List of Economics articles
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Steam and exhaust rise from different companies on a cold winter day in Oberhausen, Germany, on Jan. 6, 2017. Green Deal, Greener World
Unlike the U.S. Democrats’ Green New Deal, the European Union’s version is technically feasible. Because of that, it could do much more to pave the way for future environmental gains.
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Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves the stage at Sobell leisure centre after retaining his parliamentary seat in London on Dec. 13. Corbynism’s Bad Hangover
In the light of day, utopian fantasies about a failed leader are dissolving.
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U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured here on Dec. 12, has averted a further escalation of the trade war with China by giving way on some tariffs, but he has yet to tackle any of the underlying irritants in the trade relationship. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Three Takeaways From the Would-Be U.S.-China Trade Deal
At least the United States will avoid more tariffs, but if the deal actually happens it will skirt the real issues and have little to do with Trump’s campaign promises.
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A farmer transports cotton sacks at a cotton factory in Shihezi in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region Xinjiang’s New Slavery
Coerced Uighur labor touches almost every part of the supply chain.
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Pedestrians walk past an electronic billboard displaying the Hang Seng Index in negative territory on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange China Still Needs Hong Kong
The Alibaba listing shows how critical the city is for the financial future.
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Iranian mourners attend the funeral of Morteza Ebrahimi, a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, who was killed during demonstrations against a surprise gasoline price hike, in Shahriar on Nov. 20. Don’t Expect a Thaw in Iran
The protests and prisoner exchange may put talks with the United States further off.
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Top Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, Democrats Give Trump a Trade Victory—Even as They Impeach Him
Eager to be seen as doing more than taking down the president, Speaker Pelosi readies a “yes” vote on USMCA.
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Wheat The Great American Food Aid Boondoggle
The United States could feed millions more people—if it changed outdated policies.
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An Indian bride looks on as she and others participate in a mass marriage in Ahmedabad on Dec. 3, 2018. Bride Price
India’s wedding industry slumps as the country’s economy continues its slowdown.
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(From left) Nobel Laureates in Economic Sciences Michael Kremer, Esther Duflo, and Abhijit Banerjee attend a press conference at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Winners in Economics Are On the Right Track
Randomized controlled trials aren't perfect, but a new generation of development economists is building on the work of the Nobel laureates and pushing the field in ambitious new directions.
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Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (C) arrives at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Nov. 11. Sudan’s New Government Can’t Succeed If It Remains on the U.S. Blacklist
Washington’s refusal to remove Khartoum from the state sponsors of terrorism list will slow Sudan’s transition to democracy and could undermine it.
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U.S. President Donald Trump How Trump May Finally Kill the WTO
By strangling the World Trade Organization’s appellate body, Washington is effectively hamstringing the trade organization’s ability to resolve disputes.
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Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernández U.S.-Argentine Relations Can Survive Trump’s Tariff Threat
Since Alberto Fernández’s election, the U.S. president hadn’t antagonized the incoming leftist administration—until the announcement of new tariffs on steel and aluminum this week.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro shake hands after their bilateral meeting in Brasília, Brazil, on Nov. 13. Bolsonaro Placed a Losing Bet on Trump
Monday’s announcement of U.S. tariffs on Brazilian steel and aluminum imports is yet one more reason China may be looking like a better partner.
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Japan Regrets Trusting Trump on Trade
Trade negotiations have left Tokyo giving much and getting little.
