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We face tough choices on British airports
Nigel Rudd and Colin Matthews consider the future of UK airports as the Competition Commission unveils its provisional findings of its investigation into BAA

Lost art of recessionary rhetoric
Politicians are best advised to avoid making things worse. So I await with some trepidation a package of UK policy changes, writes Howard Davies

Emerging markets must shift their focus inwards
Governments will have to maintain greater caution as the cushion of large foreign exchange reserves diminishes, writes Raghuram Rajan

The selfish hegemon must offer a New Deal on trade
What is doubly offensive about this exercise of political muscle is that it is advanced in the language of altruism. An altruistic hegemon would not be playing these games; a selfish hegemon will do little else, writes Jagdish Bhagwati

The Solomons who protect our privacy
I would be worried only if we began electing governments to usher in one or other of the dystopias produced by the 20th century, writes John Lloyd

The key to happiness is freedom not income
Today, however, it seems that as many countries are sliding towards authoritarianism as are becoming democracies, writes Roberto Foa

The Fed can learn from history's blunders
Roosevelt set the dollar exchange rate each day while taking breakfast in bed. In hindsight, his judgment looks sound, writes Barry Eichengreen

Deposit insurance that draws on City strengths
We should seize the opportunity to improve our banks' future prosperity and the confidence of depositors say Kathleen Tyson-Quah and Adam Ridley

American industry can stay ahead of China
Congress and the next administration will have significant impact on the environment for US manufacturing and its future can be bright writes John Engler

Hail the (unelected) president of Europe
Ralph Atkins says Jean-Claude Trichet's authority and steady-handedness at the European Central Bank makes him a very good candidate for EU president

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