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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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August 30, 2005
Economics
Rubin doctrine of international finance v. Greenspan doctrine …
The Rubin doctrine of international finance (From In an Uncertain World):1. The only certainty in life is that nothing is ever certain.2. Markets are good, but they are not the solution to all proble…
September 15, 2005
Europe
Why is consumer demand so weak in Germany?
David Wessel writes in today's Wall Street Journal: "Germany, alas, is showing few signs of a Japanese style rebound. It is, essentially, relying on lower wages to make exports more competitive beca…
December 8, 2005
United States
Emerging market bubble watch - and a word or two on dark matter
Ecuador is the kind of country that can borrow only when times are really, really good for emerging economies. It has been and - as far as I can tell - remains politically dysfunctional. It tends …
January 13, 2006
United States
On the origins of dark matter
Stephen "Current accounts almost always don't matter" Jen is intrigued by Ricardo Hausmann and Fredrico Struzenegger's discovery of dark matter. Lots of others are too. Michael Mandel for one. Se…
March 9, 2006
United States
Mike Mandel, Ricardo Hausmann and Federico Sturzenegger better be right (January trade data)
I sure hope that the US is exporting a lot of "intangibles" that don't show up in the trade data, and generating lots more intangible dark matter to offset all the external debt that the US is taking…
