Judge CEO pay by market cycles, not outrage High pay can reflect real risk and value saved Boards must reward skill, not market luck One number puts reason out of count on why the

Thin-file borrowers need fair data visibility Privacy should protect, not erase proof Better data rules can expand credit access A credit system can be digital and invisible.

China’s physical AI race is about reliable robot labor, not viral demos China has the scale and cost edge, as it did with EVs The hard test is quality, safety, and real factory use More than half of all industrial

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

AI regulation is no longer just uncertain; it is becoming too heavy Layered rules now protect large firms and weaken smaller AI challengers The next AI leaders will be those that balance safety with room to build Every one of the 50 U

Aviation emissions are also a route-efficiency problem, not only a fuel problem Liberalisation can cut emissions per passenger, but it can increase total demand The best policy combines open routes with strict carbon rules

Global labour supply is now a measure of competitive strength The US and UK rebounded faster than France and Germany after 2010 France and Germany risk falling behind if skills, participation, and effective labour input rise too slowly

China is using South China Sea governance to normalize strategic control Scientific cooperation and treaty leadership can quietly support territorial ambitions The SCS and Taiwan are becoming one connected gray-zone battleground

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

Nuclear power cannot rescue Japan fast enough Summer heat makes power security urgent Japan needs flexible buffers, not wishful thinking Under a worst-case weather scenario, the reserves in Tokyo could fall to 0.9 percent in

China may be repeating Japan’s property crash The real risk is weak household demand Without reform, the slump may last years The crisis in China's property market is now old enough for the correct policy mistake to bec

Banks need 24/7 liquidity, not just new tokens For users, both still depend on institutions The real gap is in the payment system itself In November 2015, just 0.7 percent of stablecoins were being transacted o

South Korea still has agency, if it sets priorities Security should stay anchored with the US and Japan Strategy now means choosing, not balancing Korea’s Exports in 2025 are over $700bn.

Tech breakthroughs create winners and losers Tech inequality starts before mass adoption Policy must shape who benefits early In 2023, U. S. private sector investments in AI totaled $67.2 billion.

Europe can pay more for defence But money without strategy will fail Europe needs deterrence, not waste In 2025, EU states are likely to allocate more (on average) just under 1 billion dollars in defense expenditure than Russi

Claude Mythos marks a new machine-speed era in cybersecurity It exposes how much weak software still underpins the digital economy The article argues that firms and policymakers must adapt fast In April 2026, the UK AI Security Inst

Student data sharing can widen exclusion Shared information can weaken stronger firms Policy must protect second chances There are 37.6 million working-age adults in the United States with some college but no credenti

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland

The Economy Research Editorial1,2 1 The Economy Research, 71 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Co. Dublin, D02 P593, Ireland 2 Swiss Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Chaltenbodenstrasse 26, 8834 Schindellegi, Schwyz, Switzerland