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The economics of pilgrimage: what happens to a city when millions arrive at once

How lighthouses became the first example of a public good — and what economists got wrong

How a single Dutch auction decision in 1602 shaped every stock market on Earth

Why the global food system is more fragile than anyone admits

How empires die: the economic signals that come before the fall

The hidden cost of being poor: why poverty is more expensive...

The slow death of the world’s largest aquifer

How much plastic is really recycled?

The rare earth supply chain: the hidden dependency behind every modern...

The European Green Deal was never just about the climate

Why desalination hasn’t solved the water crisis — and what actually...

Dollar dominance – why the world’s most traded commodity isn’t oil

How international sanctions actually work — and why they usually don’t