Economic Indicators

Democracy and economic prosperity

Does the form of government condition economic performance? And if so, is democracy superior to an authoritarian rule? We tend to think like this because most developed economies are democratic, but you cannot tell whether they are rich because of, or in spite of, being democratic; or if economic success has helped these societies to … Continued

Trade War or the Third Opium War?

With the outcome of the trade war drama still up in the air, the only certain result is that we are all trade experts by now. Thus, I will spare you one more studious article on the subject, and elaborate instead on Trump’s strategic motivations, and why he is playing a winning hand. The doctrine … Continued