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Whatever you make of his data, Gabriel Zucman has identified laxity in Europe’s treatment of holding companies. But is a broad wealth tax the solution?

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America’s bellicosity combined with FIFA’s dysfunctionality spells trouble, reckon the Soccernomics podcasters

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“When Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher cut tax rates [...] growth exploded and inflation dematerialised,” argues one American economist who served in the Reagan administration. “Ordinary Americans reaped the benefits”

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Symptoms include a flagging libido, tiredness, shrinking muscles and growing body fat

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The recipe for Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa hasn’t changed since it was first concocted in the 1600s. Yet the sweet syrup is enjoying a renewed surge in popularity

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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

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Since property sales stopped plunging early this year, China’s property market has fallen back into the basement. There is the more than the pride of its leaders at stake

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One of the Chinese leader’s main goals is to counterbalance Russian influence in North Korea. He also aims to reassert China’s clout as its primary economic partner in case Donald Trump tries to resume his diplomatic outreach

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The strongest pitch you can make to investors is claiming your business will end the world as we know it. Register for free to learn why

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Developing countries—especially India—should learn from one place in particular

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Ideas are already circulating for making football more fun—tweaking the offside rule and turning throw-ins into kick-ins. But these ideas are not radical enough

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Even if there is a case for making wages more equal, Zack Polanski’s proposal to cap CEOs’ pay in Britain is an astonishingly poor way to do it. Register for free to read why