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Yi Fuxian

Yi Fuxian

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Yi Fuxian, a senior scientist in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the author of Big Country with an Empty Nest (China Development Press, 2013).

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  1. China’s Economic Engine Is Running Out of Fuel
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    China’s Economic Engine Is Running Out of Fuel

    Dec 22, 2023 Yi Fuxian highlights serious flaws in the forecasts that underpin the country’s economic policies.

  2. China’s Demographic Achilles’ Heel
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    China’s Demographic Achilles’ Heel

    Oct 24, 2023 Yi Fuxian explains why the strategic anxiety over the country’s economic clout is premature and misplaced.

  3. A Chinese Bubble Long in the Making
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    A Chinese Bubble Long in the Making

    Sep 29, 2023 Yi Fuxian traces the deep roots of the country's mounting economic and financial problems.

  4. China’s Population-Control Disaster
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    China’s Population-Control Disaster

    Aug 22, 2023 Yi Fuxian reflects on the calamitous consequences of the regime’s family-planning policies.

  5. The Long Reach of China’s Demographic Destiny
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    The Long Reach of China’s Demographic Destiny

    Jul 7, 2023 Yi Fuxian traces the major economic and strategic developments of recent years back to the one-child policy.

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    The Gig Economy vs. America’s Workers

    Sandeep Vaheesan warns that proposed ballot initiatives in Massachusetts would legalize exploitative employment practices.
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    King Trump on Trial

    Richard K. Sherwin

    High-ranking Republican politicians have lately been turning up at Donald Trump’s New York City trial to demonstrate solidarity with the former president. But their attendance also serves a more alarming purpose: to validate Trump as a competing source of sovereign power, independent of the US Constitution and the rule of law.

    explains why a parade of Republican leaders have made appearances at the former president’s trial in New York.
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    Crunch Time for the Power Sector

    Michael Spence argues that developing flexible, stable, and resilient smart grids requires an expanded industrial policy.
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    The Rise of Mesoeconomics

    William H. Janeway

    A growing body of literature focusing on the domain between the microeconomic and the macroeconomic has become increasingly relevant in a world beset by supply shocks. Armed with such insights, those designing industrial policies will have a better chance of achieving their overlapping economic- and national-security goals.

    details how a long-neglected field of economic study can be applied to today's most pressing policy challenges.
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    What the AI Pessimists Are Missing

    Michael R. Strain points out that the technology will help to address many of the risks it creates.
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    The Innocent Bystanders of College Protests

    Takatoshi Ito laments that a radical minority can disrupt the lives of so many in the broader university community.
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    Only Public-Private Cooperation Can Accelerate Decarbonization

    Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas explain how to translate political commitments into actual wind turbines and solar panels.
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    Defining Success in Ukraine

    Richard Haass calls for a shift to a defensive posture and efforts to bring about a long-term ceasefire.
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    A Unified Western Strategy for Ukraine

    Anders Åslund proposes a maximalist approach to military aid to replace the current piecemeal injections of old weapons.

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