**Water is a growing source of global conflict. Here’s what we need to do**
*by Wagamaga (<https://redd.it/b2hejt>)*
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/water-is-a-growing-source-of-global-conflict-heres-what-we-need-to-do/

**A Recession Is Coming, And Maybe a Bear Market, Too**
*by TheCrunk1 (<https://redd.it/b2hmvh>)*
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-03-18/a-recession-is-coming-and-maybe-a-bear-market-too

**Japan exports fall for 3rd straight month on waning external demand**
*by TheCrunk1 (<https://redd.it/b2hn1z>)*
https://japantoday.com/category/business/Japan-exports-fall-for-3rd-straight-month-on-waning-external-demand

**Analysis | Trump vowed to eliminate the debt in 8 years. He’s on track to leave it at least 50 percent higher.**
*by speckz (<https://redd.it/b2i122>)*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/12/trump-vowed-eliminate-debt-years-hes-track-leave-it-least-percent-higher/

**Understanding DSGE Macro Models**
*by thoth2 (<https://redd.it/b2i38k>)*
http://www.bondeconomics.com/2019/03/understanding-dsge-macro-models.html

**Canadian dollar could sink to record low of 62 cents as economy slides closer to recession, says David Wolf**
*by TheCrunk1 (<https://redd.it/b2isnv>)*
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/economy/fidelity-sees-loonie-testing-62-cent-low-amid-slowing-economy/wcm/a24e0aa7-bb0b-41f6-95ad-c95b087a4c6f

**Britain reports the largest decline in business investment in 10 years**
*by sigazcars (<https://redd.it/b2j6ug>)*
http://www.economo.co.uk/britain-reports-the-largest-decline-in-business-investment-in-10-years/

**Job losses in the age of disruption**
*by viva_la_vinyl (<https://redd.it/b2jqca>)*
https://www.thewhig.com/opinion/columnists/job-losses-in-the-age-of-disruption

**Alan B. Krueger, Economic Aide to Clinton and Obama, Dies at 58**
*by MaxGhenis (<https://redd.it/b2jrny>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/obituaries/alan-krueger-dead.html

**Bruegel: New EU industrial policy can only succeed with focus on completion of single market and public procurement**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2juvc>)*
http://bruegel.org/2019/03/new-eu-industrial-policy-can-only-succeed-with-focus-on-completion-of-single-market-and-public-procurement/

**How Much Does Getting Into an Elite College Actually Matter? Certain kinds of students — but not the privileged and the wealthy — benefit greatly from a selective university.**
*by fivemoretimes (<https://redd.it/b2k0k3>)*
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/upshot/elite-colleges-actual-value.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_up_20190318&nl=upshot&nl_art=0&nlid=68337520emc%3Dedit_up_20190318&ref=headline&te=1

**Trading privacy for survival is another tax on the poor**
*by cryptoz (<https://redd.it/b2kt42>)*
https://www.fastcompany.com/90317495/another-tax-on-the-poor-surrendering-privacy-for-survival

**Global sales of counterfeit and pirated goods have soared to 460 billion euros ($522 billion) a year, amounting to 3.3 percent of world trade. The latest assessement by the EU Intellectual Property Office found a "considerable" rise since its previous 2016 estimate of 2.5 percent of global trade**
*by DoremusJessup (<https://redd.it/b2l3yb>)*
https://www.france24.com/en/20190318-counterfeit-pirated-goods-represent-33-global-trade-report

**Jamie Dimon says we've split the US economy, leaving the poor behind**
*by DoremusJessup (<https://redd.it/b2l4sn>)*
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/18/jamie-dimon-says-weve-split-the-us-economy-leaving-the-poor-behind.html

**The Canadian yield curve has inverted out to 10 years**
*by Wagamaga (<https://redd.it/b2leyg>)*
https://www.forexlive.com/news/!/the-canadian-yield-curve-has-inverted-out-to-10-years-20190318

**Almost one-third of Chinese cities are shrinking, but urban planners told to keep building**
*by NineteenEighty9 (<https://redd.it/b2mf9y>)*
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3002219/almost-one-third-chinese-cities-are-shrinking-city-planners

**Student Loans Are Exploitation in Disguise**
*by PazenLibertad (<https://redd.it/b2mgl8>)*
https://www.theepochtimes.com/student-loans-are-exploitation-in-disguise_2842224.html?utm_source=reddit.com&utm_medium=post-antigua-report&utm_campaign=column&utm_content=student-loans

**Counterfeit and pirated goods represent 3.3% of global trade: report**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2n2qx>)*
https://www.france24.com/en/20190318-counterfeit-pirated-goods-represent-33-global-trade-report

**South Africa Power Blackout Continues 3rd Day**
*by FarrisAT (<https://redd.it/b2ndve>)*
https://uk.reuters.com/article/safrica-eskom/update-3-south-africas-power-cuts-to-continue-as-eskom-battles-shortages-idUKL8N215127

**US Dollar Mirrors 1920s Weimar Republic Hyperinflation Against Bitcoin**
*by modigliani88 (<https://redd.it/b2ok75>)*
https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-price-hyperinflation-us-dollar/

**IMF:Assessing House Prices with Prudential and Valuation Measures(PDF)**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2orux>)*
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2019/03/18/Assessing-House-Prices-with-Prudential-and-Valuation-Measures-46664

**IMF:Liquidity Management under Fixed Exchange Rate with Open Capital Account(PDF)**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2orv3>)*
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2019/03/18/Liquidity-Management-under-Fixed-Exchange-Rate-with-Open-Capital-Account-46667

**IMF:Some Policy Lessons from Country Applications of the DIG and DIGNAR Models(PDF)**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2ow4z>)*
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2019/03/18/Some-Policy-Lessons-from-Country-Applications-of-the-DIG-and-DIGNAR-Models-46665

**IMF:The Impact of Rapid Aging and Pension Reform on Savings and the Labor Supply(PDF)**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2ow57>)*
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2019/03/18/The-Impact-of-Rapid-Aging-and-Pension-Reform-on-Savings-and-the-Labor-Supply-46666

**CNN Poll: Seven in 10 say economy in good shape - CNNPolitics**
*by terp_on_reddit (<https://redd.it/b2pp1r>)*
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/03/18/politics/cnn-poll-trump-economy-tech/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

**The Fed has exacerbated America’s new housing bubble**
*by fivemoretimes (<https://redd.it/b2q2bm>)*
https://www.ft.com/content/219aaa52-4675-11e9-b168-96a37d002cd3

**Barack Obama’s top economic adviser Alan Krueger dies at age 58**
*by WYGSMCWY (<https://redd.it/b2qeg6>)*
https://www.ft.com/content/8e1650dc-499f-11e9-bbc9-6917dce3dc62

**The incentives of centralized school admissions systems | Microeconomic Insights**
*by complexsystems (<https://redd.it/b2qetz>)*
http://microeconomicinsights.org/the-incentives-of-centralized-school-admissions-systems/

**The “Biggest Puzzle in Economics”: Why the “Superstar Economy” Lacks Any Actual Superstars | promarket**
*by complexsystems (<https://redd.it/b2qf6b>)*
https://promarket.org/the-biggest-puzzle-in-economics-why-the-superstar-economy-lacks-any-actual-superstars/

**Entry costs and business concentration | Urbanomics**
*by complexsystems (<https://redd.it/b2qfsj>)*
http://gulzar05.blogspot.com/2019/03/entry-costs-and-business-concentration.html

**Valid or voodoo? Monetary theory may appeal in Europe's 'age of rage'**
*by lingben (<https://redd.it/b2r4xr>)*
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-policy-analysis/valid-or-voodoo-monetary-theory-may-appeal-in-europes-age-of-rage-idUSKCN1QZ0KB

**IMF:Two-Sided Market, R&D and Payments System Evolution(PDF)**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2rglu>)*
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2019/03/18/Two-Sided-Market-R-D-and-Payments-System-Evolution-46619

**IMF:Unemployment Surges in the EU: The Role of Risk Premium Shocks(PDF)**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2rgm6>)*
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2019/03/18/Unemployment-Surges-in-the-EU-The-Role-of-Risk-Premium-Shocks-46620

**IMF:Attaining Selected Sustainable Development Goals in Guatemala: Spending, Provision, and Financing Needs(PDF)**
*by mberre (<https://redd.it/b2rgmj>)*
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2019/03/18/Attaining-Selected-Sustainable-Development-Goals-in-Guatemala-Spending-Provision-and-46585

**Palais Royal Initiative report from 2011. What of the suggestions of this All-Star line up do you think have been implemented properly to tackle with global monetary instability?**
*by D4N7E (<https://redd.it/b2rtj0>)*
http://global-currencies.org/smi/gb/telechar/news/Rapport_Camdessus-integral.pdf

**Red states have a higher living standard than blue states - Does this vindicate less regulated zoning policies, or imply that people are willing to pay a big premium to live in blue states?**
*by supershnee (<https://redd.it/b2rvsi>)*
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/01/04/solved-why-poor-states-are-red-and-rich-states-are-blue/amp/

**Famed economist, professor Alan Krueger dies at 58**
*by RichKatz (<https://redd.it/b2rvts>)*
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2019/03/famed-economist-professor-alan-krueger-dies-at-58

**This Cartoon Explains How the Rich Got Rich and the Poor Got Poor**
*by lingben (<https://redd.it/b2rznj>)*
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/this-cartoon-explains-how-the-rich-got-rich-and-the-poor-got-poor

**Almost one-third of Chinese cities are shrinking, but urban planners told to keep building**
*by hotmial (<https://redd.it/b2t02r>)*
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3002219/almost-one-third-chinese-cities-are-shrinking-city-planners

**Marijuana is the fastest-growing industry in the US job market, according to a new report**
*by WarOfNoise (<https://redd.it/b2tm1z>)*
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/weed-marijuana-fastest-growing-industry-us-job-market-report-2019-3-1028039054

**Qatar is Delivering Economic Support to Iran**
*by yashvitara65 (<https://redd.it/b2ttu8>)*
https://www.theeconomyclub.com/qatar-delivering-economic-support-iran/