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The 2016 presidential contest will be decided, in part, on what economic model best promotes economic vitality and growth of well-paying jobs. There are two basic sides to this debate: a ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday said the IMF has been vocal about its policy prescriptions for China to move away from an export-led ...

Update (3/15/24): This piece has been updated with more recent examples. After President Joe Biden called for an end to “trickle-down economics” and promoted a vision of the U.S. in which the wealthy ...