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With the U.S. presidential election just around the corner, the new issue of EconPol Forum looks at the implications for global politics and the global economy. Clemens Fuest and Maria Waldinger explain why reducing greenhouse gases is not enough to fight climate change. And a new Policy Brief examines the relationship between competent board oversight and bank performance. Find out more in our new Newsletter!

The downfall of Credit Suisse should serve as a lesson that supervisory board competence determines the long-term risk of a bank. In Germany, this idea is also enshrined in law. But this study of German banks shows, there is still a long way to go.

Registration is now open for EconPol Europe's Annual Conference 2024. The conference will take place on 13 November in Brussels. The focus of the conference will be on the future of Europe’s economic competitiveness with three high-level panel discussions on the EU single market, EU innovation policy and EU defense policy. The keynote will be delivered by Kerstin Jorna, Director-General of DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs at the European Commission.

The US 2024 elections have the potential to reshape international trade, climate policy, and the geopolitical landscape decisively. In this latest issue of EconPol Forum our authors critically compare the policy proposals of the leading presidential candidates and assess the likely consequences of their policy differences for the US economy and their global spillover effects. The authors also make some policy suggestions on how Europe and other regions of the world could counter US protectionism and other discriminatory measures.

In case Donald Trump wins the US presidential race and starts a new trade war with China, Germany as an exporting nation, would feel the consequences.