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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.

Responses

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.

Responses

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.

Responses

Source: European Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
Methodology
 
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Democracy, Government, & Public Policy
US

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 
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Economic Growth, Development, & Productivity
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. 
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FT-Booth US Macroeconomists Survey
On Global Markets

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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Articles
On Global Markets

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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Articles
US

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 
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Democracy, Government, & Public Policy