Category: Business & Economics
93 Articles
- Business & Economics
The Battle of Ideas in the Question for Wealth and Prosperity in Brazil: Policy Proposals of a Right-Wing Government
For many, Guedes’s policy proposals to lift Brazil from a decade of mediocre economic performance are nothing more than a laundry-list of neoliberal policies. In the 1980s and…
May 17, 2019
- Business & Economics
Brazil’s Persistent Unemployment Challenge
Brazilians still worry about their public healthcare delivery system, corruption, and crime, but are now forced to grapple with the day-to-day threats to their economic welfare…
May 3, 2019
- Business & Economics
Will Moscow Fall Between the West and Beijing?
This article argues that although Russia’s gas industry is facing significant challenges at home and in the West, a closer relationship with China may only create further…
April 29, 2019
- Business & Economics
The Canada-China FTA in Peril Part II: Arrested Progress
China and Canada have strong economic and cultural ties. China is Canada’s second largest trading partner after the United States, and is an essential economic partner for the…
March 12, 2019
- Business & Economics
The Canada-China FTA in Peril Part I: The USMCA “Non-Market Country” Provision
There is no official definition of a non-market economy in international trade agreements, and in the abstract the category is probably more of a continuum than a binary label.…
February 28, 2019
- Business & Economics
The Economics of South Korean Demographics
After the Korean War in the 1950s, South Korea’s fertility rate increased throughout the 1960s, leading to a housing shortage and high unemployment. The South Korean government…
January 6, 2019
- Business & Economics
The Social Security Data Governance Challenge in Mexico
Proper federal governance of social security data in Mexico has been challenging given that Mexican states run their social security schemes independently. Additionally, only 31%…
October 25, 2018
- Business & Economics
Trading the Global Future Part III: Bad Consequences
This summer, the Trump administration’s tariff war penalized billion worth of goods traded between the US and China. The next stage of White House escalation will impact up to…
September 13, 2018
- Business & Economics
Trading the Global Future Part II: Bad Policies
Despite taking many by surprise, Donald Trump’s 2016 triumph was due in part to the way his message “America First” resonated with the electorate. Trump did not create the…
August 31, 2018
- Business & Economics
Trading the Global Future Part I: Bad Timing
In less than two years, the Trump administration has undermined more than seven decades of U.S. free trade legacies. That is both a reflection of and a catalyst for the further…
August 20, 2018