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Economics Nobel, A View From The East: Revenge Of The State

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Counting votes from an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at a polling counting centre in Srinagar, India on Oct. 8, 2024, during regional elections Saqib Majeed/SOPA Images via ZUMA

Honoring the research of Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson marks a comeback for the importance of public institutions in economics.

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Society

The “White Dust” Silently Choking Mongolia’s Mining Towns

Delger Vangan, 65, reviews X-rays, electrocardiograms and other medical notes from his doctors at his home in the city of Erdenet.
Delger Vangan, 65, reviews X-rays, electrocardiograms and other medical notes from his doctors at his home in the city of Erdenet. Khorloo Khukhnokhoi/GPJ

The mining industry is a vital part of Mongolia’s economy. But people living near one of the country’s largest copper mines say their health is suffering, and scientists and doctors are sounding the alarm.

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Economy Geopolitics

China v. India: A New Twist In Asia’s “Billion Club” Rivalry

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Street scene in Hyderabad, India Shubham Rath

The news that China’s population has shrunk for the first time in 60 years, comes as India appears to be outperforming its giant neighbor on a number of fronts. But this reversal of fortune still has too many variables to predict the demise of one or the rise of the other.

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