Free trade remains the best policy
History shows that tariffs harm trade. Patrick Minford demonstrates how the US is damaging its long run prospects by pursuing old-fashioned protectionism
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Global Economy
Updating the EU Merger Guidelines
There is a growing push for the European Commission to weaken merger control. Natalia Fabra, Massimo Motta and Martin Peitz argue for a strengthening of the guidelines and offer suggestions to guide the process
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Innovation competition
The world is drifting toward a fragmented trade environment defined by subsidies, retaliation and industrial duplication. Jianwei Xu discusses how the world is moving into a period of entrenched manufacturing overcapacity, threatening deflation and stagnant growth
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How Trump should have tackled the trade deficit
US trade deficits will have to be reduced to prevent a crisis down the road. Vijay Joshi and David Vines argue that fiscal consolidation, in association with a weaker dollar, appears to be the right way for the US to improve its trade balance
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Reconciling EU and Global South goals
Clean industrialisation is a political and economic priority for the EU. Ben McWilliams, Simone Tagliapietra and Jeromin Zettelmeyer argue that importing energy-intensive goods would be more efficient for EU clean industry goals than importing clean energy itself
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The time is right
The EU and India both rank among the world’s five largest economies. Ignacio García Bercero and André Sapir offer a broad perspective on the EU-India trade relationship and argue the time is right to make a European Union-India trade deal happen
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Building coalitions for climate transition
The planet’s future depends increasingly on emerging and developing economies. Jean Pisani-Ferry, Beatrice Weder di Mauro and Jeromin Zettelmeyer argue that a four-pillar strategy could align key climate and economic goals into global trade
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A partner in progress and prosperity
The potential of India is enormous. Sanjay Malhotra presents his perspective on how India is poised to be a dynamic powerhouse of opportunities, innovation, and sustainable growth in the years to come
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Why the US and the WTO should part ways
The US embrace of power politics violates both the letter and spirit of the WTO’s GATT, undermining the integrity of the multilateral trading system. Henrik Horn and Petros Mavroidis suggest that such violations are unlikely to cease in the foreseeable future
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FUD and the rise of economic nationalism
The world is in a fragile state. Graham Bright considers the global trade landscape and fears that rather than a golden age, we must all be prepared to endure sustained and growing risks of global political instability and conflict
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