Edition #12: January 25, 2024
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Is the Outlook for the Global Economy Still Bullish? – Free to Read
Jim O’Neill considers whether less favorable inflation data changes the overall forecast for 2024 and beyond.
The Two Faces of the Euro – Free to Read
Yanis Varoufakis traces the monetary union's travails to the conflicting visions of Jacques Delors and Wolfgang Sch?uble.
Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg examines several possible explanations for the Biden administration’s counterintuitively low public approval.
Mariana Mazzucato offers a multi-pronged argument to counter the claim that fighting climate change is economically burdensome.
Katharina Pistor highlights the government’s role in perpetuating financial-sector fragility, differentiates between trading nature derivatives and protecting nature, and more.
Why the Russia Sanctions Are Failing – Free to Read
Anne O. Krueger is not surprised that the West’s unprecedented measures have been far less devastating than many had hoped.