economy

Leading the Middle East Into the Future

2016-10-14

To ensure the future prosperity of the Middle East, its governments and citizens must ask themselves if new technologies are being designed and adapted to meet real social needs

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Helicopter Money Is in the Air

2016-09-23

GDP has hardly grown in the last four years, and GDP per capita is still less than it was in 2007

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America’s Exploding Deficit

2016-07-25

President Barack Obama’s Office of Management and Budget announced that the federal government’s deficit this fiscal year will be about $600 billion, up by $162 billion from 2015, an increase of more than 35%

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The Global Economy’s Hesitation Blues

2016-07-23

So how does such behavior become sufficiently widespread to bring about an economic slump?

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The Roots of Middle East Mistrust

2016-07-09

Low-trust societies participate disproportionately less in international commerce, and attract less investment

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Reawakening Europe

2016-07-02

Has Brexit paved the way for the decline of one of the EU’s most dynamic economies and the end of London’s reign as a global financial center?

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The Era of Cheap Oil Is Coming to an End

2016-06-22

Prices have been low for more than two years. With demand rising and supply falling, that’s all beginning to change

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Innovation Is Not Enough

2016-06-13

Technological diffusion can be constrained on both the demand and supply sides of the economy

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The Way Back for Monetary Policy

2016-05-17

Monetary policy is an effective means of managing inflation and can boost employment and output in a recession

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