https://www.scmp.com/rss/329273/feed Qian Liu is an economist based in China. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com With China’s fertility rate having fallen off a cliff, many experts have offered a variety of advice for addressing the problem. But all of the proposals lack an essential component: a critical perspective on the role of gender. Because the focus has been on the impact of high child rearing costs on fertility, the career penalty that women incur when they have a child has largely been overlooked. China’s policymakers would benefit greatly from the work of the Harvard University economist Claudia... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3238962/more-babies-china-must-ensure-its-population-policy-fit-modern-woman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3238962/more-babies-china-must-ensure-its-population-policy-fit-modern-woman?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:30:10 +0000 The next economic crisis is closer than you think. But what you should really worry about is what comes after: in the current social, political and technological landscape, a prolonged economic crisis, combined with rising income inequality, could well escalate into a major global military conflict.  The 2008 global financial crisis almost bankrupted governments and caused systemic collapse. Policymakers managed to pull the global economy back from the brink, using massive monetary stimulus,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2172528/1930s-president-set-tariffs-put-america-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2172528/1930s-president-set-tariffs-put-america-first?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Nov 2018 16:09:18 +0000