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Post-Covid-19 exit strategies and economic obstacles for emerging markets Joshua Aizenman, Hiro Ito The financial policies of the US in the post-COVID period will have crucial ramifications for the global economy. This column describes 2 different exit strategies for the United States from the COVID-related debt-overhang and analyses their implications …
Read More »Reforming the EU financial framework: Now is the time
Reforming the EU financial framework: Now is the time Niels Thygesen, Roel Beetsma, Massimo Bordignon, Xavier Debrun, Mateusz Szczurek, Martin Larch, Matthias Busse, Mateja Gabrijelcic, Eloïse Orseau, Stefano Santacroce This year’s yearly report of the European Fiscal Board supplies brand-new evidence that the EU financial structure does not perform. This …
Read More »Chileans on referendum: ‘Chance to make things right’
Chileans on referendum: ‘Possibility to make things right’ Published period 1 hour earlier Countless Chileans have actually voted overwhelmingly to scrap the country’s dictatorship-era Constitution and prepare a new one. Celebrations broke out as the result was announced and lots of Chileans have high hopes for the new constitution. Jane …
Read More »Why we might have to wait on an outcome
United States Election 2020: When will we get a result and could it be contested? Released period 29 September Related Topics US election 2020 After polls close in the US presidential election, it could take days and even weeks to find out if Joe Biden or Donald Trump has won. …
Read More »US election 2020: An actually basic guide
Click or tap on a highlighted word for a brief meaning or explanation The US president has a big influence on individuals’s lives both in the house and abroad, so when the next election is hung on 3 November, the outcome will matter to everybody. The United States political system …
Read More »China Communist Party plenum starts in Beijing
China Communist Celebration plenum begins in Beijing Published period 4 hours ago Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic China has actually kicked off one of its essential political conferences of the year, held over four days in Beijing. The 5th plenary session of the 19th Communist Party Central Committee will see China …
Read More »A (extremely) brief history of the concept of ending hardship
A (extremely) brief history of the idea of ending hardship Martin Ravallion Sometimes, ‘ending poverty‘ might appear to be absolutely nothing more than a ‘symbolic’ goal, with little done to achieve the objective. This column offers a brief history of the concept of ending hardship as a ‘motivational’ goal, from …
Read More »Europeans understand and act upon WHO recommendations during COVID19
Europeans know and act upon WHO suggestions during COVID-19 Nirosha Elsem Varghese, Iryna Sabat, Sebastian Neumann-Böhme, Jonas Schreyögg, Tom Stargardt, Aleksandra Torbica, Task van Exel, Pedro Barros, Werner Brouwer The World Health Company suggested a range of preventative behaviours to secure the general public from COVID-19. This column examines how …
Read More »Green zones: A safe course towards complimentary motion and an enduring healing
Green zones: A safe path towards free motion and an enduring recovery Bary Pradelski, Miquel Oliu-Barton On 13 October 2020, EU member states accepted common criteria for mapping epidemiological threat and to implement non-discriminatory travel restrictions. The strategy concurs in its crucial elements with the principle of green-zoning introduced in …
Read More »Pursuing inclusive development
Pursuing inclusive development João Tovar Jalles, Luiz de Mello Widening income disparities and slow performance development in lots of nations have revived interest in the policies that can provide strong and fair growth in output and living requirements. This column provides a chronology of inclusive development episodes, defined as boosts …
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