Tag: Opinion
The dream scenario for prediction markets
If you could invent something to fulfill an economist’s dream, it would look an awful lot like a prediction market. A world where...
A Sodom and Gomorrah Story Shows Scientific Facts Aren’t Settled by...
A Sodom and Gomorrah Story Shows Scientific Facts Aren’t Settled by Public OpinionClaims that an asteroid or comet airburst destroyed the biblical Sodom...
Opinion: Opinion | Is The US Planning To Attack Iran?
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the latest war on Iran last Friday, Trump had stated the US was not a party...
The economic lessons from Ukraine’s spectacular drone success
On June 1st Ukraine took military raiding into the 21st century. It did so with little more than ingenuity and 117 drones, which...
European stocks are buoyant. Firms still refuse to list there
It must be tempting to give up. Those tasked with reviving Britain’s stockmarket have long faced a difficult task and a steady drip...
Opinion: Opinion | Is America Still Worth It?
In the years to come, the world may see fewer Sundar Pichais, Indra Nooyis, Raghuram Rajans and Arvind Krishnas emerging from Americas famed...
Stanley Fischer mixed rigour and realism, compassion and cool-headedness
He looked ridiculous, his wife assured him. Stan Fischer, the number-two official at the IMF, was supposed to be enjoying a holiday on...
