Tags: trade
The Planet’s Imminent Plunge into Recession - China Buying Gold
June 19th, 2013
in Op Ed
by LEAP/Europe 2020, Leap2020.eu Despite a feeling of relative calm given by both the media and the American and Japanese financial markets going from record to record, the world economy is slowing down badly and a widespread recession is looming. The… more »
Time for the US to Rethink Its Latin America Policy
June 16th, 2013
in Op Ed
by Kevin P. Gallagher, TripleCrisis This week Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first official visit to Latin America since taking office. Xi will visit Trinidad and Tobego, Costa Rica, and Mexico. In a scramble the United States has sent V… more »
U.S. Economy 2012: Odds Favor a Recession
January 2nd, 2012
in Op Ed
by Stephen Swanson, bio end of article
With a highly uncertain global economy and accumulating geopolitical risks, peering into 2012 is a challenging and inherently difficult exercise fraught with uncertainty. To minimize further uncertainty, it is bel… more »
Trade And Wages – A Cause For Inequality In Europe?
November 8th, 2011
in Op Ed
Paul Krugman is on a roll again, this time it’s about US inequality. Much of the discussion comes out of his 2008 paper ‘Trade and Wages, Reconsidered’. Here is the last paragraph: How can we quantify the actual effect of rising trade on wages? The a… more »
India: Reining in the Inflationary Dragon
October 19th, 2011
in Op Ed
by Ajay ShahFirst posted at Ajay Shah’s Blog October 15, 2011 A lot is being written about inflation in India today. I thought it's worth writing about the fascinating insights into inflation that come from focusing on the distinction between… more »
