Comment

GDP has gained the entrenched status that comes from long use. Its successor will need to be compelling, persuasive and consistent with experience of what is happening in our economies. A column by Diane Coyle.

The challenge is to restore a stable macroeconomic environment while simultaneously improving the lot of Venezuelan citizens, so that they will continue to support political reforms. A column by Anne O. Krueger.

The lesson of 1919 is that an overwritten critique can be counterproductive: Setting political leaders on the right course of action requires persuasion, not polemics. A column by Harold James.

Central bankers who are serious about preparing for future recessions should be looking hard at proposals for how to pay interest on money, both positive and negative. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

Perhaps the most dangerous consequence of China’s Taiwan policy is that it raises further tensions with the United States. A column by Minxin Pei.

It is a good thing that early hopes for the euro to become a true global currency have not been realized. The eurozone is facing enough economic challenges anyway. A column by Daniel Gros.

The US wants China to stop requiring American firms that seek to do business there to have a Chinese partner. The US also wants China to stop using cyber espionage to steal technology. A column by Martin Feldstein.

The global trade cycle is facing major stress in 2019, and markdowns have only just begun. This underscores the risks of a major shortfall in world GDP growth. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

The EU could offer London a deal in which host countries and countries of origin share the costs of social benefits for migrants. A column by Hans-Werner Sinn.

President Trump is shooting himself in the foot by tightening visa requirements and thereby undercutting exports of US higher-education services, as well as harming higher education itself. A column by Anne O. Krueger.

The emergence of China causes fears that also reflect Peking's ambiguities about the political use of its economic power. A column by Charles Wyplosz.

The most important dangers will include a growth recession in China, a rise in global long-term real interest rates, and a crescendo of populist economic policies. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.