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Getting inequality wrong

New York, Sept. 23, 2015: activists during the fourth anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement demonstrate against what they perceive as a flawed financial system (source: dpa)
North America
07.04.2016

Thomas Piketty captured something essential in the post-Lehman mood with his study of income and wealth differentials in the developed world. More’s the pity that his policy recommendations are misguided, in part because he missed the worst kind of inequality. During periods of economic crisis and slow growth, concerns ab...
Dr. Emmanuel Martin

Dr. Emmanuel Martin

ECONOMY

Exchange rates: a race to the bottom

Feb. 24, 2016: a currency exchange office in London: the British pound continued to fall against the dollar over concerns on the economy and Brexit fears (source: dpa)
North America
29.02.2016

Trying to predict how exchange rates will evolve during the rest of the year is a futile exercise. For different reasons, the world’s major central banks are all doing their best to weaken their own currencies. Summary <i>In the United States, the Federal Reserve is having second thoughts about resetting ...
Professor Enrico Colombatto

Professor Enrico Colombatto

ECONOMY

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