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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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February 27, 2006
Financial Markets
A butterfly flapped its wings in Iceland …
If you read the financial press closely, it was hard not to learn a bit about the Icelandic krona over the past week. The krona pays a high interest rate, you see - enabling Iceland to attract the …
April 18, 2006
China
Not working — China’s attempts to rebalance its economy
China's leaders talk of rebalancing the basis for Chinese growth, shifting from exports and investment to consumption. That makes a lot of sense to me. China's economy is every bit as unbalanced a…
August 18, 2020
Conflict Prevention
Peace, Conflict, and COVID-19
The Center for Preventive Action has created this resource for those seeking information and analysis about the effects of COVID-19 on peace and conflict.
August 29, 2006
Economics
Wages, Walmart and the debate about the Global Economy -
Both the Financial Times (Krishna Guha) and the Wall Street Journal (Greg Ip) ran articles summarizing the papers presented at Jackson Hole. I liked Guha’s summary more than Ip’s summary, largely b…
June 18, 2006
Emerging Markets
A hard landing in 2006 - just not in the US?
Nouriel and I postulated back in early 2005 that there was a meaningful risk that the next “emerging market” crisis might come from the US – and it might come sooner than most expected. The basic q…