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Reversing the retreat of democracy: The case of Iceland
Thorvaldur Gylfason, 19 February 2020

Thorvaldur Gylfason discusses the decay of social capital in Iceland
US-Kenya trade negotiations: A chance to get it right
Anabel González, 15 February 2020

Anabel González discusses the recently announced negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement between the United States and Kenya, which would be the United States’ first such accord with a sub-Saharan country
The European Commission budget: Old show with new twists
Charles Wyplosz, 14 February 2020

Charles Wyplosz worries that the new European Commission five-year budget will offer no more than variations around the status quo
Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs are cascading out of control
Chad Bown, 07 February 2020

Chad Bown explains why the 'cascading protection' of the Trump administration's move to impose tariffs on even more steel and aluminium products is worrying.

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Coffee table economics

Diane Coyle, 03 February 2020

Diane Coyle recommends Steven Medema’s "The Economics Book: from Xenophon to Cryptocurrency, 250 Milestones in the History of Economics" for both the beautiful illustrations and its selection of concepts and capsule explanations.
Developing countries can help restore the WTO’s dispute settlement system

Anabel González, Euijin Jung, 27 January 2020

Anabel González and Euijin Jung suggest that even though the developing countries did not create the WTO Appellate Body crisis, they may hold a key to unlock it
The internal contradictions of macro-monetary policy

Charles Goodhart, Geoffrey Wood, 24 January 2020

Charles Goodhart and Geoffrey Wood ask whether mainstream monetary economics has lost its bearings.
Understanding the role of DFIs in development: Introducing the DFI Dashboard

Clemence Landers, Jocilyn Estes, 22 January 2020

Clemence Landers introduces CGD's new DFI Dashboard, an interactive tool for comparing the lending practices and policy frameworks various development finance institutions.
And the dollar reigns supreme

Charles Wyplosz, 20 January 2020

Charles Wyplosz discusses why dreams of alternatives to the dollar as a international currency are likely to remain just dreams for many years to come.

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