Debates
Where economists still disagree.
Each debate gives the strongest case on both sides, with its evidence. You can record where you lean and come back to it later.
Does raising the minimum wage cost jobs?
One of the most studied questions in economics, and a clean case of theory meeting evidence.
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Did austerity after 2010 work?
Shaped the euro crisis and a decade of European politics.
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Was the 2021–23 inflation about supply or demand?
The biggest inflation in 40 years. Euro-area inflation peaked at 10.6% in October 2022.
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Is the euro a good idea?
It matters to anyone living in, trading with or studying the euro area. It is the core question of European economic integration.
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Green growth or degrowth?
Probably the defining economic question of your working life.
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Will AI raise productivity, and who will gain?
Directly relevant to business strategy and to the jobs graduates apply for.
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Is economics teaching too narrow?
The argument behind this whole atlas.
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