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Come l’Arabia Saudita volterà le spalle al petrolio – ma non subito

Giuseppe Manna Feb 12, 2022

Ahmad Zaki Yamani, ministro del petrolio dell’Arabia Saudita tra il 1962 e il 1986, amava ripetere che “come l’età della pietra non finì perché terminarono le pietre, così l’età del petrolio non finirà per mancanza di petrolio”. Questo è…

The impact of China’s economic slowdown on Transatlantic economies

Thomas Duesterberg Feb 11, 2022

China’s economy faces a significant slowdown in coming years, as I argued in an essay published in December 2021 and excerpted in AspeniaOnline. A worst case scenario would result in an acute crisis with domestic and international political…

Inflation, green transition, and the ECB’s options

Gea Scancarello Feb 11, 2022

What does “temporary” mean exactly? It may seem like a matter for philosophers and linguists, but it’s not. In fact, the question is at the very core of the dilemma faced by economists, central bankers and policy makers across Europe, who…

L’Europa e la questione energetica: un problema strategico

Nunziante Mastrolia Feb 10, 2022

È stato abbastanza impressionante il fatto che il Cancelliere tedesco Olaf Scholz, in visita a Washington il 7 febbraio, sia stato molto vago sulla questione del gasdotto russo-tedesco Nord Stream 2, mentre Joe Biden diceva chiaramente che…

Economics and climate change: the complexity of transition

Emilio Rossi Feb 7, 2022

The COP26 gathering of last November left in the background the economic implications of dramatically transforming the entire production and consumption systems, on which the current life of mankind relies. The 26th annual UN Climate Change…