Economics & Finance
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WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility
WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala writes that meaningful change will come only when members other than the US help steer the organization. -
Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?
Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?
Tom Krebs & Isabella M. Weber explain why Germany's economy is paying dearly for the government's failure to cap energy costs in 2022. -
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Democrats Are Better for the US Economy
Democrats Are Better for the US Economy
Jeffrey Frankel notes that this is no mere correlation, though the cause remains an enduring puzzle. -
America Needs More Immigration
America Needs More Immigration
Anne O. Krueger points out that sustaining strong economic growth requires newcomers to offset declining birth rates. -
Mismeasuring Corruption Lets Rich Countries Off the Hook
Mismeasuring Corruption Lets Rich Countries Off the Hook
Yuen Yuen Ang shows what conventional rankings get wrong, and proposes a better approach to measuring the problem. -
Tackling the World’s Hidden-Debt Problem
Tackling the World’s Hidden-Debt Problem
Pablo Saavedra, et al. propose three measures needed to make lower-income countries’ sovereign borrowing far more transparent. -
Post-Capitalist Pessimism
Post-Capitalist Pessimism
Robert Skidelsky laments the absence of a redemptive political vision adequate to the public's growing economic disillusionment. -
Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?
Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?
Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg traces the roots of dissatisfaction to advanced economies' use of bodies like the World Trade Organization.