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No, the Coronavirus Won’t Kill Off Globalization

The spread of COVID-19 has brought much commentary about the impending end of globalization. While […]

By Marc Levinson | March 29, 2020
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Revisiting the Productivity Slump

Three years ago, in my book An Extraordinary Time, I advanced the view that governments […]

By Marc Levinson | September 8, 2019
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Information and Competition

It seems that competition regulators at the European Union are looking into whether “Big Data” […]

By Marc Levinson | January 2, 2018
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Supply Chain Insurance

As of this writing, 47 people have been killed and many more injured by the […]

By Marc Levinson | April 19, 2016
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In Defense of Industrial Food

The other night I watched Michael Pollan’s new documentary, In Defense of Food. I’m a […]

By Marc Levinson | January 30, 2016
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The Case for Giving It Away

Elon Musk, the head of Tesla Motors, announced today that his company will not sue […]

By Marc Levinson | June 12, 2014
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The World’s New Workshop

Sometimes a single number can reveal a great deal about economic change. Last week, I […]

By Marc Levinson | March 30, 2014
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Bad Brands, or just Bad Management?

“Brands are finding it hard to adapt to an age of skepticism,” The Economist declared […]

By Marc Levinson | February 19, 2014
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Where was the value added?

Folks are finally coming to understand that a lot of the value of things we […]

By Marc Levinson | January 1, 2014
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  • Productivity and the Pandemic
  • The Risks of China
  • Inflation Again
  • Why Cities Aren’t Dying
  • Profitable Again?

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