Liberal views on trade and development
Inequality and poverty remain a global reality. Edwin van de Haar considers the benefits of free trade to Sub-Saharan African development
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Global Economy
Are we witnessing the end of Erdoğanomics?
Is the tide finally turning for Turkey? Cem Soner argues that avoiding a financial crisis is only the first step forward
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Digital trade is good for growth: can it also solve our ESG challenges?
Digital trade is good for growth. Pamela Mar argues that digitalising trade could enable SMEs to a be future ready, environmentally, and socially conscious businesses
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Deep trade agreements and firms’ exports
Matteo Neri-Lainé, Gianluca Orefice and Michele Ruta discuss the effect of deep trade agreements in integrating developing countries’ economies
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The contribution of capital flows to sustainable growth in emerging markets
Lesetja Kganyago argues that capital flows should be welcomed, and we should control risks and nurture institutions that can deliver productive investment choices
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Impact of CBAMs on the Indian metals sector
Developing countries believe CBAM is a trade-restrictive policy. Nikhil Joshi and Geethanjali Nataraj consider CBAMs and the impact on Indian manufacturers
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The impact of artificial intelligence on growth and employment
Ethan Ilzetzki and Suryaansh Jain discuss the results of the May 2023 CfM-CEPR survey, where panellists were asked to predict the impact of AI on the global economy
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Non-economic objectives, globalisation, and multilateral trade cooperation
Trade and investment policy is increasingly becoming politicised. Bernard Hoekman, Petros Mavroidis and Douglas Nelson present pragmatic suggestions to sustain multilateral trade cooperation
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Can Chinese growth defy gravity?
Alicia García-Herrero discusses China’s growth potential, identifying the main challenges and the factors that could mitigate China’s structural deceleration
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How deep trade agreements shape non-trade outcomes
Trade agreements increasingly include disciplines aimed at achieving non-trade objectives. Ana Margarida Fernandes, Nadia Rocha and Michele Ruta investigate how non-trade disciplines in PTAs affect non-trade outcomes
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