International Selection

Since November 2015, a nationalist-populist government under the de facto control of Jarosław Kaczyński rules Poland. The results have run contrary to expectations. A column by Sławomir Sierakowski.

Expect US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, conservative or not, to make aggressive use of budget deficits to fund its priorities for taxes and spending. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

The incoming administration’s proposed economic policies are not encouraging. The organizing principle seems to be to discard pragmatism entirely. A column by Simon Johnson.

Hans Redeker, Global Head of FX strategy at Morgan Stanley, favours the pound in a long-term view. And he reveals which scenario he expects for the Swiss National Bank.

Internal migration into dynamic metropolitan hubs is still a possibility, especially for young people. But this kind of mobility requires skills and initiative. A column by Harold James.

Trump is in a strong position to boost US economic growth. He and his team must, however, take the time to dismantle potential international barriers to success. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

There is likely to be less short-run stimulus to the U.S. economy from «Trumponomics» than investors expect. They have reacted positively to Trump's election, maybe too much so. A column by Barry Eichengreen.

The nations of the former Soviet Union are now accustomed to being the masters of their own fate. Putin will find this almost impossible to reverse. A column by Ghia Nodia.

Growth beats redistribution, dismissing voters is risky, a society can't easily absorb rapid change and people’s capacity to engage in informed, rational discussions is dwindling. A column by Michael J. Boskin.

For today’s saving-short, deficit-prone US economy, it will take far more than China-bashing to make America great again. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

Argentina’s experience holds lessons for other countries: Price stability is fragile, the inflation rate can rise rapidly, high rates of inflation have long-lasting adverse effects. A column by Martin Feldstein.

Some of the ideas that have animated England’s concept of a «northern powerhouse» could, adapted to the American «Rust Belt», enrich Trump’s economic plans considerably. A column by Jim O’Neill.