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Antara Haldar

Antara Haldar

Writing for PS since 2019
34 commentaries
1 videos & podcasts

Antara Haldar, Associate Professor of Empirical Legal Studies at the University of Cambridge, is a visiting faculty member at Harvard University and the principal investigator on a European Research Council grant on law and cognition.

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  1. Britain’s Dangerous Migration Fixation
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    Britain’s Dangerous Migration Fixation

    Jul 3, 2024 Antara Haldar argues that failed Tory policies, not migrants, are undermining the economy’s future prospects.

  2. Still Haunted by the Washington Consensus
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    Still Haunted by the Washington Consensus

    May 31, 2024 Antara Haldar thinks the old one-size-fits-all model is still causing problems, despite having been discredited.

  3. The Psychologist Who Convinced Economists that to Err Is Human
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    The Psychologist Who Convinced Economists that to Err Is Human

    May 7, 2024 Antara Haldar reflects on the pioneering work and legacy of one of the world’s most influential social scientists.

  4. Can AI Learn to Obey the Law?
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    Can AI Learn to Obey the Law?

    Apr 3, 2024 Antara Haldar offers a conceptual framework for navigating current debates about regulation and governance.

  5. Shock Therapy Killed Navalny
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    Shock Therapy Killed Navalny

    Feb 29, 2024 Antara Haldar argues that while Vladimir Putin bears responsibility, so do the economic policies that put him in power.

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    Supporting Sexual and Reproductive Health Is Good Business

    Natalia Kanem argues that investing in employees’ well-being will help companies attract and retain top talent.
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    Can Democracy Win in 2024?

    Chris Patten highlights the challenges mainstream parties face as they try to boost growth and improve public services.
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    Finding a New French Majority

    Jean Pisani-Ferry assesses what must happen to form a stable government after an election that produced a hung parliament.
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    Industrial Policy Is Back. Now What?

    How to design effective industrial policies has suddenly become a hot – and divisive – topic among economists and policymakers. Even those who agree that governments should intervene in the economy to bolster productivity, increase competitiveness, and tackle social and environmental challenges differ sharply on the details.

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    The Big Picture

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    The Way Forward for Ukraine’s Economy

    Joseph E. Stiglitz & Andrew Kosenko

    With sufficient assistance from the West, Ukraine will prevail over its much larger and richer authoritarian neighbor. But to enjoy the fruits of victory, it will have to move faster in its transition from a post-communist oligarchy, while being careful to resist the siren call of free-market fundamentalism.

    offer a roadmap for guiding the country's recovery and reconstruction during and after the war.
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    Rich Countries Must Meet Their Biodiversity Financing Pledges

    Mary Robinson urges international policymakers to use the upcoming COP16 summit to close the nature-finance gap.
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    Inequality Spurs Democratic Backsliding

    Susan Stokes shows that countries with fairer economies are less likely to succumb to authoritarian populism.
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    Bracing for a More Inflationary World

    Raghuram G. Rajan thinks central banks will remain under pressure to maintain tighter policies over the medium term.

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