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Looking for the long term
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The revival of the Rhine Model for digital capitalism
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Building bridges to the crypto space
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The rise of the Asian Aerotropolis
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Natural elements become critical resources
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The dominance of movie franchises
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Japan, Korea and the global semiconductor industry
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The French Renaissance
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Libra’s next hurdle: financial regulators and governments
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The rising costs of carbon emissions
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Breaking down data & AI silos
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The end of the pay-per-download era
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Modern monetary policy
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Future leaders get a taste of new economics
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The emergence of the decentralized stack
Is the future open-source?
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Capitalists’ worries about capitalism
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Sustainable by default
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Got milk?
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Africa is set to become world’s largest free trade area
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The Dragon and the Elephant in the 21st century
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Scaling bitcoin with the lightning network
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The evolving landscape of consumer trust
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Slowing down fast fashion
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Feeding the dragon
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Volatility in the Tech Stack
A closer look at the fundamental trajectories and interdependent nature of new technologies
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Accounting for natural capital
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Open data empowerment
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From bits to atoms
Will platforms like Uber and Airbnb continue to succeed without physical assets?
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Facebook’s flirt with crypto and blockchain
Will Big Tech companies like Facebook have a role in the crypto landscape?
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Technical hurdles towards the cryptoworld
Arief Hühn outlines possible solutions to the current limitations of the crypto world.
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The return of the incumbent?
A reflection on the demise of Big Tech and the return of industrial incumbents
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Sticky dependence: Europe’s reliance on Russia
Although Europe wants to decouple from Russia, our countries’ dependence is stickier and more complex than we might have estimated
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Will generative AI favor the underdog?
The implications of generative AI for tech and talent
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The future of crypto is coming: what will it look like?
Regulation, decentralization and combined approaches battle for the crypto throne
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The short-lived revival of Keynes; welcome back, Hayek!
Has neoliberalism really left? Or was “COVID-Keynesianism” nothing more than a short-term crisis management tactic?
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Who has to pay the costs of climate change?
Issuing appeals for hundreds of millions in emergency funding to help victims of climate change might soon be a standard procedure.
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The return of industrial policy
The Dutch government is rethinking industrial policy—more coordination is on the horizon.
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Globalization can still be a force for good
A general narrative is emerging that international trade and cooperation are on the decline. Is it accurate?
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Picking up the crypto pieces
Companies are on the lookout for opportunities during the crypto crash
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From labor to exploitation: the dark side of blockchain games
What does it take to create a flourishing virtual economy?
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