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European Defense Spending

Almost 20 years ago, back in 2006, at a summit meeting In Riga, NATO members pledged to commit 2% of GDP to defense spending. This year 23 of the alliance, 32 members look set to hit that target, up from just 6 as recently as 2018. But that target now looks grossly out of date. […]

Articles

December 20, 2024

Europe’s Defense Sector

Europe

Europe’s Defense Sector

Question A:

The likely need for increased European public investment in defense should come with substantial reallocations of public budgets at the national and EU levels.

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Source: European Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
Methodology

Question B:

Greater use of joint EU-level procurement of military equipment and defense research/innovation would promote substantially enhanced capacity in Europe's defense industry.

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Source: European Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
Methodology

Question C:

Increased defense spending would deliver a measurable boost to economic growth in Europe over the next five years.

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Source: European Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
Methodology

Democracy, Government, & Public Policy

December 19, 2024

Tariffs, Technology, and Growth

This US survey examines (a) Doubling existing tariffs on imports from China of critical production components in solar energy manufacturing will provide a substantial boost to employment in the domestic 'cleantech' sector over the next five years; (b) Disruptions to global supply chains from new tariffs and trade wars will lead to measurably slower global growth over the next five years

Economic Growth, Development, & Productivity

December 18, 2024

Investing in Private Assets

Finance

Investing in Private Assets

This Finance survey examines (a) A properly diversified 401k account should include private equity and private credit assets

Investment Management

December 18, 2024

FTxBooth: 2025, an Economic Look-Ahead

FT-Booth US Macroeconomists Survey

FTxBooth: 2025, an Economic Look-Ahead

This installment of the FTxBooth US Macroeconomists Survey discusses the 2025 outlook for the US economy. The summary results are below and you can read the Financial Times article here, subscription required. View the results of this survey >> For social media: Please use the hashtag #FTxBooth when referring to the FT-Booth US Macroeconomists Survey.

FT-Booth US Macroeconomists Survey

December 16, 2024

Stock Picking

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Stock Picking

Economics is a broad subject, certainly one of the broadest of all the social sciences. Indeed, over the last year, the polls of the Clark Center’s various panels of experts have covered everything from education funding to tariffs to climate change to concert ticket pricing. And yet whenever your columnist mentions what he does for […]

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December 13, 2024

Is the World Going to Meet its Climate Targets?

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Is the World Going to Meet its Climate Targets?

Is the world on track to meet its climate targets? The answer depends upon who one asks. A poll of climate scientists earlier this year was not especially optimistic. As the Guardian reported in May: Hundreds of the world’s leading climate scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C (4.5F) above preindustrial levels […]

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December 6, 2024

Global Warming

Europe

Global Warming

This European survey examines (a) On the basis of current climate policy commitments and potential technology and market responses, my current best estimate for global warming is that average global temperatures by 2100 will rise to no more than 2.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels

Environment, Climate Change, & Natural Resources

December 4, 2024

Department of Education

This US survey examines (a) Given that much of the Department of Education's budget is allocated to postsecondary education (including Pell grants and student loans), closing the department would have no measurable effect on the average K to 12th grade school student

Link: https://www.kentclarkcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/USDeptOfEducation_2024_Appropriations.pdf

Democracy, Government, & Public Policy

December 3, 2024

Do Voters Hate Inflation?

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Do Voters Hate Inflation?

Voters, for entirely understandable reasons, dislike both inflation and unemployment. They are not wrong to do so, both are things that economic policymakers generally try to avoid or at least minimize. The problem is that, to a greater or lesser degree, the two macroeconomic failings tend to represent a trade-off. The tighter monetary policy usually […]

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November 25, 2024

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Is the World Going to Meet its Climate Targets?

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Global Warming

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European Defense Spending

FTxBooth: 2025, an Economic Look-Ahead

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Is the World Going to Meet its Climate Targets?

Do Voters Hate Inflation?

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Recent Polls

Europe’s Defense Sector

Tariffs, Technology, and Growth

Investing in Private Assets

Global Warming

Department of Education

Recent Articles

European Defense Spending

FTxBooth: 2025, an Economic Look-Ahead

Stock Picking

Is the World Going to Meet its Climate Targets?

Do Voters Hate Inflation?

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Department of Education

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Modern Monetary Theory

Global Warming