China is moving from messaging abroad to pulling audiences in Visa easing, platform virality, and museum upgrades turn curiosity into visits and study Schools should swap institutes for short, place-…

Bequests and risk largely drive why households save and work Factor thinking reduces student signals to cashflow, care, schedules, and family transfers Design aid to smooth risks and protect family r…

China shifts to cooperative leverage with zero tariffs and swap lines It builds influence as U.S. tariffs strain trade Schools should teach tariff-shock literacy and diversify ties Since December 1, …

Put talent—not tariffs—at the center of the India–U.S. deal U.S. factories need skilled workers now; India can supply them through stable visa pathways Tie mobility to wage floors, apprenticeships, a…

Sunday bans add about 1.4 miles of travel per trip They now mainly push shoppers online Targeted labor and digital-market policies work better One key number shapes our understanding of Sunday tradin…

Reshoring works only when automation slashes unit labor costs Raise robot density and software-driven productivity, not tariffs Tie incentives to verified plant gains and workforce upskilling One key…

U.S. tariffs mix security aims with bargaining, causing confusion. Allies hedge by shifting trade and investment toward China and cheaper energy, blunting U.S. leverage Policy needs clear, separate g…

Bitcoin’s value stems from settlement utility, not cash flows Institutional demand and fees support this role It is better seen as a monetary asset than a Ponzi In its first year on the market, U.S. …

Bitcoin’s value stems from settlement utility, not cash flows Institutional demand and fees support this role It is better seen as a monetary asset than a Ponzi In its first year on the market, U.S. …

Student well-being is falling fast AI chatbots are spreading quickly Without safeguards, risks will escalate In the 2023–24 academic year, only 38% of U.S. college students exhibited "positive mental…

AI’s IMO gold isn’t AGI Deploy it as an instrumented calculator Require refusal metrics and proof logs In July 2025, two advanced AI systems achieved "gold medal–level" results in the International…

LLMs are not conscious, only probabilistic parrota They often mislead through errors, biases, and manipulations Education must use them as tools, never as advisors In August 2025, researchers conduct…

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This article was independently developed by  The Economy  editorial team and draws on original analysis published by East Asia Forum. The content has been substantially rewritten, expanded, and refra…

This article is based on ideas originally published by VoxEU – Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has been independently rewritten and extended by The Economy editorial team. While inspir…

This article is based on ideas originally published by VoxEU – Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has been independently rewritten and extended by The Economy editorial team. While inspir…

This article was independently developed by The Economy editorial team and draws on original analysis published by East Asia Forum. The content has been substantially rewritten, expanded, and reframe…

This article is based on ideas originally published by VoxEU – Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has been independently rewritten and extended by The Economy editorial team. While inspir…

This article is based on ideas originally published by VoxEU – Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and has been independently rewritten and extended by The Economy editorial team. While inspir…

This article was independently developed by  The Economy  editorial team and draws on original analysis published by East Asia Forum. The content has been substantially rewritten, expanded, and refra…