FEATURED IN THE CURRENT ISSUE
The Great Stimulus Debate
Does economic weakness require more fiscal stimulus? Are large budget deficits holding back growth? Is it possible for fiscal consolidation—the latest preferred term for deficit reduction—to be expansionary? A selection of analyses and commentaries underlying the debate.
ALSO in the Summer 2010 issue:
Inflation or Deflation?
The great mystery of our macroeconomic future.
His vague, cautious trade policy.
The Marginalizing of the Individual Investor
The inside story of flash crashes, systemic risk, and the demise of value investing.
Papademos: An Exclusive Interview
The retiring European Central Bank Vice President speaks out on the European banks, chances for a double dip, and the survival of the euro.
The Naked ECB
The central bank’s voting arrangements are in need of reform.
Who Lost Europe?
The future of the European Union and the fate of the eurozone hang in the balance.
Chinese Fire Drill
Forget tinkering with the renminbi’s dollar peg. The key is to increase consumption.
China’s Structural Reform Policy
This time is it for real?
China’s Labor Cost Problem
And what Beijing plans to do about it.
The Unaccountable G-8
Lessons for the future.
The World Is Warming
Consider the facts.