by editor | Dec 21, 2019 | Top Page Links
By Natalia Motyl, courtesy of Ámbito Financiero and Libertad y Progreso Many politicians and professional colleagues declare that to get out of the crisis you have to grow. Which up to a point is obvious. That is why we have to transform the premise “you get out...
by editor | Dec 21, 2019 | Top Page Links
“The WTO is dead: long live the WTO?” By Maria Demertzis, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is pivotal in enabling and protecting trade between countries. The recent US failure to appoint a judge at the WTO’s...
by editor | Dec 21, 2019 | Top Page Links
“Clipped Wings: How Excessive Red Tape Holds Back the Drone Industry” By Adam Thierer, Michael Kotrous, and Connor Haaland, courtesy of the Mercatus Center Throughout much of human history, technological innovation has raised living standards and saved...
by editor | Dec 21, 2019 | Top Page Links
By Bill Wirtz, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center The European Commission has unveiled its “European Green Deal,” after taking hints on denomination from its American counterpart, the “Green New Deal.” While the legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress...
by editor | Dec 18, 2019 | Top Page Links
“Europe’s Apollo 11 will not be about the moon” By Simone Tagliapietra, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute “This is Europe’s ‘man on the moon’ moment.” These are the bold words used by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen 11 days into her...
by editor | Dec 18, 2019 | Top Page Links
“Trump’s ‘Phase 1’ Deal with China Promotes US Exports in the Wrong Way” By Daniel Griswold, courtesy of the Mercatus Center A novel feature of the Trump administration’s “Phase 1” trade deal with China announced last Friday is that it...