Laura Tyson: Abortion and reproductive rights are economic issues

Also, J. Bradford DeLong, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Raghuram G. Rajan, and Dani Rodrik discuss industrial policy in a new PS Big Picture. [View this message in a web browser]( SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 This week in PS Longer Reads, Laura Tyson of the University of California, Berkeley, shows why abortion, childcare, and parental leave are not merely “family” issues. [Read now](. In PS Big Picture, J. Bradford DeLong, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Raghuram G. Rajan, and Dani Rodrik consider the potential and limitations of industrial policy. [Read now](. And in PS Quarterly, Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz explains what another Donald Trump presidency would mean for America's economic and energy security. [Read now](. [PS Longer Reads: Abortion and Reproductive Rights Are Economic Issues]( [Abortion and Reproductive Rights Are Economic Issues]( By Laura Tyson In the US states with the strictest abortion restrictions, children are more likely to be poor, to drop out of school, and to die young, and lack of access to contraception means that babies are more likely to be born to unmarried mothers. In the United States and elsewhere, reproductive freedom is a cornerstone of economic prosperity. [Read more]( [PS. Register now for our upcoming Climate Week NYC 2024 event.]( [PS Big Picture: What Kind of Industrial Policy Works?]( [What Kind of Industrial Policy Works?]( with J. Bradford DeLong, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Raghuram G. Rajan, and Dani Rodrik After a decades-long love affair with laissez-faire policies, many governments – notably in developed countries – are increasingly seeking to shape their economies through tariffs, subsidies, public procurement, and more. But not all industrial policies are created equal, and understanding their nuances and limitations is critical to their success. [Read more]( [PS Quarterly: The Climate Stakes of the US Election]( [The Climate Stakes of the US Election]( By Joseph E. Stiglitz Just as Donald Trump’s overall economic strategy is based on nostalgia for a bygone era, his fossil-fuel-centered energy policies would represent a quixotic attempt to reverse history. He would ultimately fail, but not before doing a great deal of damage to US competitiveness and security. [Read more]( [PS. Subscribe now to access the latest issue of our magazine, PS Quarterly: The Climate Crucible.]( [PS Longer Reads: Macron’s Trial by Fire]( [Macron’s Trial by Fire]( By Hugo Drochon Even if Emmanuel Macron can restore stability to France by working closely with Prime Minister Michel Barnier, the bigger question is what will become of Macronism, his famous strategy of bringing together ideas from the left and the right. Whether Jupiter will achieve political immortality very much remains to be seen. [Read more]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. Secure exclusive rights to PS content [here](. Interested in advertising opportunities? Email sponsorship@project-syndicate.org. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.