Global Economy

  

Income inequality and the liberal economic order

The liberal economic order is under pressure. Shekhar Aiyar argues that global welfare gains should be safeguarded and built on, not undermined by a blinkered perception of liberalism

  

The rocky road to EU accession

The Western Balkan countries are moving towards European Union accession. Armin Steinbach examines the obstacles and lessons from the Eastern Partnership

  

Not a ‘side dish’

Industrial policy is undergoing a major resurgence. Cristina Caffarra and Nathaniel Lane argue that getting Europe to improve performance will require a massive, concerted effort at national and EU levels

  

Advancing China’s economic growth

China is approaching a fork in the road: rely on the policies that have worked in the past or update its policies for a new era of high-quality growth. Kristalina Georgieva discusses

  

Understanding the WTO e-commerce moratorium

The WTO e-commerce moratorium has been renewed. Andrea Andrenelli and Javier López González explore the different issues around the moratorium debate

 

Geoeconomic fragmentation and financial performance

The threats of geoeconomic fragmentation have accelerated in recent years. Alessandro D’Orazio, Fabrizio Ferriani and Andrea Gazzani introduce a novel firm-level revenue-weighted geopolitical risk index