List of Economics articles
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Pedestrians walk on the newly built sidewalk in Addis Ababa on July 27. Ethiopia’s Precarious Economic Reforms
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s aesthetic vision alone will not create jobs.
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A bitcoin ATM is seen in Miami on Dec. 16. Bitcoin and Hawk Tuah Aren’t So Different
The political crypto push is its own kind of scam.
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A map wearing a hat looks at a computer screen with a protest crowd image on it. On the walls above him are posters and photos. AI Is Bad News for the Global South
The coming wave of technology is set to worsen global inequality.
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets employees of the Lobito Atlantic Railway at the Port of Lobito in Lobito, Angola, on Dec. 4. Is the U.S. Answer to China’s Belt and Road Working?
The International Development Finance Corporation has put the United States more on the map, but China remains king of global infrastructure.
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Kaja Kallas stands and talks into several press microphones. Ukraine Backers Make Last-Ditch Effort to Seize Russian Assets
With Trump heading to the White House again, it’s now or never to finance Kyiv, advocates say.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pose for photos at the European Political Community summit in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7. Will Europe Fragment Under Trump 2.0?
Splits are already emerging over tariffs, China, and Russia sanctions.
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An employee makes a chip at a JieJie Semiconductor factory in Nantong, China, on March 17, 2021. a factory of Jiejie Semiconductor Company in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on March 17, 2021. - China OUT (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images) How Trump’s Return Will Impact the Chip Wars
A central question is where the president-elect will land on tariffs—and how China might retaliate.
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An employee works on photovoltaic modules destined for export at a factory in Sihong, China, on Sept. 3. Trump Will Be His Own Trade Czar
Expect chaos as an unpredictable president uses trade threats to pursue whatever unrelated issue he wishes.
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A Russian ruble coin is pictured in front of St. Basil's cathedral in central Moscow, on April 28, 2022. Seize Russia’s Assets Before Trump Takes Office
Biden still has the authority to fund Ukraine using Russia’s money.
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An illustration shows spy eyes looking out of rows of red supply chain shipping containers. The Era of Supply Chain Spy Wars Is Here
How the United States can prepare for the new world of state-led sabotage.
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Peter Carlsson, a man in his 50s wearing a white button-down shirt with a black quilted vest over it, gestures with both hands open as he speaks into a microphone that a reporter holds in front of him. Europe Has an Industrial Policy Crisis
How the West can avoid the next Northvolt going south.
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A worker wearing an orange hard hat sticks his head inside a rotor as he uses a tool to work on it. The Fiction of Western Unity on China De-Risking
U.S. allies must prepare for an administration that views almost any tie to China as a source of vulnerability.
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Shipping containers can be seen in the background as a car and truck are nearby. Trump’s Trade Threats May Have a Silver Lining for Europe
Brussels may not have as many trade ripostes as China, but it could turn trade wars into economic liberation.
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Activists demanding that rich countries pay up for climate finance for developing countries of the Global South protest at the COP29 Climate Conference on Nov. 22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. On Climate, Paying Now Is Cheaper than Paying Later
COP29’s new goal poses a challenge to wealthy countries and international financial institutions.
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Migrant workers mingle outside their living quarters in Beijing's middle-class neighborhood of Shangdi. Xi Jinping Doesn’t Have an Answer for China’s Demographic Crisis
A call for a “high-quality population” ignores the country’s real problems.
