The president says he’s fighting his trade war because a generation of free trade has failed working-class Americans. An economist explains why tariffs will only make things worse.
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There’s a good reason why Brexiters aren’t coming up with an alternative to Theresa May’s Chequers plan.
The president, who called the European Union a ‘foe’ following a series of meetings in Europe, may not realize just how much Americans have gained from their relationship with Europe.
News that Australian CEO pay has soared to a 17-year high at a time when ordinary workers’ wages are flatlining is ultimately bad news for economic growth and prosperity.
Trump has often talked about leaving the World Trade Organization. An economist explains what it is and what would happen if the president had his way.
Doomsaying about new technologies is as old as technology, and it’s a vital part of how we figure out when and where something should be used.
Ken Starkey defends the importance of business schools, while Martin Parker says ‘bring in the bulldozers’.
Talk of the post-industrial society is mostly hype without evidence.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has proposed steps that would reduce economic benefits to society from new regulations. An economist who worked for Presidents Clinton and Obama calls this a strategy to justify deregulation.
The latest World Bank report on South Africa addresses solutions to the country’s economic challenges.
Economics isn’t just about money – it offers ways to tackle many of our problems. But economists lack diversity, and that limits how they see the world and the solutions they offer.
The underlying problem with Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum isn’t Trump. It’s the increasing willingness by the U.S. to impose its will on its neighbours amid rising economic nationalism.
The May jobs report showed that US unemployment is at about a 50-year low. That’s not how it feels to many men who’ve never been to college.
Under some circumstances, people may feel wealthier than they actually are and this makes them psychologically more prone to increase their spending, as well as their borrowing.
Even if policies could be found to bind new immigrants to regional areas, workers’ movements would continue to weaken the long-run impact on regional populations and economies.
We modelled a number of scenarios showing all increases in US or Chinese trade protection would cause international trade, and the global economy more generally, to shrink.
Despite the government spruiking its tax relief for Australians in this year’s budget, many women will not benefit from the tax plan.
A stint teaching university students in Lithuania leaves a longtime economics professor optimistic about the future of Eastern Europe as it continues its transition to a free-market economy.
If you’re going to drive badly in Italy, do it towards the end of the local mayor’s term in office.
All you need to know about the 2018-19 federal budget in our simple at-a-glance graphic.
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