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State of Play in the Chinese Steel Industry
Steel overcapacity is a global problem and China, the world’s largest steel-producing country, is at the center of the debate over how to deal with it...
Jul 05, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Once Again, Sanctions Enforcement
In an earlier post, I talked about the qualitative evidence that North Korea is starting to experience distress, and noted that the ultimate fate of t...
Jul 05, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Brexit: What a Difference a Week Makes
Britain’s decision to part ways with the European Union in a referendum last week was a classic example of what former US Defense Secretary Donald Rum...
Jul 01, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
US and Global Trade: Economic Fact and Political Fiction
Proponents of more open trade may have oversold its benefits during the 1990s heyday of commercial liberalization. Now they are reaping some consequen...
Jul 01, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Brexit Is a Disastrous Experiment in Deglobalization
Brexit is an experiment in deglobalization. As the pound tanks and British politics implode, investment will dry up and the entire United Kingdom will...
Jul 01, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Brexit: Is the Financial System Ready?
“Some market and economic volatility can be expected as this process unfolds. But we are well prepared for this.” Those were the words of Mark Carney,...
Jun 30, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Dangers of Following the Path to an Offshore Britain
Infamously 20 years ago, in assessing whether Britain should join the euro, one of the five tests was whether it would be good for the City of London....
Jun 22, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Diplomatic Update June 2016
Recent months have seen a flurry of diplomatic activity among the Six Parties, but as always with substantial uncertainty about whether any of it mean...
Jun 22, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Kim and Yang and Lankov on the Rise of the Informal Economy
We are currently in a holding pattern, waiting to find out whether the closure of Kaesong, multilateral and bilateral sanctions and the designation of...
Jun 17, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Launch of the OECD’s 2016 Economic Survey of the United States
Ángel Gurría, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), presented the OECD’s 2016 Economic Survey of the ...
Jun 16, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
The Global Value Chain Revolution and Trade Policy
Richard Baldwin, professor of international economics at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, discussed the the global value chain revolution and trade pol...
Jun 14, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail
Regional Convergence in China
Six years ago, all of China’s regions were still growing at a real rate of 10 percent or more. Taking into account population growth to capture improv...
Jun 10, 2016 · StaffOriginally on Wedgetail