Comment

Digital connection is now merely a means to someone else’s commercial end. Surveillance capitalism is parasitic to the core. A column by Shoshana Zuboff.

Chicago economics gave us all a healthy respect for markets, but it also gave us too little regard for what markets cannot do, do badly, or should not be called upon to do at all. A column by Angus Deaton.

Laws, rules, and regulations must not stand in the way of central banks’ ability to perform their duties as the lenders of last resort and as the market makers or buyers of last resort. A column by Willem H. Buiter.

Thinking locally about the problem of representation may be the first step toward overcoming the crisis of democracy globally. A column by Harold James.

The main worry is that over the next five years, global economic and market conditions may need to deteriorate nearer to crisis levels before policymakers muster an adequate response. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian,

Western democracies need even stronger economic growth to alleviate the pressure for radical economic and political reform. A column by Michael J. Boskin.

Even if it seems that governments can take on much more debt without having to pay significantly higher market interest, the real risks and costs may be hidden. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

The one area where the EU could feasibly leverage economic means for geopolitical ends is development aid. A column by Daniel Gros.

Electric vehicles also emit substantial amounts of carbon dioxide, the only difference being that the exhaust is released at a remove – that is, at the power plant. A column by Hans-Werner Sinn

The most fundamental issue clouding the WTO’s prospects is whether it is too invasive – whether it does too much to compromise national policy autonomy – or not invasive enough. A column by Barry Eichengreen.

Climate policies that will affect social and economic arrangements across all of society belong in the hands of those who are directly answerable to voters. A column by Otmar Issing.

UK-EU economic relations will remain almost unchanged for a long period, whatever happens in next week’s election. A column by Anatole Kaletsky.