EU must redouble efforts to restore fiscal responsibility and break up the euro zone

15 November 2012
Government and Institutions

EU must redouble efforts to restore fiscal responsibility and break up the euro zone

15 November 2012

Preparations must be made for the orderly exit of a number of countries from the euro zone

Commenting on the news that the euro zone has fallen back into recession, Prof Philip Booth, Editorial Director of the … Continue reading “EU must redouble efforts to restore fiscal responsibility and break up the euro zone”

Barriers to prosperity – developing countries and the need for trade liberalisation

13 November 2012
Research

Barriers to prosperity – developing countries and the need for trade liberalisation

Sushil Mohan, Sangeeta Khorana and Homagni Choudhury
13 November 2012

Trade expert Sushil Mohan, in a paper published by the IEA, argues that non-tariff barriers are an important impediment to trade for less developed countries and need to be brought to the forefront of the trade debate.

Non-tariff barriers are an important impediment to trade for less developed countries. Such barriers can be very high on both … Continue reading “Barriers to prosperity – developing countries and the need for trade liberalisation”

Removing non-tariff barriers essential to help developing countries, new research shows

13 November 2012
Trade, Development, and Immigration

Removing non-tariff barriers essential to help developing countries, new research shows

13 November 2012

Proliferation of western regulations are damaging developing countries

Developing countries need to focus urgently on the removal of non-tariff barriers if they are to promote trade and growth … Continue reading “Removing non-tariff barriers essential to help developing countries, new research shows”

Financial Regulation: The Need for a Revolution (Vol. 32.3)

5 November 2012
Economic Affairs

Financial Regulation: The Need for a Revolution (Vol. 32.3)

Institute of Economic Affairs
5 November 2012

We need an entirely new approach to regulation across the financial sector which is based on transparency, market discipline and simple and stable legal frameworks

Subscribe to Economic Affairs Main articles Editorial Statement – a new beginning for Economic Affairs (pages 4–5) by Philip Booth … Continue reading “Financial Regulation: The Need for a Revolution (Vol. 32.3)”