When the Nobel economics prize is awarded most years, I imagine the news-following public to simply nod in silent acknowledgment over their morning coffee as they listen to the radio or read the headlines. Economists speak in their own language, they figure, and the substance of their work is just too narrow or arcane to […]
In the past two months, a raft of reports relating to Vanuatu’s economy have been released: the national government’s Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update, the International Monetary Fund’s Article IV report, the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Monitor plus government tourism and trade statistics. When these are read together it is hard to avoid […]