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Tuesday 29/May/2018 15:17 PM

China’s smart trade moves

US President Donald Trump’s announced plans to target China with trade tariffs represent a significant departure from his predecessors’ approach. China...

Monday 28/May/2018 15:04 PM

Should economists make moral judgments?

I recently attended a PhD seminar in labour economics at the Central European University in Budapest. In it, we considered whether the Hungarian...

Monday 28/May/2018 14:50 PM

The coming wave of climate displacement

Governments around the world are engaged in a series of talks that could fundamentally alter how the movement of people across borders is managed. One...

Monday 28/May/2018 14:31 PM

The perils of European deposit insurance

Discussions are now underway to establish a system of joint deposit insurance for eurozone banks. Proponents of the scheme, with the European Commission and...