"For an informed debate"
The EU-US economic partnership in an era of globalization
This article was written by Jacques Mistral at the occasion of the beginning of Les rencontres Economiques d'Aix-en-Provence 2005 "The United States and Europe". The EU-US relationship has been the backbone of international relations since WW II. In the recent years it went through a period...
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Economic Rendez-vous of the Mediterranean 2013
“For a Mediterranean of Creativity and Innovation: an ambition for the Youth” The 9th Economic Rendezvous of the Mediterranean were held at the Villa Méditerranée in Marseille on Saturday, November 9th, 2013 concluding the Mediterranean Economic Week in the presence of a large audience and...
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Rencontres Économiques d’Aix-en-Provence 2013
The World Economy, between Emergencies and the Long Term The world economy has a past, a present, and a future. But it is also made up of a myriad of different approaches to time. Countries, cultures, sectors of activity conform to their own different notion of time; the pace of finance is...
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Should the G20 agree to current-account balance targets?
The hard question is how to meet the targets US TREASURY Secretary Tim Geithner has recently proposed that the G20 countries “undertake policies consistent with reducing external imbalances below a specified share of GDP”. Countries “running persistent deficits should boost national...
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The New Energy Crisis : Climate, Economics and Geopolitics
In a world where climate change has become a proven reality, it is clear that global energy consumption is currently on an unsustainable path. Humankind's insatiable appetite for energy has sparked a new crisis, and there is a deep uncertainty about what the long term physical, economic and social...
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