Unless we form a legislation where rich people and private equity firms pay their fair share to their country to help build infrastructures, schools and also help fight the environmental problems we're facing, no wonder billionaires are _...Read More_

This is a good column. Also worth noting Dems’ “solution” here— antitrust— isn’t going to actually do anything and no credible economist that I can identify thinks it will.

>"The economic landscape has changed dramatically since the European fiscal rules were designed some 30 years ago. This column contributes to the debate on _...Read More_

"Developed nations need to thwart the economic fallout from the Ukraine war from destroying the lives of the world’s most vulnerable"

>"Inflation pressures and asset bubbles are a sign that the central bank has been distracted from its core mission"

"The U.S. clearly failed to heed expert advice, but there’s plenty of blame to go around."

"Poverty reduction targets have largely failed to account for the pandemic or the cost of living crisis. This week’s budget seems unlikely to change that."

>"Covid has amplified the threats that accompany the country’s role as an economic superpower"

>"Untangling the debate."

>"Public investment in below-market rental housing could leverage private-sector development to secure housing for all. This idea is being floated to address British Columbia’s housing crisis — and should be taken up everywhere."

Hippolyte Fofack warns that central bankers’ belated efforts to curb price increases will carry a high economic cost. "Leading central banks are now deploying tools that should help to contain growing price pressures. But these measures _...Read More_

This is the most insane article of 2022. _...Read More_

>"Nothing we can do will make the world more free, fair and prosperous than giving women control over their own bodies"

"Since the fall of the USSR, Georgia has aligned with Washington, marketized its economy, and seen living standards tumble. Yet Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revived claims that Georgia’s ills owe to its supposed lack of pro-Western _...Read More_

"Just like drinking, expansionary monetary policy can provide a temporary (or transitory) high at first (faster real output growth and reduced unemployment)."