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17 April 2012
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Yesterday saw the US Chamber of Commerce, the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue, the Emergency Committee for American Trade, the National Association of Manufacturers, the United States...
25 October 2011
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Economists notoriously disagree about many things. Trade policy however is an exception. Famously, this is an area of agreement on both theoretical analysis and policy prescription. Such near...
2 December 2010
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A few weeks ago, the IEA published an in-depth study of Fair Trade, Fair Trade Without the Froth. The Hilton/Cameron-rebranded Conservative Party likes Fair Trade and there are good reasons why it...
15 November 2010
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Trade economics is a complex subject, especially when you bring in the capital flows side of things. Reflecting on his recent visit to China, David Cameron said that he believed strongly...
11 November 2010
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Fair Trade is everywhere. All the big brands have bought into it and in some supermarkets certain products can only be purchased in their Fair Trade incarnation.
We coffee-lovers get to enjoy our...
23 April 2010
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The election campaign should be bringing on another Great Depression in the minds of all taxpayers. This morning Gordon Brown continued his daily rant at the Tories for promising to...
8 April 2009
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I sometimes wonder whether anti-globalisation activists have some kind of automatic text generator, which works more or less like this: you enter an idea which you disapprove of, say “free...
25 March 2009
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● Philip Booth lectures on “Catholicism and Capitalism” at Westminster Cathedral Hall (video)
● Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy argue that we must not let the ‘...
13 January 2009
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It was interesting to see David Cameron’s library in the newspapers yesterday. There are some good choices there. Kynaston’s book on the austerity years after the war is excellent, for...
13 January 2009
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● John Blundell advocates the privatisation of Britain’s forests – and explains why Adam Smith must be rolling in his grave.
● Eamonn Butler argues that...
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