Analysis
Prevention is better than cure, but the economics of paying for it are harder than they look
Spending on preventing illness is widely praised and chronically underfunded. The reasons lie in who pays, who benefits and when.
Economy
Growth, inflation, employment, monetary and fiscal policy, and the global economic outlook.
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Explainer
Fixed, floating or somewhere in between: how exchange-rate regimes differ
Every country must choose how its currency relates to others. The choice is a trade-off between stability, monetary independence and openness to capital — and no country can have all three.
Opinion
Cities should charge for road space. The fairness objections deserve answers, not dismissal
Congestion is what happens when something valuable is given away free. Pricing it would make streets work better — if the proceeds are used well.
Explainer
Why the same medicine can cost very different amounts from one country to the next
Drug prices reflect not just production costs but bargaining power, regulation and the way companies recover the cost of research.
