Global economic trends

The cyclical conditions of world trade

Published by Luigi Bidoia. May 22, 2019 .

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Global demand is slowing down. How are the different industries doing? [ Read all ]

US-China: the trade war saga

Published by Marzia Moccia. May 15, 2019 .

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New tariff escalation, demonstration of negotiating power or new commercial policy rules? [ Read all ]

World trade: less bad than feared

Published by Luigi Bidoia. May 7, 2019 .

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The world economy did not experience the expected decline in Q1-2019. However, Trump's trade war is not over. [ Read all ]

Effectiveness of US tariff action against European goods

Published by Marzia Moccia. April 24, 2019 .

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US tariffs hit European export mainly composed of premium-price goods, which might be inflexible to tariffs [ Read all ]

USA-EU: new front of the trade war?

Published by Marzia Moccia. April 17, 2019 .

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Italy is heavily exposed in the new US tariff threat on EU products [ Read all ]

2019 forecast: a map of global economic growth

Published by Alba Di Rosa. April 17, 2019 .

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According to the IMF, Asia and Africa will show the fastest economic growth, while Germany and Italy will lag behind the rest of the EU. [ Read all ]

Institutional quality and economic growth

Published by Matteo Roscio. April 10, 2019 .

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Foreign investment and quality of human resources are the channels that link institutions to economic development. [ Read all ]

In the 4th quarter of 2018, the growth of Italian exports was significant not only in the Northern provinces but also in the Central-Southern ones.

Published by Marcello Antonioni. March 16, 2019 .

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Italian export in Q4-2018: the share of growing Italian provinces (73%) is higher than that of the previous quarter (67%) and in line with the average for the first half 2018. [ Read all ]

The nature of the Chinese "conjunctural crisis"

Published by Luigi Bidoia. March 13, 2019 .

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Nel corso della seconda parte del 2018 sono emersi molti segnali di una “crisi congiunturale” dell’economia cinese. [ Read all ]

Uncertainty reigns supreme

Published by Luigi Bidoia. Feb. 27, 2019 .

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Brexit and the US-China trade war have generated a climate of unprecedented economic uncertainty, which could however quickly fade away. [ Read all ]