Martin Wolf

Event: The Euro: A Stable Currency Without a State

petersoninstitute.org
4 hrs ago
        

Sixth Whitman Lecture Otmar Issing, Former Chief Economist of the European Central Bank Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC Summary Professor Otmar Issing, former chief economist of the European...

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Eurozone membership is still no answer for UK

ft.com
14 hrs ago
        

In an uncertain world, an economy needs mechanisms of adjustment. The exchange rate is the most powerful such mechanism. Today's extreme circumstances have made the case for retaining exchange-rate flexibility not weaker, but...

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Backward-looking protectionism

economist.com
17 hrs ago
        

The illogic of protective action OVER at Martin Wolf's place, Ha-Joon Chang recently got a lot of blogospheric attention with a piece titled, "The case for forward-looking protectionism in the US". He begins by suggesting there...

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The Financial Crisis Is Helping Us to Understand Our Reality [Laitman.com]

feeds4all.nl
yesterday
        

News Report (from Private Sector Development Blog): Martin Wolf, a columnist for the Financial Times and former chief economist of the World Bank stated: “Among the most important tasks ahead is to create a system of global...

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Nice textbook on terrorism

thomaspmbarnett.com
15-Nov-2008
        

Sent to me by the publisher. Less the big idea book than a straightforward textbook for college students, it was nice to see the ideas get mainstreamed. Brian Forst, American University, Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy,...

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Pound recovers from record euro low

ft.com
14-Nov-2008 94 related
        

The pound regained some poise on Friday after dropping to a fresh record low against the euro and a six-and-a-half year low against the dollar overnight. The pound has fallen sharply this week, dropping to its lowest level for...

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Relief Needed in These Times

bahamasnews.net
14-Nov-2008
        

At the same time, it is a fact of life that these times are even worse for some of our fellow Bahamians. As in the instance of some of the more senior people who were sacked, there is surely much sadn...

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How to save the economy

guardian.co.uk
13-Nov-2008
        

Everyone is thrashing around wondering what's happening to the economy, where it will end and where to hide the savings (under the bed? in gold coins? in the garden shed?). If it helps, try thinking about the rich western...

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Global Economic Tremors

palestinechronicle.com
12-Nov-2008 3 related
        

By Stephen Lendman – ChicagoOn October 28, the Financial Times' columnist Martin Wolf wrote: "Preventing a global slump must be the priority." He cited Nouriel Roubini back in February listing "twelve steps to financial...

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How Obama should face his vast economic challenges

ft.com
11-Nov-2008 14 related
        

The president-elect must build on the achievements of his predecessors rather than turn the US away from the world. He must push reforms that help most Americans gain from globalisation and promote reforms abroad that make the...

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