As the world grapples with signs of increasing geopolitical fragmentation, it is important to reflect on the lessons of the past. This column studies the economic impact of the Cold War, focusing on how the severity of trade barriers varied over time. While the Iron Curtain represented a tariff equivalent of 48% at its height […]
With his 2024 Spring Budget, UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt intends to deliver long-term growth through “more investment, more jobs, better public services and lower taxes.” The latest CfM-CEPR survey asked its panel to forecast the short-run effect of the announced national insurance contribution cut on the UK’s GDP, to predict whether the next government would […]
What would Meta and Google owe US publishers under a fair payment for the use of their content? The authors of this blog estimate that the tech platforms should be paying a total of between $11.9 and $13.9 billion annually. In the face of a barrage of mis/disinformation online, plummeting trust in media and government, […]
keeping people safe. Heading into the 2024 Summit, this charge has become harder than ever to fulfil. The past two years have seen Russia’s invasion of and war crimes in Ukraine, repeated military coups across the Sahel, new conflict in Sudan, and the intense fighting of the Israel-Hamas war. According to U.N. estimates, over 115 million people were forcibly displaced, and […]
