Economics

a country that stops its citizens having access to Facebook, say, or Google or Skype, faces real disadvantages – from inward investment to domestic discontent…

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It hurts the laggards and benefits the smart ones- the smart ones will take the advantages and not say anything, and the laggards will complain.

Leading economist specializing in European monetary integration and financial crises.

I have never seen a good case for protectionism, but I can see a case for slowing down trade integration because it can be highly disruptive to domestic firms, markets and people's income in the short-run.

Leading economist specializing in European monetary integration and financial crises.

Every country that has managed to raise its standards of living has somehow integrated itself commercially with the rest of the world, it's probably a necessary condition.

Leading economist specializing in European monetary integration and financial crises.

The case for free trade is much stronger than the case for free capital movement. The case for free capital movement is weak, because financial markets suffer from very serious failures (right now is a nice example of that).

Leading economist specializing in European monetary integration and financial crises.

The general theory that integration is good for better allocation of resources is not the big thing, the big thing is that it makes it harder for governments to play with financial markets.

Leading economist specializing in European monetary integration and financial crises.

Taxes are the price of civilisation.

Supreme Court Justice; Major Legal Scholar & Reformer

This is a race to the future, a future powered by renewable energy sources and underpinned by efficient energy use. The winning nations, corporation and citizens will reap enormous benefits in terms of jobs, sustainable economic development, energy security and vastly improved local environments.

Environmental activist & former Executive Director of Greenpeace International

During the twentieth century we saw consumption boom beyond the planets natural limits, beyond what the planet is capable of sustaining. Everything is connected, forest destruction is a major cause of global warming, climate change.

Environmental activist & former Executive Director of Greenpeace International

We can cut our carbon emissions while achieving economic growth by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy and energy efficiency. The technologies are already there, all we need is the political will.

Environmental activist & former Executive Director of Greenpeace International

Taken together, mass migration, mass starvation and mass extinctions are what we will see if we sleep walk into a future of unmitigated climate change. These stresses will ruin economies and drive competition over dwindling resources.

Environmental activist & former Executive Director of Greenpeace International

the U.S. faces a 25 percent chance of a double dip and deflation.

Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz; Global Markets Expert & Author

Risk of a double dip recession in advanced economies (US, Japan, Eurozone) has now risen to 40%.

Economist known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis.

Risk of a double dip recession in advanced economies (US, Japan, Eurozone) has now risen to 40%.

Economist known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis.

So when the economy's booming, banks are going to need 9.5% common equity, 11% Tier 1 capital, and 13% Tier 2 capital.

Financial journalist and media critic specializing in economics and markets.

When credit in an economy is growing faster than the economy itself, a countercyclical capital buffer kicks in, which essentially says that banks need to have more capital in good times.

Financial journalist and media critic specializing in economics and markets.