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Not only has social inequality risen in the industrialized nations over the past three decades, the economic crisis of 2008-09 sped up the deterioration as “pain of the crisis was not evenly shared,” a new report of the OECD says.
Some economists (Rodrik & Hausmann) say that a country’s exports can determine its economic fate. But William Maloney rejects the idea that exports play such a critical role. He says it’s not what you export, but how you do it.
Pope Francis calls on world leaders to reform the global financial system and help the poor, in his first major speech on the financial crisis.
Avustralya'nın Brisbane kentinde yapılacak G-20 zirvesi için Paris'e asılan afişlerde Hollande yerine, Obama ve Merkel'in yanında Başbakan Erdoğan yer aldı. Avustralya'nın en kalabalık üçüncü şehri olan Brisbane, 15-16 Kasım 2014'te G-20 ülkelerinin devlet ve hükümet başkanlarını ağırlayacak. Zirvenin tanıtımı için Fransa'nın başkenti Paris'e de afişler asıldı. Afişlerde, ABD Başkanı Barack Obama, Almanya Başbakanı Angela Merkel ve Başbakan Tayyip Erdoğan'ın yer aldığı bir fotoğraf bulunuyor. Bu fotoğrafa, "Brisbane: Avustralya'nın yeni kozmopolit şehri. G20-2014 zirvesine neden Avusturalya'nın Brisbane kentinin ev sahipliği yaptığını öğrenmek ister misiniz" sözleri eşlik ediyor.
Üç liderin yer aldığı fotoğraf, 2011'de Fransa'da yapılan G-20 zirvesi sırasında çekilmişti. Orijinal fotoğrafta bulunan eski Fransa cumhurbaşkanı Nicolas Sarkozy, seçimleri kaybedince yeni afişten silindi. Yetkililer yeni cumhurbaşkanı François Hollande'ın da olduğu bir fotoğrafa yer vermek yerine, Paris sokaklarında bu kareyi kullanmayı seçtiler.
Each column is interesting, for instance read down for “Most Compassionate.” It’s funny how many individuals do the same for themselves, I might add, in what has to be one of the simplest and most common of all intellectual mistakes.
Understanding trade costs is essential for formulating policy interventions designed to reduce such costs. This report synthesises all OECD work on cost factor
Why can't one put more emphasis instead on the pressure of business failures and payment delays?
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Karnataka votes for a new Assembly today as will six other states later this year. Across the globe there are a number of countries which have, or are going to, elect a new set of lawmakers this year.
Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan and Fooled by Randomness, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his latest thoughts on robustness, fragility, debt, insurance, uncertainty, exercise, moral hazard, knowledge, and the challenges of fame...
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Think of the PC and we immediately think of companies such as Intel, Microsoft, and to a lesser extent smaller players such as AMD, NVIDIA, and Dell. These companies help shape and steer the PC industry for several decades.
Prof. Barry Eichengreen discusses the current probability of a currency war, by taking a closer look at history and the lessons that can be drawn from the past.
Venezuela has been suffering from political polarization, a catastrophic crime rate and unparalleled inflation. Now the Latin-American country has another crisis on its hands: There is no toilet paper. Literally, people cannot find toilet paper in the scarcely populated aisles of Venezuela's grocery stores. The oil-rich country has been suffering from grave shortages in food products such as milk, butter, coffee, cornmeal, and now toilet paper has been added to the long list of hard-to-find simple necessities.
Overview The European Union is the new sick man of Europe. The effort over the past half century to create a more united Europe is now the principal casualty
Almanya-Fransa arasındaki uçurum büyüyor - cnbce.com – Türkiye’nin Ekonomi Portalı, Dünyanın Ekonomi Haberleri
Dünya Ticaret Örgütü (DTÖ) direktörlüğüne, Brezilyalı Roberto Azevedo seçildi.
Is it wise for the French to display inertia, while hoping for election of a new German government?
The continent has become a testing ground for breakthrough ideas, innovative tech products, and disruptive startups
The ongoing euro crisis has been a source of increasingly heated debate worldwide.
Should a former empire look after former subjects? Especially if they have been relegated to the fringe and are struggling? Emotionally speaking, one can argue that yes, it should. Yet common sense says, “Hold on a second.” If there is one lesson that history has taught us about imperialism, it is that this kind of care always comes at a price. Take Armenia, for example. It fared well both as an ally of tsarist Russia and subsequently as one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union. Both the Russian Empire and the U.S.S.R. are relics of the past, as is Armenia’s well-being. Since gaining independence in 1991, the tiny South Caucasus nation is dealing with a crumbling economy, increasing emigration and an appalling human rights record.
Chancellor to stick to austerity strategy and defend stance at upcoming London talks
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