by David Schlesinger | 31 Jul 2015 | Asia, China, Economy
The Chinese leader has pushed politics over economics. But will it be enough to power the People’s Republic? Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, 31 March 2015. (AP Photo/Feng Li, Pool) (This article was originally published by the Asia Society on...
by Richard Hubbard | 9 Jul 2015 | Asia, Economy, Europe
Greece is a long way from Indonesia of 1997, but the European nation could learn from Asia’s own crisis. Former International Monetary Fund Managing (IMF) Director Michel Camdessus looks on as then Indonesian President Suharto signs an IMF deal in Jakarta, 15...
by Tiziana Barghini | 26 May 2015 | Economy, Personal Reflections
The first time I met John Nash I was overwhelmed — and amused. The math genius was both eccentric and human. The first time I met John Nash I was overwhelmed — and amused. I knew about the Nash equilibrium, a founding concept for game theory, a branch of mathematics...