Protectionism

The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 as seen using a transmission electron microscope.Credit: National Infection Service/SPL Last week, the leaders of Ghana, Pakistan, Senegal and South Africa joined more than 100 former heads of government, senior officials and leading researchers in an open letter urging that scientific research and intellectual property on coronavirus…

The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 as seen using a transmission electron microscope.Credit: National Infection Service/SPL Last week, the leaders of Ghana, Pakistan, Senegal and South Africa joined more than 100 former heads of government, senior officials and leading researchers in an open letter urging that scientific research and intellectual property on coronavirus…

Who cares who owns Blackacre? No one feels comfortable sending law school grads into a packed conference center to take a bar exam in a little over a month, but offering a common sense plan for staggering administrations gets law school deans swinging wildly at straw arguments, so that’s a…

NEW DELHI: The automobile industry is in bad shape and the issue is of demand. Some government support is needed to lower the prices of products, according to a top official of Toyota Kirloskar Motor. "We don't know what will be the situation next year. The industry has to ensure…

Here’s a letter to a soon-to-be economics graduate student: Mr. Mendoza: Thanks for your e-mail. You’re correct that “economists discovered several explanations showing situations where free trade damages the economy.” But you’re incorrect to conclude that these explanations should therefore guide real-world policy. These explanations are all white-board wonders, irrelevant…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economy will take much longer to recover fully from the shock caused by the new coronavirus than initially expected, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, and she stressed the danger of protectionism. FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during…

… is from page 7 of Bas Van Der Vossen’s and Jason Brennan’s excellent 2018 book, In Defense of Openness: Knowing what actually has a history of making a difference helps one appreciate what’s morally appropriate to demand of others. And flawed moral principles often look attractive because they match…

DiplomaTech Head of Israeli Economic Mission in Berlin Doron Abrahami is optimistic trade with Germany is primed to blossom Allon Sinai 18:3015.05.20 If anyone has benefitted from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic it has been companies and startups offering digital medical solutions. With much of the world moving to remote work,…

The pandemic is amplifying the risk of a world-wide food-price spike, which would trigger outright crises in many developing countries. Governments must therefore work together to address disruptions to food supply chains and prevent food protectionism from becoming the post-pandemic new normal. ST. PETERSBURG/SINGAPORE – Even before the pandemic, there…

Bengaluru; For the BJP, anything manufactured in India, including by multinational companies, are local products and it would not make a distinction among them, the party said on Thursday. Responding to questions on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for national self-reliance, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member, G V L…