“Argentina – ninth national bankruptcy is imminent” By Angelica Dominguez-Cardoza and Cristoph Trebesch, courtesy of IfW Kiel As Argentina’s elections were set to begin Sunday, the state is headed for yet another bankruptcy. The government has borrowed nearly $45 billion overseas in just two years. The country’s debt ratio has nearly doubled since 2015 to […]
“Is the EU Council agreement aligned with the Green Deal ambitions?” By Grégory Claeys and Simone Tagliapietra, courtesy of Bruegel After 91 hours of negotiations, EU leaders agreed on 21 July on a €1.8 trillion package that will contribute to the EU’s economic reboot after the COVID-19 fallout, as well as to the advancement of the […]
By Michael F. Cannon, courtesy of the Cato Institute House Democrats are proposing a temporary but massive $34 billion increase in subsidies for ObamaCare plans. The proposal would offer its largest subsidies to high‐income earners. It would offer more subsidies on behalf of men than women. It would cover few previously uninsured individuals, and at […]
