8 must-read economics stories of the week
Margareta Drzeniek-Hanouz, Head of Global Competitiveness and Risks, World Economic Forum
A list of some of the week’s most interesting stories on economic growth and social inclusion.
Gilian Tett on how current economic uncertainty plays out in stock markets. (Financial Times, paywall)
Martin Sandbu on Factory Fetishism. (Financial Times, paywall)
Inclusive policies and trade and investment liberalization will be key for Japan. (VoxEU)
Carl Bildt on why globalization is important. (Project Syndicate)
Kaushik Basu on why protectionist polices in the US will harm the workers they mean to protect. (Project Syndicate)
Growth is positive, poverty declining and inequality rising in low income economies (IMF Direct)
This research from the US suggests that inequality can both drive growth and hinder it. (VoxEU)
Why we should not give up on Europe. (World Economic Forum)
Image: International Monetary Fund
This is what you need to know about the link between economic growth and inequality. (VoxEU)
Originally published at www.weforum.org.
