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Europe/Plan B – For a Carbon-Free Economy Independent of Arabic Oil, Russian Gas or Chinese Coal

July 2, 2007
Demanding more studies on climate change and delaying are easy. Action to reduce dependence on nonrenewable energy sources requires leadership. “Our task is hard – our task is unprecedented – and the time is short…. Speed will count. Lost ground can always be regained – lost time, never. Speed will...

Making Globalization Socially Sustainable

Edited by Marc Bacchetta, Marion Jansen

Worker Visas Intensify Debate on Immigration

May 29, 2007
The US Congress hears two different tales when it comes to the need for high-tech workers: Older workers, once highly paid, complain that they cannot obtain work and must seek jobs in other industries; the high-tech industry complains of a dire shortage of workers with computer and math skills. A...

Talking to Iran Is Not So Controversial

July 15, 2008
Americans have no great love for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ilan Goldenberg, however, argues that Americans have also lost patience with the foreign-policy failures of the Bush administration – and that they are now ready to start reversing those failures by embracing negotiations with Tehran....

Fuss About China Is Overdone

February 20, 2006
The world has become “mesmerized” by China – hungry for its market and fearful of its increasing strength. In this article, Guy de Jonquières speculates about the possibility of an economic downturn for China and what that might mean for the world at large. Such an event, while unlikely, could...

12 Million Shadows: American Immigration Dilemma

Joseph Chamie
February 4, 2008

Free Rider Not Free Market

July 18, 2007
France argues that the euro’s increasing value undermines French exports. But finance ministers from other nations disagree, arguing that French labor policies, offering lavish benefits for workers, discourage interest in French exports. At a meeting with eurozone finance ministers, French...

观点：通胀威胁中国经济增长

November 16, 2010
最近，中国国内的居民消费价格涨幅是4.4%，而食品价格的上涨幅度则高达10%，通货膨胀的威胁已经迫在眉睫。在美国西北大学政治学副教授Victor Shih看来，这已经给中国的普通家庭，尤其是贫困家庭，埋下了巨大的隐患。为此，中国政府必须要下定决心减缓货币供应的增长，才能有效止住家庭储蓄因通货膨胀而大量流失。另外，按通胀率调整过后，当下活期存款的回报为负数，实际回报率约为-4%。即使是一年期定期存款，扣除通胀后的回报率也是-2%。如果我们考虑到中长期企业贷款的借款利率经通货膨胀调整后约为2%，而这些贷款的借款人大都为国有企业，那么，按照4%的全年通货膨胀率来计算，...
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