A Marine Le Pen Presidency: Coup de Grace for Europe
If far-right candidate Marine le Pen becomes the next French president, what would her ambitions mean for the European economy—and for her country’s geopolitical ambitions?Continue Reading
If far-right candidate Marine le Pen becomes the next French president, what would her ambitions mean for the European economy—and for her country’s geopolitical ambitions?Continue Reading
The Ukraine conflict represents an existential threat to global food security as some of the world’s largest food exporters: Russia and Ukraine, become embroiled in war. Economics Columnist Sean O’Connell explores what’s happening to world food supplies, and the geopolitical and humanitarian outcomes that come from empty stomachs.Continue Reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced the EU and the United States to take real strides towards transitioning into green energy in the hopes of reducing their dependence on Russia’s fossil fuel exports. Did it have to take a war for governments to take green energy seriously?Continue Reading
Globalization is not new. People have traded goods across oceans and continents since the Silk Road. But this 2,000 year legacy may now be in jeopardy as an increasing number of experts warn that globalization, as we know it, may be coming to an end.Continue Reading
With the rise of self-sufficient capital’s ability, today’s firms are becoming more efficient and productive while the average worker is not seeing these gains. In this transitory period, laborers are being displaced, while productivity continues to increase. This article discusses the dirty side of the digital revolution and how it has negatively impacted workers.Continue Reading
Turkey should be a country with a strongly developing economy. However, the recent Turkish lira crisis indicates the opposite. This article will explore some of the contributing factors behind the lira’s sudden depreciation and the possible effects of the crisis on Erdoğan’s Turkey.Continue Reading
In August 2021, the IMF released $650 billion worth of SDRs to all nations to mitigate the impact of COVID on government balance-sheets. Yet a lack of oversight means free currency was spent indiscriminately.Continue Reading
The U.S. and its allies announced new sanctions on Russia targeting foreign assets and removing several banks from the SWIFT payment system. This unprecedented financial penalization could come with unintended consequences.Continue Reading
Biden’s two big spending bills with an estimated $3 trillion price tag are large, ambitious projects to modernize the US with the focus of decarbonization. Our Economics Columnist talks about what to be optimistic about – and why it still might not be enough.Continue Reading
The field of economics is undergoing a revolution, becoming more relevant, accurate, timely, and empirical by using technology to track everything, all the time. Our economics columnist explains how plentiful data is drastically changing the way policy is structured and decisions are made.Continue Reading
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