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 2007/12/03 - Gabriel CalzadaBring Back the LeagueAll of a sudden, every Fish and Agriculture ministry in the European Union has gone libertarian. At least that is the impression they gave with their unanimous decision to suspend tariffs on imported cereal. Is this because of some abrupt ideological conversion?
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 2006/05/09 - Daniel Rodríguez HerreraBill Gates’ Real MeritIn keeping with tradition, the Prince of Asturias prize committee has decided to give its award for International Cooperation to someone who can ensure the prize’s prestige grows outside our borders.
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2006/05/07 - Gabriel CalzadaZapatero’s Productivity SolutionsWith price inflation running rampant, family savings in the dumps, private credit expansion sky-high and worker productivity in the red, the Spanish economy’s competitiveness is collapsing. The government doesn’t seem to know how to stop inflation, but for the past two years Moncloa has been advertising a state run plan to encourage R&D that will save our competitiveness. Can Moncloa really believe this? |
2006/03/19 - Gabriel CalzadaNonsense About the De-localizationLast week, the Economic and Social Council warned of growing de-localization which, according to a study by this institution, is to blame for 5 percent of all job losses in the European Union. In addition, the ESC recommends “reinforcing channels so companies and workers can manage this process together, while intensifying support from public powers.” |
 2006/02/25 - Jorge ValínE.On And GlobalizationAt the height of Keynesian and protectionist influence, it was said: “what’s good for General Motors is good for the United States.” Both protectionism and Keynesianism are well on their way to extinction, but in the language of politicians and opportunistic businessmen, they are still good ways to tilt the market in their favor.
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 2005/12/18 - José Carlos RodríguezProtectionism Holds OnThe World Trade Organization’s final statement includes an agreement that can only be considered positive: a commitment to eliminate agricultural export subsidies before 2013 and those for cotton a year later.
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