Letter from America - Your wolf is interfering with my t-value!
Angus Deaton reports on the creeping regulation affecting academic research in US universities.
Letter from Germany - The Euro Crisis: A View from Germany
In this letter, Ray Rees1 argues that Germany has made substantial, but unrecognised, transfers to some members of the eurozone and that the country’s caution about fiscal co-ordination should be supported.
Letter from America – Weathering the storm, April 2012,
In his Letter from America, Angus Deaton argues that most commentary on the US recession is focused on its likely relevance to the forthcoming presidential election. By way of contrast, Angus looks at its impact on those more directly affected.
Alan Kirman’s Letter from France, January 2012,
The politics of nuclear energy: In France, which generates most of its electricity from nuclear sources, the recent accident at Fukushima has provoked strong reactions. In his latest letter, Alan Kirman explains how the French electoral system is likely to turn the future of nuclear energy into a critical political issue.