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World Finance is proud to present its prestigious array of contributors. With a focus on economics, and a remit to roam around the subject, the writers you can find on this page touch on all aspects o...

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The Tobin tax lives again

Is a tax levied on foreign exchange transactions the best remedy?...

arrowROUBINI

The risky rich

Damned if you do, damned if you don't: the problems facing governments' fiscal stimuli are numerous...

arrowSHILLER

Engineering financial stability

A new kind of debt will stem the impact of future crises...

arrowSPENCE

Escaping the fossil fuel trap

There are many problems with fossil fuels. They are expensive and a source of political and supply volatility. As consumption rises globally, the costs associated with them will pr...

arrowNYE

Is military power becoming obselete?

Maybe. Its utility is diminished but world politics will be shaped by it for some time...

arrowJAMES

The coming age of financial automation

Public debate, especially during economic crises, focuses on growth statistics, which become a kind of fever thermometer. But the readings are unreliable and change constantly, ...

arrowFELDSTEIN

Leaving the Euro zone

Martin Feldstein ponders the possible benefits and consequences for a country leaving the EMU...

arrowHAASS

Learning from the Cold War

NEW YORK – Every war is fought three times. First comes the political discussion over whether to start or enter it. Then comes the question of how to fight it. And, finally, there ...

arrowORRELL

The economies of fiction

The fables inherent in contemporary economics are various...


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