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Unemployed FDR Memorial

New Atlanticist

Mar 21, 2009

Countries with Best Unemployment Benefits

By James Joyner

FP’s Annie Lowrey notes that, “As many as 50 million people could be out of work by the end of 2009. But the unemployed in some countries definitely have it better than others.”

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Mar 19, 2009

Swiss-German Tax Squabble Turns Ugly

By James Joyner

Parliamentarians say the darnedest things: A tax row between Switzerland and Germany took a venomous turn on Thursday, with Nazi accusations against German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck after he likened the Swiss to cowed “Indians.” 

Economy & Business Germany

New Atlanticist

Mar 17, 2009

Financial Crisis Result of Male Domination?

By James Joyner

Liar’s Poker author Michael Lewis argues in the April Vanity Fair that the male domination of the financial sectors in Iceland was a major contributors to the spectacular collapse of its banking system.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Mar 15, 2009

G20 Leaders Proclaim Consensus Without Achieving It

By James Joyner

The G20 ministers ended their meetings yesterday proclaiming consensus and pledging to cooperate in solving the financial crisis.  This, despite their being very little consensus among the G20 leaders on what policies to take and no agreement being reached that will have meaningful policy impact.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Mar 2, 2009

Euro Drops Ever So Slightly After Bailout Rejection

By James Joyner

One has to love headline writers. YahooNews titles an AFP story “Euro drops against dollar after EU rejects bailout.” That got my attention, obviously, so I read further.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Feb 26, 2009

Consumer Confidence Hits Record Lows on Both Sides of Atlantic

By James Joyner

European businesses and consumers alike have the lowest confidence in the economy since tracking began a quarter century ago, the European Commission said earlier today.

Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2009

Europe Agrees to Tighten Regulations, Double IMF Funding

By James Joyner

The leaders of Europe’s key economies agreed this morning to stronger regulation for the financial markets and to double the investment in the International Monetary Fund ahead of the G20 summit. 

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Jan 20, 2009

EU – South Korea Trade Deal Nears

By James Joyner

The EU and South Korea are very close to establishing a free trade zone and expect to finalize a deal in March, AP business writer Kelly Olsen reports.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Jan 8, 2009

Dell Moves Jobs From Ireland to Poland

By James Joyner

While the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs from high wage countries to lower wage countries is a longstanding phenomenon, we mostly think of it as one between the developed and developing worlds, not something that takes place within the EU.

Economy & Business European Union

New Atlanticist

Dec 19, 2008

Fighting Poverty with Profit

By James Joyner

Alan Wood argues that it’s time to rethink how we fight poverty in the developing world, shifting from aid to profit-based approaches.  Quite a while ago, trade and development economist Peter Bauer (1915-2002) of the London School of Economics famously remarked that aid was a transfer of wealth from poor people in rich countries to […]

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