“Removing fossil fuel subsidies reduces emissions with limited impacts on economic activity and household incomes Courtesy of ESRI New ESRI research examines how removing eight fossil fuel subsidies would impact both the economy and carbon emissions. It finds that simultaneously removing seven of them — all but the household fuel allowance — would […]
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Christine Lagarde at the ECB: chronicle of a failure foretold
By Etienne Chaumeton, courtesy of IREF In economics, the future is necessarily uncertain, because it is subject to the decisions of a multitude of individual actions. The recent arrival of Christine Lagarde to the presidency of the European Central Bank (ECB) on November 1, 2019, however, seems to mark the first stage of […]
What can Europe do in North Africa?
“Tunisia: Should the EU do more?” Courtesy of CEPS At a time of fresh Arab uprisings (in Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon), the country that first sparked a wave of protests in 2011 went to the polls to elect a new president and a new parliament. In free and fair elections that were perceived as […]
Why isn’t AI boosting productivity?
“AI and the Productivity Paradox” By Georgios Petropoulos, courtesy of Bruegel Institute Our economy is undergoing tremendous digitalisation through numerous new information technology systems that are based on artificial intelligence and machine learning. While these new technologies bring big efficiency gains in the production process, they do not seem to contribute to productivity, […]
Market Environmentalism Is No Oxymoron
By Kai Weiss, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center This article is an adapted version of remarks given at the Climate and Freedom Summit 2019 in Madrid, Spain, organized by Fundalib, Reason Foundation, and the Clean Capitalist Leadership Council on December 12. No other political topic has played as great of a role in 2019 as […]
The most unhelpful Brexit idea so far: UK-EU tariffs
Just Say No To Uk-EU Tariffs By Simon Lester, courtesy of the Cato Institute It’s hard to figure out sometimes whether Twitter reflects reality, but I’ve seen some discussion there suggesting that as part of the Brexit negotiations, the UK and the EU may be negotiating about the extent to which they will impose tariffs […]
A Very Wary Christmas: Don’t Take DNA Tests, Pentagon Warns Troops
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor We’re used to government agencies warning about dangerous children’s toys at the holiday season, but since when does the Pentagon warn active duty troops about what may be in their Christmas stockings? That’s happening this year, according to NBC News, which reports based on a memo from […]
Lower Health Care Costs Act: Good Intentions, Bad Idea
By Andy Blom, TES Contributor When setting policy that affects millions of Americans every day, Congressional leaders should create a policy that is well-intentioned without producing unintended consequences. Unfortunately, that appears too much to ask for when it comes to the Lower Health Care Costs Act (LHCC) currently being proposed by Senator […]
Why are Canadian consumers subsidizing renewable energy for Americans?
“Sub-metering Hydro’s Excess Electricity” By Randy Boldt, courtesy of Frontier Center for Public Policy The world’s economy continues to grow every year by between 2 and 4%. From when civilization began, 5,000 years ago, the production of energy remains an important factor to continued growth. In these environmentally conscious times, efforts are […]
Congestion costs Mexican cities 94 billion pesos a year
“The cost of congestion: life and resources lost” Courtesy of IMCO Mexican cities do not measure the effects that vehicular congestion has on the population, so the inhabitants pay the high costs generated by this problem due to the lack of public policies and investment to guarantee better public transport services. This […]