blunders.

     examines the role of evolving power dynamics and norms in bringing about stable arrangements among states.
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    Israel’s Blind Spot

    Ian Buruma explains the lack of sympathy, even among the country’s many anti-war protesters, for Palestinian suffering.
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    Will AI Close or Widen the Development Gap?

    Shamika Sirimanne & Xiaolan Fu call for multilateral action and grassroots pressure to ensure that the technology serves all countries.
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    Don’t Let Governments Break Encryption

    Jessica Dickinson Goodman & Ezequiel Passeron Kitroser urge citizens and lawmakers to fight for the privacy that previous generations took for granted.
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    Philanthropy in an Era of Declining Development Aid

    William Moore urges practitioners and policymakers to focus on already proven, scalable solutions.
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    South Africa’s Wrestling Match With Trump

    Adekeye Adebajo considers whether the current G20 president can still advance its agenda in the face of US obstruction.
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    How Aristotle Can Save Us

    Antara Haldar touts a conception of society in which politics and education cultivate the virtue of its members.