Policymakers everywhere should remember a simple rule of thumb: to avoid a W-shaped recession, let “W” stand for premature “withdrawal”…
Slower income growth will depress tax receipts, and thus, reduce Germany’s budget surplus. But, the authorities should certainly not take…
Trump seems unfazed by the possible long-term effects of a protracted trade war: a decoupling of the Chinese and American…
Skillful monetary policy can help offset a negative demand shock, but can do little or nothing to offset a supply…
This is Trump’s modus operandi: Threaten to do something catastrophic, so people are relieved when things get a little bit…
Trump thinks his tariff war will improve the US trade balance, but does not understand that if foreign exporters are…
As we approach the tenth anniversary of the global financial crisis, we should recall how we got there. In 2003-07,…
President Donald Trump’s aggressive approach to trade, which was on stark display at last week’s G7 summit in Quebec, has…
Democrats could raise government revenue further by implementing a carbon tax—an approach that would also have environmental benefits.
China, the ‘surplus’ country in the trade war has accumulated financial claims against its “opponent”.
Another popular response to the recent correction has been to complain that the market has been made more volatile, because…
Multiple factors, including urbanisation, high savings rates, and improved access to education, undoubtedly underlie these countries’ impressive performance.
The US has plenty of experience with irresponsible tax cuts. Yet its leaders seem not to have learned their lesson.…
US president donald Trump’s administration says that it is sticking with its campaign promise to renegotiate the North American Free…
Debates about financial regulation tend to focus on quantity, not quality. But “more versus less” isn’t so much the issue;…
India’s rapid demonetisation has obviously fallen short, because it was unnecessarily abrupt and secretive
What is clear is that US politics, not global developments, will be the main determinant
Voting for candidates who will enact the right policies is a far more direct strategy for addressing inequality
