To the Unsung Interpreters
December 12, 2022
Nile Green— Today we take all sorts of cultural knowledge for granted. Few people nowadays have probably never heard of the Buddha or Confucius. Yet much of today’s global understanding… READ MORE
Tag: trade
How Global Value Chains Distort Trade Data
September 7, 2021
Matthew C. Klein and Michael Pettis— The drive south across the Detroit River from the U.S. city of the same name to the Canadian city of Windsor only takes about… READ MORE
Why Income Inequality Matters for Global Growth and Trade
June 11, 2020
Matthew C. Klein— The distribution of income has macroeconomic consequences. Under certain conditions, income concentration (rising inequality) can make society as a whole more prosperous. Other times, such as in… READ MORE
The Dogs of War
December 11, 2019
George Magnus— When Mark Antony utters the words ‘let slip the dogs of war’ after the assassination of Julius Caesar, he is thought to be referring to devices in civilised… READ MORE
The Fur Trade in the Western Arctic
June 18, 2018
John R. Bockstoce— The fur trade in North America was an important part of the continent’s economic and social evolution. For better and for worse, from the sixteenth to the… READ MORE
Diamonds, love and history
April 20, 2018
Jack Ogden— Mention of diamonds stirs up a variety of emotions and images, from Marilyn Monroe singing “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” to conflict stones, and, of course, the… READ MORE
Why Trump and Sanders Are Both Wrong About Trade
March 16, 2016
Stephen Roach— From Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders, the trade debate and its impact on American workers is being distorted at both ends of the political spectrum. I will dispense… READ MORE
Walter Jens’s Tragedies