Branko Milanovic: If you want to be rich, you’d better be born in, or emigrate to a rich country

Don’t forget that Britain is not only an important trading partner of the EU and Germany, but also has a large defict that supports their mercantile policy. Read Here

In the debate about how to increase productivity, everybody seems to be making an assumption that I find questionable – that feasible policy changes can make a significant difference. Read here

This is an important step for the Scots, but should not distract from the fact that they are and will be extracting massive amounts of oil from the North Sea. Read here