by editor | Dec 14, 2019 | Top Page Links
“Alternatives to the New Scientism in Development Economics” By Matt Warner, courtesy of Atlas Network When Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo were announced as two of this year’s Nobel Prize winners, it prompted a fresh flurry of public critiques of...
by editor | Dec 14, 2019 | Top Page Links
U.S. retailers and clothing brands are asking Congress to overturn the bipartisan foundation of our economic partnership with Africa, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a bipartisan effort to help unlock the continent’s vast potential, warn...
by editor | Dec 13, 2019 | Top Page Links
“What does the Conservative election victory mean for Brexit?” By Dominic Walsh and Stephen Booth, courtesy of Open Europe Boris Johnson’s Conservatives secured a comfortable parliamentary majority in yesterday’s general election. With just one seat...
by editor | Dec 13, 2019 | Top Page Links
“FinTech Companies; little innovation and no reform of banking” By Gordon Kerr, Cavin O’Driscoll, and Enrico Colombatto, courtesy of IREF New entrants into every aspect of banking were encouraged by two recent regulatory developments: the Open...
by editor | Dec 13, 2019 | Top Page Links
“How much space for fiscal expansion? Germany falls victim to ‘output gap nonsense'” By Philipp Heimberger, courtesy of WIIW The German economy is in a downturn. The growth rate is currently among the lowest in the euro area, and numerous...
by editor | Dec 12, 2019 | Top Page Links
By Cdr. Rich Kavanaugh (Ret), former Chief of Regional Affairs, Office of International Affairs at U.S. Coast Guard During World War II, the U.S. Merchant Fleet consisted of 4,221 ships and there were 221 shipyards operating in the U.S. This capability allowed for...
