Why fiscal sustainability matters
Long Title: Why fiscal sustainability matters Teaser: Fiscal sustainability has become a hot topic as a result of the European sovereign debt crisis, but it matters in normal times, too. This column...
View ArticleThe Global Crisis and East Asian currency misalignment
Long Title: How did the Global Financial Crisis misalign East Asian currencies? Teaser: Since the East Asian financial crisis of 1997, the emphasis on regional monetary cooperation has grown. This...
View ArticleNo consistent safe-haven assets, but US remains special
Long Title: Foreign investors and crises: There is no safe haven for all seasons Teaser: At the peak of the Global Crisis, the US dollar appreciated and US Treasury yields fell, suggesting that...
View ArticleHistorical lessons for TARGET imbalances
Long Title: TARGET balances, Bretton Woods, and the Great Depression Teaser: Since 2007, there has been a buildup of TARGET imbalances within the Eurosystem – growing liabilities of national central...
View ArticleFiscal adjustment, growth, and credit constraints
Long Title: Fiscal adjustment and growth: Beware of the credit constraints Teaser: The recent debate on the link between austerity and growth has focused on the short run. This column discusses...
View ArticleUnderstanding contagious bank runs
Long Title: Exploring the transmission channels of contagious bank runs Teaser: Contagious bank runs are an important source of systemic risk. However, with observational data it is near-impossible...
View ArticleThe locust and the bee: predators and creators in capitalism's future
Teaser: Geoff Mulgan talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about his recent book, 'The Locust and the Bee: Predators and Creators in Capitalism's Future'. Mulgan suggests that the economic crisis was a dramatic...
View ArticleThe mainstream economics curriculum needs an overhaul
Long Title: The mainstream economics curriculum needs an overhaul Teaser: The undergraduate economics curriculum is hugely influential, since today’s undergraduates are tomorrow’s policymakers. The...
View ArticleTeaching economics as if the last three decades had happened
Teaser: Wendy Carlin talks to Viv Davies about the 'Curriculum Open-access Resources in Economics' (CORE) project, which was established by the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) at Oxford and...
View ArticleLessons from history for the Eurozone Crisis
Long Title: Lessons from history for the European Financial Crisis Teaser: The European Monetary Union is unprecedented, but the Eurozone Crisis is not. This column draws upon the experiences of...
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