From Promoting Economic Pluralism
How could mutual respect rein in Covid deaths? Irene van Staveren offers an explanation. Why were the Covid-19 death rates in populist countries such as the US, Brazil and India, …
Did social closeness beat Covid? Read More
EIJING, April 29 (Reuters) – China will step up policy support for the economy, including its embattled internet platforms, as domestic COVID-19 outbreaks and the war in Ukraine raise risks, …
China’s Politburo pledges support for economy Read More
According to UN trade and development body UNCTAD, although worldwide commerce stabilized during the second half of 2021, trade in goods went on to reach record levels between July and September. …
World trade reaches all-time high, but 2022 outlook ‘uncertain’: UNCTAD Read More
Europe’s already fragile economic recovery is at risk of being undermined by a fourth wave of coronavirus infections now dousing the continent, as governments impose increasingly stringent health restrictions that could reduce …
As Virus Cases Rise in Europe, an Economic Toll Returns Read More
LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Business activity in the euro zone grew strongly this month, only dipping from July’s two-decade high monthly pace, as a rapid COVID-19 vaccination drive allowed …
Euro zone business boom roared on in August – PMI Read More
(Bloomberg) — Britain’s exit from the European Union and the pandemic are adding to inflationary pressures that are starting to slow the U.K. economic recovery, two business surveys show. The …
Brexit and Covid Add to U.K. Inflationary Pressure Read More
America’s growing income inequality has long needed attention. Last January, under emergency circumstances, it finally got some, in the form of a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package. The quietly influential …
Turning MMT into practice Read More