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Although there is increasing support for the idea that central banks should actively contribute to the fight against climate change, monetary policymakers have no mandate to do so, and for good reason. Tackling climate change is—and must remain—the responsibility of elected governments and parliaments.

Health care, immigration and trade have been hot topics during the campaign and are likely to come up during the fifth Democratic debate.

Dimensional Fund Advisors’ David Booth on why you should change the way you think about investing.

Now that the old rules governing macroeconomic cycles no longer seem to apply, it remains to be seen what might cause the next recession in the United States. But if recent history is our guide, the biggest threat stems not from the U.S. Federal Reserve or any one sector of the economy, but rather from the White House.

Katharina Pistor draws lessons from past experience for a new generation of mission-oriented lending institutions.

Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurship has been on a worryingly downward trend since the 1980s—here’s why.