Economics

Is the IRA luring European cleantech companies? It’s complicated.

There is no question that the Inflation Reduction Act is a big deal — but its impact on transatlantic investment may have been overstated.

After fifty years, time-of-use rate tariffs are gaining traction

For decades, time-of-use pricing lived in pilot purgatory. But electric vehicles changed that.

Understanding the politics and loopholes in Biden's Chinese EV tariffs

This week on Political Climate, we talk tariffs.

What will the US do with a glut of solar modules?

A key tariff waiver ends in June. In the meantime, companies are importing far more solar supplies than the market demands.

Indonesia’s nickel industry is the ‘poster child of tradeoffs’ for the battery economy

How do we balance the harms and benefits of critical minerals processing?

Will a new tariff solve California’s microgrid woes?

An approaching deadline brings policy problems into the spotlight. But a tariff may not be a panacea.

Carbon removal is here. What comes next will define this industry – and the green economy

Scaling the CDR market 1000-fold requires strong federal investment and regulation to support innovative technology developers.

Are tariffs good for battery recyclers?

The sector could reap some short-term benefits from protectionist policies — but the long view is more complicated.

Could VC be a Casualty of the Recession?

Spying, Southampton and economic pressure cooker of the ‘richest match in football’

The financial cost of losing a football match can be huge.

Why Javier Milei’s inflation ‘miracle’ in Argentina is more of a mirage

Economist Can Cinar talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how Javier Milei’s policies to cut inflation are making Argentinians feel poorer.

Make immigration boring

The fiercest political battle of our age needs less moral drama and more hard thinking about numbers and fair tradeoffs- by Alan ManningRead on Aeon

Higher interest rates: can I make them work for me?

When central banks raise interest rates, debt holders feel the impact. But high rates also create an opportunity.

Korea Under Ceasefire

On February 6, 2025 the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Lee Jae-myung spoke to the Economist and confirmed South Korea’s geopolitical dilemma.…

Floods and finance: why climate change will become a more pressing economic problem for UK households

Houses at risk can quickly lose value.