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The Forum for the Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets is home to the European, Finance, and US Economic Experts Panels as well as a repository of thoughtful, current, and reliable information regarding topics of the day.
US

Russia Sanctions

Past experience suggests that economic sanctions do little to deter the target countries from their course of action.

Responses

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US

Supplying Kidneys

A market that allows payment for human kidneys should be established on a trial basis to help extend the lives of patients with kidney disease.

Responses

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US

Robots

This week’s IGM Economic Experts Panel statements:

A: Advancing automation has not historically reduced employment in the United States.

B: Information technology and automation are a central reason why median wages have been stagnant in the US over the past decade, despite rising productivity. 
Miscellaneous

A Test Europe’s Banks Mustn’t Fail

In today’s New York Times International edition, Francesco Giavazzi and Anil Kashyap give guidance for how the European Central Bank needs to organize its upcoming bank stress tests if they are to succeed. “Europe is lurching toward an overhaul of its banking system. Later this year, the European Central Bank is set to assume the […] 
Miscellaneous

If Economists Wrote Christmas Cards

The University of Chicago asks a group of academics about gift-giving and the holidays. Their responses will melt your heart. Cash is the most efficient gift, according to economists. Cash is also a terrible gift, according to economists. By guaranteeing that the recipient can buy exactly what she wants, you guarantee that the recipient will […] 

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