How Uber Could Be Part Of The Solution 21st Century Transportation
Uber and Big Taxi are at loggerheads in Europe and all over the world, with battle lines drawn and the public and politicians taking sides.
Economy
Analysis and debate on the European economy: growth and investment, fiscal and monetary policy, trade, industry and inequality.
Policy Credibility, Market Confidence And The Private Sector
The notion of the credibility of policy-makers and how that creates incentives for the private sector to consume, save, invest and innovate is at the
Economists Vs. Economics
Ever since the late nineteenth century, when economics, increasingly embracing mathematics and statistics, developed scientific pretensions, its practitioners have been accused of a variety of
We Were Better Served By Old-fashioned Relationship-focused Bank Managers
When I was a schoolboy in Edinburgh in the 1960s, the head office of the Bank of Scotland was an imposing building on the Mound,
Euroland Has No Plan B: It Needs An Urgent Recovery Plan
At last, the eurozone economy appears to be experiencing some kind of recovery. GDP started growing again in the spring of 2013, following seven quarters
Does Capitalism Cause Poverty?
Capitalism gets blamed for many things nowadays: poverty, inequality, unemployment, even global warming. As Pope Francis said in a recent speech in Bolivia: “This system
Did Socialism Keep Capitalism Equal?
This is an interesting idea and I think that it will gradually become more popular. The idea is simple: the presence of the ideology of
Economic Recovery? Why Eurozone Under-performance Continues
Prior to the release of growth statistics in the middle of August there was widespread expectation that a sustained eurozone recovery would at last be
Taking Corbynomics Seriously
Fiscal austerity has become such a staple of conventional wisdom in the United Kingdom that anyone in public life who challenges it is written off
The Euro’s Future Is Secure, But It May Not Be The One That We Expect
While the Greek crisis has occupied much attention in recent weeks, in terms of the Eurozone’s longevity, the Greek crisis will prove to be a
A New Approach To Eurozone Sovereign Debt
Greece’s public debt has been put back on Europe’s agenda. Indeed, this was perhaps the Greek government’s main achievement during its agonizing five-month standoff with
The Work And Inequality Challenge Of The Digital Revolution: How Should Governments Respond?
After more than half a decade of debate dominated by the global financial crisis, 2014 saw a departure from this singular focus. Thomas Piketty started
Why We Need A Cultural Revolution In American Capitalism
Corporations are at the center of market fundamentalist capitalism practiced in the UK and US. Yet, in contrast to northern Europe, they are only weakly
What Is The Good Company?
Okay John, thank you very much for joining us today to discuss the concept that you recently put forward in a column in the Financial
The Euro, Like The Gold Standard, Is Doomed To Fail
On 20th July, 2015 Jacques Delors reached the grand old age of ninety years. President Hollande saluted the elder statesman and told Journal du Dimanche,
Europe’s Vindictive Privatization Plan For Greece
On July 12, the summit of eurozone leaders dictated its terms of surrender to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who, terrified by the alternatives, accepted