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In this issue:
01 FROM THE PRESIDENT The first Letter from the RES President, on new developments at the Society
02 LETTER FROM AMERICA Daron Acemoglu on concerns around Big Tech and the challenge for economic theory
05 LABOUR ECONOMICS Alan Manning examines the relations between labour economics and progressive politics
08 PROFILE A profile of Sir Partha Dasgupta, and how a chance encounter changed the direction of his research
10 COMPETITION POLICY Howard Smith explains how and why the conventional wisdom on competition policy is changing
12 SAMUELSON FRIEDMAN Nicholas Wapshott on a long left-right duel
14 FOOD CRISIS Derek Headey and Kalle Hirvonen discuss new challenges for the world food system
18 LOCATION DATA Catherine Young of the Geospatial Commission on how to assess investments in location data
20 READING PIGOU Ian Kumekawa on the life and pioneering work of Arthur Pigou
23 ECONOMICS 2048 An invitation to our readers, ahead of the 200th issue
24 WOMEN’S COMMITTEE A profile of Claudia Goldin, prepared by Almudena Sevilla
26 NEWS AND EVENTS Various items, including next year’s RES Conference
28 FROM THE ARCHIVE We look back at a past piece
