Author : The Conversation

John Bartle, Nigel Bogle and John Hegarty were the mad men of the 1980s. Their BBH ad agency was the marketing genius behind Levi’s jeans, Audi cars and Lynx...

Economic sanctions and divestment campaigns are attractive but often flawed tactics for accomplishing international political goals. The social stigma the campaigns create often fails to match the economic pain...

Consumers today have easy access to a wide range of products and services. The task of choosing between hundreds of products or packages each having dozens of different fees...

The Senate Finance Committee is currently considering a trade bill that would extend “fast-track” negotiating authority to the president while also demanding a larger role for Congress than it...

  Norway is often held aloft as an example that the UK could follow in discussions about a potential British exit from the EU (the so-called Brexit). The Norwegian experience with...

The relief operation is underway in Nepal – under extremely difficult circumstances. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play a crucial role in disaster management in the 21st century – and this will...

The European Commission has issued a statement of objection to Russian energy giant Gazprom, formally accusing it of abusing its dominant market position in the central and Eastern European gas market,...

We are at the beginning of a second big transition. Our economies, our work and our lives will change hugely as we slowly adjust to the new demands of...

Why do some people earn more than others? Research backs up the idea that workers with higher educational levels and more experience have higher salaries. And economists would typically explain higher salaries with...

The last few years have been remarkable for Greece’s relationship with the EU. The bail-out agreements between the country and the EU-IMF, the interference of the latter two in...