Can Government Create Wealth?
byIn this article, I argued that a useful measure of GDP needs to extract the government sector, as all it represents is a movement…
Economics
Protectionism, Regulations and Globalization — ECIPE
byVia Protectionism, Regulations and Globalization — ECIPE: Economic history tells us many lessons. One particular lesson of contemporary relevance is that the internationalization of…
The Four of Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Frank Field MP
byVia The Four of Horsemen of the Apocalypse – Frank Field MP: For some time now it has been possible to see the four…
IEA Blog » Qualitative easing
byVia IEA Blog » Blog Archive » Qualitative easing: While quantitative easing has received much press, qualitative easing has been neglected. Qualitative easing consists of…
How and why China will flood the gold market
byVia How and why China will flood the gold market: As you read this, the Chinese government is doing an extraordinary thing… something nearly…
FT.com – Dubai reveals the fragility of finance
byVia FT.com / Comment / Editorial – Dubai reveals the fragility of finance: Such nervousness is the result of continuing financial fragility. The economic…
Strip out the government and Japanese GDP is going backwards
byOur good friend of the Cobden Centre, Sean Corrigan, is a wealth of fresh economic insight. Here in this small piece, he shows us that,…
Tony Deden on Capital Preservation
byBy kind permission, Tony Deden on capital preservation and the present economy: Despite of what the program says, I do not see myself as an…
The ESCP Europe/Cobden Centre Colloquium on Sound Money
byThrough tomorrow and Saturday, ESCP Europe and The Cobden Centre are hosting a Colloquium on Sound Money. The Colloquium is to be directed by…
Sean Corrigan’s Insight
byWe are honoured to republish articles by Sean Corrigan. Sean is an economist of the Austrian School Liberal Tradition and Chief Investment Strategist at…