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Not such a Great Equalizer after all
Because it has no regard for borders, the coronavirus has been referred to as the Great Equalizer. But its impact is not equal by any stretch of the imagination. While
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Coronavirus Needs Not Kill Globalization
By Jack Gao | The COVID19 crisis is shaping up to be the most severe challenge the world has to confront since World War II. At present, almost 800,000 cases
Money & Finance
Currency manipulation accusation against China not just “wrong now”, but fundamentally flawed
By Alexander Beunder. Investigative journalist. Platform Authentieke Journalistiek, the Netherlands. Now that the dust has settled around the latest U.S.-China trade war spat, here’s something the Trump regime may
Myths of Econ 101
The Tragedy of “The Tragedy of the Commons”
How should society manage its common-pool resources like fisheries, forests, and grasslands? The problem, as presented in an Econ 101 course, is that these systems lack the proper incentives for
Global Economy
Germany Does Have Unfair Trade Advantages
In one of Donald Trump’s rants, he claimed the reason why there are so many German cars in the U.S. is that their automakers do not behave fairly. The German
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