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Economics After Neoliberalism

Contemporary economics is finally breaking free from its market fetishism, offering plenty of tools we can use to make society more inclusive.

Suresh Naidu, Dani Rodrik, Gabriel Zucman

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The dead weight of decades of bad economics remains.

Marshall Steinbaum

We need stronger trade unions and corporate accountability.

Alice Evans

The questions at stake aren’t just technical.

Corey Robin

We should welcome low-skill migration instead of trade restrictions.

Margaret E. Peters

There is a reason why economists tend to believe in markets.

William Easterly

Markets raise philosophical questions, not just economic ones.

Debra Satz

Quantification shapes how we think about public policy—often for the worse.

Ethan Bueno de Mesquita

Neoliberalism has not been all bad for developing countries. Any program for economic change must confront their unique challenges.

Arvind Subramanian

Economics needs to embrace a transdisciplinary approach.

Complexity Economists*

Final Response: Rather than oracles channeling a supply-and-demand deity, economists should be enablers of democratic priorities.

Suresh Naidu, Dani Rodrik, Gabriel Zucman

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