Does the US Need a new trade policy?

does the world need a new journal?

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Does Britain need a population policy ?

Politicians have joined local authorities, teachers and even the police in warning that public services in areas of high immigration could be overwhelmed by the sudden influx of new arrivals. The government has responded by talking up its proposed reform to immigration controls and sharpening its anti-immigrant rhetoric – most notably in prime minister Gordon Brown’s claim to want “British jobs...

Does climate policy need probabilities?

A shorter version of this paper has been submitted to Climate Policy 2 Summary Estimating the likelihood of future climate change has become a topical matter within the research community. This is the case because of the advancement of science, user demand and the central role played by prediction in guiding policy. But are probabilities what climate policy really needs? This paper reviews thre...

Foreign Lobbies and US Trade Policy∗

In popular discussion much has been made recently of the susceptibility of government policies to lobbying by foreigners. The general presumption has also been that such interactions have a deleterious effect on the home economy. However, it can be argued that, in a trade policy context, bending policy in a direction that would suit foreigners may not in fact be harmful: If the policy outcome a...

Does Europe need a comprehensive energy policy ?