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When will inflation stop happening?
Oped, Koichi Hamada, Published on 10/05/2022
» Until a few years ago, major economies were struggling to achieve even mild inflation, with policymakers in the United States, United Kingdom and eurozone struggling to meet their targets of 2% annual price growth. But with the arrival and persistence of Covid-19, the world changed dramatically. Two years later, everyone is worried about soaring inflation and how it can be contained.
Who benefits from Trump's trade war?
Asia focus, Koichi Hamada, Published on 14/01/2019
» In 1950, the Canadian-born Princeton University economist Jacob Viner explained a customs union produces a "trade creation" effect, as lower tariffs and non-tariff barriers spur increased flows of goods among member countries.
How can we retain the benefits of globalisation?
Asia focus, Koichi Hamada, Published on 16/07/2018
» In the last few years, for many people and their leaders, globalisation has become a scourge to be purged in favour of greater protectionism and unilateralism. This represents a sharp departure from the recent past, when globalisation was widely regarded as a positive force. What changed, and why?
Why we really need globalisation
News, Koichi Hamada, Published on 02/05/2018
» From the Brexit vote to Donald Trump's election as US president to rising support for populist parties in countries like Germany and Italy, much of the electoral upheaval in Western democracies in recent years has been attributed at least partly to a backlash against globalisation. But globalisation does not deserve voters' ire.