The West needs real investments and higher productivity and wage growth – not more economically unjustifiable profits. A column by Jim O’Neill.

Today’s European strongmen have retained popular support by maintaining the relative economic freedom on which long-term prosperity depends. A column by Daniel Gros.

Avoiding a war is still the world’s best bet – a fact that even the turbulent Trump administration seems to recognize. But that will require cooperation from China. A column by Minghao Zhao.

Venezuela’s economic catastrophe dwarfs any in the history of the US, Western Europe, or the rest of Latin America. A column by Ricardo Hausmann.

When policymakers scrambled in search of «big bazookas» ten years ago, they set the stage for the return of an old character: a strongman willing to pull the trigger. A column by Harold James.

The Chinese economy is in the midst of a structural transformation. Nevertheless it is more stable than Japan or western industrialized countries. A commentary by Stephen R. Roach.

The same angst that Americans and Europeans have about the future of jobs is an order of magnitude higher in Asia. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

The primary reason for the loss of insurance in the proposals to repeal and replace Obamacare is the projected decline in Medicaid coverage. A column by Martin Feldstein.

It has been one year since the failed coup in Turkey, and questions about the country’s future still abound. A commentary by Carl Bildt.

To solve the problem of Germnay’s current account surplus, southern eurozone countries and the US should return to a policy of disciplined debt management. A commentary by Hans-Werner Sinn.

The latest disappointment for inflation-targeting central banks is really not a surprise after all. The same is true of the related drop in long-term interest rates. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

Equalizing opportunities ist the best way to fight growing income inequality. A strong public school system like the Swiss one can serve as role model. A column by Fabrizio Zilibotti.