Comment

The primary reason for the loss of insurance in the proposals to repeal and replace Obamacare is the projected decline in Medicaid coverage. A column by Martin Feldstein.

It has been one year since the failed coup in Turkey, and questions about the country’s future still abound. A commentary by Carl Bildt.

To solve the problem of Germnay’s current account surplus, southern eurozone countries and the US should return to a policy of disciplined debt management. A commentary by Hans-Werner Sinn.

The latest disappointment for inflation-targeting central banks is really not a surprise after all. The same is true of the related drop in long-term interest rates. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

Equalizing opportunities ist the best way to fight growing income inequality. A strong public school system like the Swiss one can serve as role model. A column by Fabrizio Zilibotti.

Another financial crisis likely won’t originate in the banking system. But it would be premature to assert that we have put all the risks in the financial system behind us. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

The European Central Bank need not reverse course completely, but it could declare victory in the fight against deflation and start exiting its emergency policies. A column by Daniel Gros.

Washington is conducting talks under the threat of tariffs, which leads to market opening for some products and services in countries with which the US has a bilateral deficit. A column by Martin Feldstein.

By rejecting a democratic transition, the regime of President Maduro is only prolonging its own agony and creating higher costs for Venezuela. A column by Enrique ter Horst.

If the world continues to move toward a low-carbon future, Russia will confront an inevitable choice: launch economic and political reforms, or face continuing marginalization. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

The IMF has compromised, by reviving the practice of approving a financing program «in principle.» A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

If digital voting technology is adopted widely, it could exacerbate trends that are undermining public policy. A column by Dambisa Moyo.