Blogs&Reviews

Formal and actual similarities between climate change and global inequality, and suboptimality of the nation-state
Branko Milanovic, 20 March 2019

Branko Milanovic argues that in the case of both climate change and global inequailty, we are trying to devise ‘second-best’ solutions, mostly because of a political limitation called the nation-state.
Bridging the divide between developed and developing countries in WTO negotiations
Anabel González, 19 March 2019

Anabel González argues that the “developed-developing” dichotomy does not serve the WTO membership well, and proposes some steps to help integrate developing countries in global trade.
The 2020 (US) recession
Antonio Fatás, 14 March 2019

As the US approaches its longest ever period of expansion, Antonio Fatas argues that low unemployment is unsustainable and that if past patterns are any guide, a recession must be around the corner.
Is increasing workers' bargaining power a way of raising real wages?
Simon Wren-Lewis, 13 March 2019

Simon Wren-Lewis asks why real wages in the UK are still lower than before the Global Crisis, when the size of the economy as a whole surpassed its pre-crisis level in 2013.

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Democracy and injustice

Diane Coyle, 12 March 2019

Diane Coyle reviews books by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt and by Sven Linqvist which, on the face of it, looked competely different but ended up being about the same thing: race.
Is the German debt brake the worst fiscal rule ever?

Simon Wren-Lewis, 11 March 2019

In this post, Simon Wren-Lewis argues that the debt brake is doing the German people harm and needs to change.
Future Design: A new policymaking system for future generations

Keiichiro Kobayashi, 08 March 2019

Keiichiro Kobayashi discusses the concept of 'future design' – where people are asked to become an imaginary future generation and to think and act in the interests of that generation – and how it might be incorporated into policymaking.
The real battles are inside South Korea

Danny Leipziger, 05 March 2019

In this post, Danny Leipziger argues that South Korea's pre-occupation with North Korea, and the hope that an economic alliance will soon be formed, may be a misguided wish. South Korea needs to fix its internal fractures before it takes on new and unknown economic challenges.
Japan’s strategic opportunity at global leadership

Shiro Armstrong, 01 March 2019

As current president of the G20, Japan has the opportunity to shepherd the global economy through a period of great uncertainty. As Shiro Armstrong argues in this post, however, the task is tough.