In a world of weak domestic demand in many advanced economies and emerging markets, policymakers have been tempted to boost economic growth and employment by going for export led-growth. This requires ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-04
The latest economic data from the eurozone suggest that recovery may be at hand. What is driving the upturn? What obstacles does it face? And what can be done to sustain it? The immediate causes of re ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-02
Monetary policy has become increasingly unconventional in the past six years, with central banks implementing zero interest rate policies, quantitative easing, credit easing, forward guidance and unli ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-02
Premier Li Keqiang had sought to shore up confidence over the Chinese economy when he addressed global business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. But what are the actual prospect ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-28
Technology innovators and CEOs seem positively giddy nowadays about what the future will bring. New manufacturing technologies have generated feverish excitement about what some see as a Third Industr ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
The global economy is like a jetliner that needs all of its engines operational to take off and steer clear of clouds and storms. Unfortunately, only one of its four engines is functioning properly: t ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
Like individuals, corporations and other private firms that rely on bankruptcy procedures to reduce an excessive debt burden, countries sometimes need orderly debt restructuring or reduction. But the ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-03
The global capital market has turned upside down. The Hong Kong Economic Journal's investor diary looked into what economist Nouriel Roubini dubbed as a "mini perfect storm", and found that dealing wi ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
