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# 2030 Economy

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## 2030 Economy


* ![Sustainable Earth](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9a55385d92e22f62/6998c8d2c8dcb47a99b505c2/GettyImages-2160439251.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 6, 2025  
## [Why the Superpower Growth Model Doesn't Work for Emerging Economies](https://time.com/7307866/growth-model-emerging-economies/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Piyachart (Arm) Isarabhakdee
* ![China Made Electric Vehicles Continue To Lead Global EV Exports](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13da95fb9b19fe9e/6998c6f9a97fc0fa79a74627/china-ev-03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 29, 2025  
## [How China’s EV Boom Powers Its Tech Rise](https://time.com/7288660/shift-east-china-electric-vehicles-economy-technology-trump-tariffs-ai/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Charlie Campbell
* ![sustainable-economic-growth-sustainomy](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8793eb5ea4f81534/6998c5931500fbc36eaa6255/GettyImages-912015618.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 7, 2025  
## [Achieving Sustainable Growth Requires Rethinking the Economy](https://time.com/7275422/sustainable-economic-growth-sustainomy/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Piyachart (Arm) Isarabhakdee
* ![An image of a red check blinking and then disappearing](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted04e0319e363f70/698a5958db298778c826bebc/check-zero-2024.gif?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 29, 2024  
## [The Personal Check Is Disappearing. Here's What Comes Next](https://time.com/7005015/check-zero-instant-payments/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Alana Semuels
* ![Daniel Kahneman in conversation at Methodist Central Hall in London, on March 18, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ba97b76fc378348/698a553ad07533807ae709fe/daniel-kahneman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 28, 2024  
## [Talking Decisions With Daniel Kahneman](https://time.com/6961454/daniel-kahneman-death-interview-thinking/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Belinda Luscombe  
* ![Walmart Prepares For Holiday Shopping Season](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt49c1ebe867236e76/698a42699d83e89197b97e4c/GettyImages-1793853898.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 16, 2023  
## [Why Black Friday Deals Start So Early](https://time.com/6336474/black-friday-deals-early-economy/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Alana Semuels
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdfb2e06c1b8ed844/698a3ffcb3fce3fe760caca2/job-sharing.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 6, 2023  
## [Job Sharing Is a Solution to Burnout](https://time.com/6311034/50-50-job-sharing-burn-out/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Alana Semuels
* ![People are seen sitting near marine drive promenade with a cityscape in the background, on the day of World Population Day in Mumbai, India, July 11.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt044de9219afafdf3/698a3eff16d8847dd9c3c111/india-economy-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 28, 2023  
## [How India's Economy Will Overtake the U.S.'s](https://time.com/6297539/how-india-economy-will-surpass-us/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Arvind Panagariya
* ![Trader watching stocks crash on screen](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b9250614164f74b/698a3eeadb29871554269306/stock-market-mood.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 25, 2023  
## [Why Stock Prices Mirror Our Mood](https://time.com/6297059/stock-prices-mood-essay/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Peter W. Atwater
* ![Commonwealth Games Australia CEO Craig Phillips arrives to speak to media during at a press conference in Melbourne on July 18. The Victorian Andrews Labor Government has canceled the 2026 commonwealth games, slated to be held across Victoria.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7e716d221967f1e/698a3ec4e6e84a62f12b04e5/australia-commonwealth-games.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 18, 2023  
## [Why More Countries Should Cancel Hosting Sporting Events](https://time.com/6295448/australia-hosting-sporting-events/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Astha Rajvanshi and Armani Syed  
* ![President Biden Delivers Remarks At Flex LTD In West Columbia, South Carolina](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt792ce9b412c62448/698a3e92096a9401026adec6/GettyImages-1509305099.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 12, 2023  
## [Inflation Dropped Again In June. Here's What That Means for Biden](https://time.com/6294014/inflation-dropped-june-biden/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Nik Popli
* ![The Biden administration has a new plan to lower childcare costs.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd09b41e10609989/698a3e97096a9470696aded8/child-care.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 11, 2023  
## [The Biden Administration Tries to Fix Childcare—Again](https://time.com/6293731/childcare-proposal-biden-block-grants/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Belinda Luscombe
* ![People listen to a televised speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 27, 2022.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte46b4f912d2db231/698a3e91cabb1d9e4be518d4/pakistan-imf-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 11, 2023  
## [Why the IMF is Lending $3 Billion to Pakistan](https://time.com/6293769/imf-loan-pakistan/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Astha Rajvanshi
* ![tech-giants-role-us-indo-pacific-trade-talks](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26276ad627251445/698a3e8022fb85528fe2ed5d/tech-giants-role-us-indo-pacific-trade-talks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 10, 2023  
## [Critics Slam Big Tech Lobbying in Trade Talks](https://time.com/6293489/tech-firms-us-indo-pacific-trade-talks/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Visits Beijing](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt929b68e91637a422/698a3e85b21a9c555850765d/Yellen-China-Trip.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 10, 2023  
## [What to Know About Janet Yellen’s China Trip](https://time.com/6293244/janet-yellen-china-trip-economic-guardrails-amid-tensions/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Bloomberg

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