Congressman Chris Van Hollen, the senior Democrat on the House Budget Committee, discussed what steps Congress can realistically take during the months ahead to reduce unemployment and improve America’s long-term economic outlook. […]
The global economic outlook for 2012 and 2013 is exceptionally uncertain. With the euro crisis continuing to fester, a global credit crunch, and generalized slowdown threatening emerging markets, it remains unclear where growth will come from. […]
The eighth World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in mid-December will be held at a time when the global trading system faces considerable challenges, including a deteriorating global economic environment and mounting trade tensions. […]
The Arab Spring has toppled three governments and galvanized change across the Middle East. But fiscal, external and labor market imbalances are widening, and both new and old governments are under pressure to deliver simultaneously on political, economic, and social fronts. […]
With EU leaders scrambling to keep Greece afloat, rating agencies continuing to downgrade European sovereign credit, banks being pushed to the brink, and Europe likely slipping back into recession, time may be running out for the euro. […]
To gain the popular legitimacy needed for a sustained political transition, Egypt’s government will need to show progress on the economic front. What happens in Egypt is pivotal in determining the course of the rest of the region. […]
Within a generation, developing countries will likely account for six of the world’s seven largest economies and dominate world trade. […]
Within a generation, developing countries will likely account for six of the world’s seven largest economies and dominate world trade. How will this affect international relations and governance in the context of globalization? […]
One of the remarkable features of the recent global financial and economic crisis is that few countries resorted to protectionism. What economic and political factors account for the lack of protectionism? […]
The Economist’s Zanny Minton Beddoes hosted a panel discussion on whether the world can afford a middle class. […]
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