Economics
G20 Leaders Need Crash Course on Global Economy
IPN Opinion article
G20 leaders need to learn that protectionism makes no sense when times are good, and it's especially misguided in a recession.
G20 MUST ACT NOW TO STOP ESCALATING PROTECTIONISM
IPN Press release
The global Freedom to Trade Campaign today challenges G20 leaders convening in Pittsburgh to focus on the biggest threat to economic recovery and long-term prosperity: escalating protectionism.
Don't throttle trade
IPN Opinion article
Trade barriers are springing up all over the world as protectionism rears its ugly head, led by the Buy American provisions of President Obama's stimulus package. This is doing real and increasing harm not just to trading partners but Americans themselves: free trade is the best way out of the global recession so we all need to fight for its survival.
The pitfalls of protectionism shown by Brazil and Mexico
IPN Opinion article
Brazil and Mexico are in danger of going down the path blazed by Venezuela: after years of opening up trade and improving their economies they are reintroducing protectionism in oil and gas. This energy analyst describes how the real patriotic move would be to stimulate exploitation - and therefore employment and the economy - by welcoming foreign firms instead of coddling state-run and domestic firms.
What population apocalypse is affecting us now?
IPN Opinion article
World Population Day: The problem is not population, but poverty.
How Not to Solve a Crisis
IPN Opinion article
Mistakes by policymakers and regulators accelerated the financial crisis.
For more than a year, financial markets have been in turmoil. Banks have been refusing to lend to one another. Companies and individuals have found it increasingly difficult to borrow money. Investors and pension holders have seen the value of their assets collapse. And government intervention has been largely counterproductive, making matters worse and turning a financial crisis into an economic catastrophe. As the bailouts continue and calls for more regulation are heard around the world, we seek to review the origins of the crisis and consider which policies might better address the underlying problems.
Idle Speculation on Hunger
IPN Opinion article
Cracking down on speculation might make politicians feel good but the evidence shows that it had nothing to do with the food crisis: the real cause was bad policies.
