Digital Technology
Artificial intelligence may reduce the need for physically demanding tasks, but it could also erode job satisfaction, intensify cognitive load, and amplify anxiety. This column
August 4, 2025
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Finance
Profit shifting by multinational enterprises increases after-tax earnings but can expose firms to regulatory and reputational risks. This column uses data on variations in profit
August 4, 2025
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Banking
The EU is determined to clamp down on organised crime’s infiltration of legitimate businesses and banking. This column shows that dismantling Mafia connections leads to
August 4, 2025
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Economy
In the grand sweep of history over the last millennium, political divergence between Europe and contemporaneous world civilisations preceded economic divergence. This column describes how
August 4, 2025
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International Trade
The newly imposed US trade tariffs on European products are causing European consumers to think twice what’s in their shopping cart. The changes in their
August 4, 2025
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CLimate Change
Climate risk is at ‘code red’ level for the entire of humanity, prompting investors and policymakers to focus not only on the risks but also
July 31, 2025
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Banking
Europe has recently pivoted to regulatory simplification with the aim to boost competitiveness. This column argues that in banking the debate needs to go beyond
July 31, 2025
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News
Although the source and duration of the destruction differ, wars and natural disasters disrupt economies in similar ways. This column examines the effects of natural
July 31, 2025
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Economy
Central bankers increase interest rates to discourage investment and consumption and hence lower inflation. This view, embedded in standard macroeconomic models and policymaking, assumes that
July 30, 2025
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Finance
The US dollar is by far the most important currency for handling international trade payments (Boz et al. 2020). Could the Chinese renminbi eventually become
July 30, 2025
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