political-economy

Critics call bid for Republican votes ‘bribery’ and point to potential $1.2tn cost added to existing national debt Donald Trump’s promise of a $5,000 “Trump dividend” for every US citizen if Republicans retain control of the US Congress in November’s midterm elections has sparked incredulity and accusations of bribery. “If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000,” Trump said durin…

New PM Péter Magyar calls policy a sign of ‘social justice’ after years of political loyalty being rewarded with economic opportunity In a dimly lit television studio, one of Hungary’s richest men is on the verge of tears. It is early May, weeks after the general election that ended Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, and the advertising mogul Balásy Gyula has an announcement to make. Gyula tel…

Austerity has benefitted bond traders but impoverished British society and led to the rise of populism. Is it right that we carry on adhering to their interests? Should politics always be dominated by economics? Should questions about how governments and voters pay for things – whether by earnings, taxes or borrowing – be settled before we consider the wider consequences? In an anxious capitalist…

Between 2017 and 2026, the United States government under Donald Trump orchestrated and advanced a systematic campaign of factually-false economic and security claims against its NATO allies, with America's closest ally and largest foreign market—Canada—as a primary target. This paper argues that this campaign is not a product of analytical error or political bluster but that the evidence is moun…

Defection is damaging to Saudi Arabia’s prestige – and could strengthen the US hand in the region The United Arab Emirates’ decision to walk out of Opec is a political as much as business decision, and will reignite the simmering rows between the UAE and Saudi Arabia – which had been covered up by their shared anger with Iran over its attacks on the Gulf states since the start of the US-Israel wa…

Vincent Geloso and Alex Tabarrok argue democracy and capitalism go hand in hand: Many people argue that democracy is incompatible with capitalism but they differ on whether democracy will subvert capitalism or whether capitalism will subvert democracy. The first argue that the logic of democracy leads to socialism with James Madison and Joseph Schumpeter decrying […]

Vicky Kidder, a native of Rockville, Maryland, had never set foot in Texas before attending UTSA. But that changed when she received a UTSA Distinguished Presidential Scholarship and admission into the Honors College. Graduating this spring with degrees in economics and political science, she discovered that UTSA was the perfect place for her academic and […] The post Vicky Kidder bridges busines…

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4/12/2025

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Greg Mankiw (noreply@blogger.com)
4/2/2025

Almost nine years ago, I wrote that I would not support Mr. Trump's candidacy: Mr. Trump has not laid out a coherent economic worldview, but one recurrent theme is hostility to a free and open system of international trade . From my perspective as an economics policy wonk, that by itself is disqualifying. And then there are issues of temperament. I am not a psychologist, so I cannot figure out wh…

Andrew D’Anieri·Katherine Spencer
2/10/2025

Starting with the repeal of the Cold War–era Jackson-Vanik Amendment, the Trump administration could transform US policy toward Central Asian countries for the better. The post How Trump can unlock new strategic economic opportunities in Central Asia appeared first on Atlantic Council .

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