A Review of the Most Important Global Events in May by Monthly Barometer
If hard evidence is needed that the global economy is in a “muddle through” situation, the latest data on global trade provides it. In the first quarter of this year, exports and imports from the G7 and the BRICs fell by respectively 2.6 and 0.1% (from the previous...Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Michael Spence, “Labor’s Digital Displacement” (Project Syndicate, May 22, 2014) The Nobel laureate in economics explains why digital technologies are transforming global value chains and, with them,...Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Martin Wolf, “Time for Draghi to Open the Sluice” (Financial Times, May 13, 2014 – metered paywall) The FT’s columnist observes that the Eurozone’s recovery in confidence is encouraging, but too...Weekly Selections from Monthly Barometer
5 insightful op-eds or articles to help make sense of today’s world Raghuram Rajan, “Containing Competitive Monetary Easing” (Project Syndicate, April 28, 2014) This is an article based on a speech that the governor of the Reserve Bank of India gave on the fringe of...Sign Up for Our Publications
