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BOSTON — Debates about inequality trends in the United States have leapt from the pages of academic journals to leading media outlets. While conservatives have long questioned whether US inequality has really increased, The Economist recently weighed in, concluding that “the idea that inequality is rising is very far from a self-evident truth”. Unfortunately, this debate has

The books on this list offer a range of perspectives on recent developments in data and AI, as well as resources to help leaders navigate an increasingly complex world.

From the rise of AI and hacking to climate change

In the US, the size of a locality does not necessarily determine its rate of entrepreneurship, with the densely populated Northeast lagging. Legislators have rolled out a series of place-based acts to support specific businesses in certain geographical areas. What factors are causing the disparities, and will legislation make a difference?

Here’s Mint’s pick of the best this year had to offer—on business, economics and finance

Last summer, as he turned 95, the economist Robert M. Solow sat at home poring over a draft outline of “The Work of the Future,” an MIT report about technology, jobs, and economic growth. Solow has been studying these topics since he returned from fighting in World War II—and won a Nobel Prize in 1987…

Smartest thing that politics of any country can do is to correctly anticipate what lies ahead

Business storytelling might be stylistically and structurally different. But here’s a list of 15 books released this year that defy limitations, covering an array of topics, from cryptocurrency to ‘climate capitalism’ and surveillance, and will appeal to a wider readership.

The unbridled rise of moral hazards that engulf a nation and force it onto the path which leads to all areas becoming massively politicised, resulting in the youth being eager to become politicians for the wrong reasons.

Ideas about how to best deploy generative artificial intelligence, how it will affect the workforce, and how it should be regulated.