International Selection

The modern welfare state has become alarmingly overburdened. Politicians are unable to muster the will to radical reform. That does not bode well at all. A column by Victora Curzon Price.

Today’s leaders are grappling with the politics of globalization, and in that debate Merkel and Putin represent two paths forward: openness and defensiveness, respectively. A column by Harold James.

Anyone wishing for Trump to «move to the middle» in today’s Republican Party is really just asking for a more dangerous version of George W. Bush, at home and abroad. A column by Simon Johnson.

Urban incomes in China are now reaching a threshold where spending on both goods and services accelerates rapidly. A column by Chang Ka Mun.

Will the economic changes that Brexit will necessitate produce the benefits for British workers that the «Leave» campaign promised? The answer remains far from clear. A column by Daniel Gros.

Kenneth Rogoff, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University, postulates to get rid of cash. In his opinion, killing big bills would hamper organized crime and make negative interest more effective.

In spite of all the changes in the Kremlin's staff, we know that Russian foreign and domestic policy is not about to change. It will continue to be determined solely by Putin. A column by Andrei Kolesnikov.

Putin understands that it's not in Russia’s interest for Trump to win, whereas with a President Clinton, at least the terms of engagement would be known. A column by Christopher Smart.

China’s contribution to global growth is, in fact, 50% larger than the combined 0.8-percentage-point contribution likely to be made by all of the so-called advanced economies. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

A constructive relationship between Egypt and the IMF would help attract more support for the country. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

Chavismo ist destroying Venezuela. This highlights the damage that dysfunctional belief systems can have on national wellbeing. A column by Ricardo Hausmann.

While there is no perfect solution to the problem of dealing with poverty, the negative income tax may be the best way possible. A column by Martin Feldstein.