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Sustainable Recovery Must Be More Than Green
In an article for Project Syndicate, entitled “A Sustainable Recovery Must Be More Than Green” I argue that climate action needs to be closely tied to the urgent need to protect jobs and livelihoods. Otherwise, it risks becoming yet another … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Macroeconomics, Pandemic, Politics, Sustainability
Tagged Climate Change, Covid-19, Digital, Economics, employment, fiscal policy, Globalization, growth, Pandemic, Politics, Sustainability, Technology
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Pandenomics – 15 ways that Covid-19 could change the world
The Covid-19 pandemic leaves us wrestling with a callous calculus: a crude and capricious trade-off between the tragic and huge loss of life and the many more livelihoods that will be lost. We are nowhere near knowing how bad it … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomics, Politics, Sustainability
Tagged China, consumers, Covid-19, Digital, Economics, employment, EU, financial markets, fiscal policy, Globalization, growth, Innovation, Interest rates, monetary policy, Pandemics, Policy, regulation, Sustainability, Technology, Trade, US
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21 Lessons from the Greek Crisis
The refinancing deal struck on 13th July between Greece and its Eurozone partners left everyone bruised and unhappy. While it staved off the immediate threat of yet greater chaos from Greece being forced to abandon the euro, doubts remain … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Growth, EMU, Macro, Macroeconomics, Uncategorized
Tagged ECB, Economics, employment, EMU, Euro, Foreign exchange, Germany, Greece, Greek crisis, Grexit, Macroeconomics, monetary policy
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US triumphs in the World Economic Cup
The legendary manager of Liverpool, Bill Shankly, once said, “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death… I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” I’m tempted to agree, but sadly I get … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Growth, Football, Macro, Macroeconomics, Productivity, World Cup
Tagged Economic Growth, Economics, employment, Eurozone, football, Germany, global economy, Greece, Macroeconomics, Productivity, soccer, World Cup
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EMU Break-up: Pay Now, Pay Later
ING’s economics and strategy team has updated its report quantifying the impact of a possible fracture of Europe’s monetary union. emubreakup 011211The revised estimates suggest an even bigger blow to the region’s output: in a complete break-up the loss could … Continue reading
Posted in EMU, Macro, Macroeconomics
Tagged Economics, employment, EMU, financial markets, financial system, Foreign exchange, global economy, growth, Interest rates, monetary policy
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