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Martin Wolf

Chief Economics Commentator

Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, London. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 “for services to financial journalism”.

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  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
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    Protectionism in a crisis only concentrates risk domestically and diminishes economies of scale

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    The society that will emerge will probably be even less co-operative and effective

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    Covid-19 will hit developing countries hard

    The permanence of the losses caused by the pandemic depends on the size of the scars

  • Thursday, 4 June, 2020
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    The risks of lifting lockdowns prematurely are very large

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    Martin Wolf: after the coronavirus pandemic

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    UK business & economy
    People cannot just be ordered back to work and to spend

    It seems foolish to imagine the UK will swiftly return to life as it was before Covid-19

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