Cecilia Ivardi and Linda Wanklin In Political Economy, we have historically examined the policies through which countries acquire skills as a national effort. Traditionally, skill provision has been considered a matter occurring within well-defined national borders. Scholars have investigated how economic elites secure the necessary skills and workforce for industries that foster economic growth (see […]
Brexit was never the will of the British people – it was the will of a frustrated minority, and even that support has now collapsed.
by Matti Ylönen (Academy of Finland Research Fellow; Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki) A few years ago, the idea of the Brussels effect took the European Union (EU) circles by storm as an exciting new framework for understanding the global exemplary impact of the EU rules. Now, it faces tumultuous waters as Donald […]
While President Trump brands his tariff-heavy economic policy as “Liberation Day,” it is, in truth, a declaration of a global trade war. His imposition of sweeping tariffs on most imports to the United States is provoking retaliatory tariffs on American exports – an economically self-harming spiral that will ultimately make everyone poorer, including Americans. In […]
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