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AMERICA'S FISCAL TROUBLES
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The latest cop-out
The Economist Asks
In this blog, our
correspondents
consider the
fluctuations in the
world economy and
the policies intended to
produce more booms than
busts
Will the euro-zone economy shrink in
2011?
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Economics by invitation
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How close is America to
fiscal crisis?
America is bankrupt
(Laurence Kotlikoff)
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There is no fundamental deficit
crisis
(Brad DeLong)
Barack Obama has ducked the challenge of grappling with America’s
medium-term deficit woes
(22)
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A feeble offering from the president; but there are a few signs of hope
(12)
Economics by invitation: How close is America to fiscal crisis?
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CENTRAL BANKS
A more complicated game
The West’s financial crisis has shaken public
confidence in its leading central banks. Yet it has
also led to an expansion of their duties and powers
(3)
From our blogs
Mario Draghi should lead the European Central Bank
(21)
Free exchange
Inside the race to run the ECB
Economist asks: Will the euro-zone economy shrink in 2011?
Government of the rich,
by the rich, for the rich
(1)
Why is policy so responsive to
the preferences of the
wealthy? More »
IRELAND'S CRISIS
After the race
Most commented
1. Germany's economy: Angela in Wunderland
Once among the richest people in Europe, the Irish
have been laid low by a banking collapse and the
euro zone’s debt crisis. What now?
(13)
Asia view
2. China's reaction: Build a wall
Exporting yoga
3. China, India and the Karmapa Lama: The Karmapa's
comeuppance?
Japan and India strike an
important trade
agreement More »
Ireland’s new government should stick with pro-growth
policies
(8)
Topic page: Ireland
4. Charlemagne: The union within the union
5. Burgernomics: Please help us compile the Big Mac
index
Economics interactives
INFLATION
Mervyn's dilemma
6. American deficits: The budget act
7. Climate change: Why don't Americans believe in
global warming?
The latest Economist poll of
forecasters
Inflation rising to 4%; interest rates stuck at 0.5%:
something has to give
(7)
But inflation could help China rebalance
Most recommended
8. Daily chart: Global alcohol consumption: Drinking
habits
(1)
Topic page: Inflation
9. Climate change: Americans and global warming,
continued
10. America the not-so-weird: How exceptional is America,
really?
Over the past five days
BOOMING BRAZIL
How tough will Dilma be?
The new government sets out to cool an overheating
economy
(7)
Brazil is the hot new private-equity market
Europe's economies are
moving in different directions
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(13)
Topic page: Brazil
AMERICA'S ECONOMIC HEADACHES
On their own
The government considers new ways to help ailing
states
(4)
Suburban retail is still struggling
Track the growth of debt
around the world
(6)
Too many workers are out of the labour force
(16)
VIETNAM'S CURRENCY CRISIS
Going, going, dong
The only solutions in sight are woefully short-sighted
(10)
Another day, another dong devaluation EIU
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The Vietnamese find clever ways to dodge official
currency controls
(1)
Worries about renewed overheating (Mar 2010)
What we're reading
(3)
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
From Eastern approaches - 38 mins ago
After Mubarak
From Multimedia - 1 hour 8 mins ago
Social Security and
longevity
(Mark Thoma)
Pact of uncompetitiveness
Dangers lurk in Franco-German plans for a more
tightly integrated euro zone
(29)
Leaders are still avoiding decisive steps
Return of the Meskhetians
A life's value depends on the
agency
(New York Times)
(42)
Charlemagne: What is Angela Merkel signalling?
(197)
Partisan conflict and fiscal prudence
From Democracy in America - 2 hours 10 mins ago
On Watson
(Slate)
Not very fettered
Also on Watson
(Tom Lee)
Rocking Africa
From Buttonwood's notebook - 2 hours 13 mins ago
From Prospero - 2 hours 13 mins ago
Topic page: The euro zone
Tremors
From Newsbook - 2 hours 17 mins ago
New economics papers
TRENDS IN ECONOMICS
I O USA
Net fiscal stimulus during
the Great Recession
(Joshua Aizenman and Gurnain
Kaur Pasricha)
The contemporary Keynes
Which economist is doing most to shape post-crisis
thinking?
(8)
Economists give their "most influential" lists
From Daily chart - 2 hours 23 mins ago
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Predicting economic market
crises using measures of
collective panic
(Dion Harmon, Marcus de
Aguiar, David Chinellato, Dan
Braha, Irving Epstein, and
Yaneer Bar-Yam)
Economist asks: Is Ben Bernanke the most influential
economist of the past decade?
(6)
GERMANY'S ECONOMY
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CHINESE ECONOMIC STATISTICS
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Fact-checking Hu Jintao
Central banks have been
supporting share prices
Has China really saved American consumers $600
billion? - Free exchange
(57)
Did China really create 14m jobs? Free exchange
(34)
Economics focus
Learning to like inflation
Discussion: Is the world too dependent on China?
Also on this channel
The economics profession
New world order
Internationalisation has boosted Europe’s academic clout
(4)
Higher inflation could help to
rebalance China’s economy
China's luxury boom
The Middle Blingdom
Sales of costly trifles are even better than you think
(14)
Cloud computing
A market for computing power
A new spot market makes cloud computing a commodity
(1)
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