Dealing with the era of slow growth
Opportunities exist for the UK and its European neighbours, but they must grasp the nettle of economic reform
What makes the US truly exceptional
Are American pathologies the necessary price of economic dynamism?
Climate change is a global problem — it requires a global solution
The deal on financing agreed at Cop29 is too little, too late
Manufacturing is definitely not the future
It is so much easier to blame the disappearance of US jobs on China than on domestic consumers and automation
British chancellor Rachel Reeves needs a credible growth plan
The UK chancellor should explain how her programme is going to work
Naivety about Trump threatens all our futures
Plutocrats must understand that wealth is only a source of power if it is protected by a law-governed state
Immigration is both essential and impossible
The option of temporary worker contracts is not embraced by either side but it may be the solution
Is Germany the ‘sick man’ of Europe once again?
Its hostility to debt is folly or hypocrisy. It should use more of its surplus savings at home
People just do not want to pay the price of decarbonising the economy
Some 100 years from now people are likely to remember our era as the time when we knowingly bequeathed a destabilised climate. The market will not fix this global market failure
How not to do industrial policy
Politicians should acknowledge how much we could lose in the new era of suspicion, protectionism and interventionism
Tariffs are bad policy but good politics
There are excellent reasons why we may want to intervene in the economy but these taxes will rarely be the best way
UK election draws veil of silence over bitter economic truths
Neither major political party wants the debate that the country needs about taxes, spending and structural reform
Falling fertility rates are one of the biggest challenges facing our world
These demographic shifts are profound. Whether we like them or not, they are transforming the world
With people set live into their 90s, 25 years of education, 35 years working and 30 years of retirement is impossible and unaffordable
People will have to work longer and pension systems will need to be transformed – we need to rethink old age, as individuals and societies
Joe Biden must find a way to convince Americans on the economy
Trump’s rhetorical style seems to appeal more to voters than the economic reality