Economic Policy
For Inflation Fighters, Money Just Doesn't Rate
'Australian Financial Review'
An Australian article examining whether there is still a role for money in monetary policy
Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-02-19
A Call for an "Asian Plaza"
"The International Economy"
A 5-page US article outlining initiatives for dealing with global trade/currency imbalances
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-05-26
Is a Sovereign Debt Crisis Looming?
"International Economic Bulletin"
This US article argues that sustaining growth—not withdrawing stimulus—should remain most countries’ top priority if they are to break the debt spiral
Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-02-06
Let's Make a Deal: How to Bring the Doha Trade Talks to a Close
"Foreign Affairs"
A US op-ed arguing for a rapid conclusion to the Doha Round to assist recovery from the global recession
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-09-04
Policy Prescriptions for Curing "Eurozonitis"
"Europe's World"
This article offers a possible solution to the vulnerability of the European single currency
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-14
Energetic Limits to Economic Growth
"BioScience"
This 8-page article shows how energy imposes fundamental constraints on economic growth and development
Economic Policy, EnergyPosted: 2011-02-21
Promoting Innovation in the European Union
ZEI
This 37-page discussion paper argues that European policymakers should establish an adequate competitive environment in which innovation activities are most likely to flourish
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-02-07
Globalization with Arab Characteristics
YaleGlobal online
A US article underscoring the urgency of the need for large-scale job creation in the Arab world
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-10-22
Investing in Nature for Economic Growth (Part I of II)
WRI
This article discusses the critical role that ecosystems also play in underpinning economies and the business sector
Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-08-16
The Future of Development Economics
World Institute for Development Economics Research
Single page providing links to the papers delivered at this Helsinki conference held to discuss the future of development economics
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-07-08
The Global Competitiveness Report 2011–2012
World Economic Forum
A 544-page report on the competitiveness of 142 economies
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-09-19
Global Economic Prospects 2009: Commodities at the Crossroads
World Bank
This 196-page report on prospects for the global economy says that, along with the deepening crisis, commodity prices have plummeted, ending an historic five year boom. But the report, says the worst should be over by 2010 when growth is projected to pick up in developing countries
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-16
Global Development Finance 2009: Charting a Global Recovery
World Bank
A 167-page report examining global growth prospects
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-06-22
East Asia Update - March 2006
World Bank
This 68-page update on the economies of East Asia shows the region as the most open to trade of any region in the world
Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-04-05
Weathering the Storm: Economic Policy Responses to the Financial Crisis
World Bank
A 23-page report evaluating policy stances for developing countries to adopt in dealing with the global economic downturn
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-12-03
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: Lessons for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
World Bank
This 352-page study illustrates how high public expenditure and payroll taxes threaten economic growth in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-09-05
Russian Economic Report 2010
World Bank
This 29-page report looks at Russia's economic progress and prospects
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-06-28
Accelerating Growth and Job Creation in South Asia
World Bank
This 491-page report brings insight to the setting of priorities and strategies to accomplish the objective of sustained growth and poverty reduction in South Asia
Economic Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-11-04
Economic Growth in the 1990s: Learning from a Decade of Reform
World Bank
A report analysing economic growth and development lessons that can be drawn from reforms undertaken during the 1990s (single page linking to all sections)
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-26
Global Development Finance 2005: Mobilizing Finance and Managing Vulnerability
World Bank
This 171-page annual review reports on global economic performance in 2004, financial flows to developing countries, and the challenges to those flows
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-04-11
Prospects for the Global Economy
World Bank
This report assesses global economic prospects for 2008 (single page linking to each section)
Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-01-14
The Arab Spring, One Year On
Wilson Center
A speech on how the Arab Spring has developed and specific economic challenges facing the region
Regional, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-12-14
On the Dynamics of Profit- and Wage-led Growth
WIIW
This 33-page Austrian working paper examines how variable output and profit share jointly determine investment and saving
Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-04-28
Do Increased Private Savings Rates Spur Economic Growth?
WIIW
This 43-page Austrian working paper analyzes the relationship between aggregate demand and the propensity to save
Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-10-31
Economic Development in the Wider Black Sea Region
wiiw
This 37-page Austrian research report deals with the economic development of the countries comprising the Black Sea region
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-10-15
Sectoral Productivity, Density and Agglomeration in the Wider Europe
WIIW
A 37-page Austrian working paper examining agglomeration effects in the economy of the wider Europe
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-10-15
Ukraine, the European Union and the International Community: Current Challenges and the Agenda for Overcoming the Stalemate
wiiw
A 107-page Austrian research report proposing scenarios for Ukraine’s economic and political development in the medium and long run
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-09-15
Towards a Global Finance System at the Service of Sustainable Development
WEED
A 28-page UK report arguing that EU financial reforms must facilitate progress towards global sustainable economic development
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-25
The European Union Should Start a Debate on Too-Big-To-Fail
VoxEu.org
This op-ed discusses the policy challenge posed by the existence of too-big-to-fail financial institutions in Europe
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-04-27
Figuring Out the Doha Round
Vox-EU.org
An op-ed arguing that, far from being time to abandon the Doha Round, sustaining political support for the rules-based multilateral trade system is more important than ever
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-03-04
Market Correctives, Market Palliatives and the New Politics of European Industrial and Regional Development
VKI
A 25-page Hungarian working paper examining current thinking on EU industrial and regional policy
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-01-25
Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe with Special Attention to Austrian FDI Activities in this Region
Vienna Institute for International Studies
A 3-page summary and overview table of this report, which can be purchased
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2004-02-19
Good or Bad? The Influence of FDI on Output Growth: An Industry Level Analysis
Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
A 43-page Austrian working paper examining the impact of FDI on growth, taking account of the heterogeneity among different industries and countries
Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-05-23
Transition Countries on the Eve of EU Enlargement
Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
A 3-page abstract of this 92 page report on the current economic situation and short-term prospects in the Central and East European transition economies
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-02-12
Employment Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
This 33-page Austrian paper examines the employment effects of FDI in Central and Eastern Europe
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2005-09-16
Modelling GDP in CEECs Using Smooth Transitions
Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
This 33-page Austrian working paper examines the impact of reforms in CEECs on long-term growth
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-02-04
FDI in Small Countries: The Baltic States
Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
A 32-page research report analysing the evolution and determinants of foreign direct investment in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-06-29
Structural Change, Productivity and Employment in the New EU Member States
Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
A 45-page research report providing an overview of longer term structural developments in the new EU member states
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-01-27
Can Economic Reform Open a Peaceful Path to Ending Burma’s Isolation?
USIP
A 5-page US brief arguing that Burma’s economy could provide a viable entry point for effective international assistance to promote peace
Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-07-11
Afghanistan's Economy: On the Right Road, but Still a Long Way to Go
USIP
A US briefing on the improvements to Afghanistan's economy and the outsanding challenges
Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-12-01
Capital Income Taxation and Progressivity in a Global Economy
Urban Institute
This 34-page US paper explains why there may be both efficiency gains and increases in progressivity from shifting taxes on corporate equity income from the corporate to the shareholder level
Taxation, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-04-27
What to Do about the New Unemployment
Urban Institute
This 4-page US brief provides information on what a country can do about unemployment
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-07-28
The State of Society: Measuring Economic Success and Human Well-Being
Urban Institute
This 94-page US study identifies 14 categories measuring national well-being that go beyond gross domestic product’s snapshot of how a society and its economy are faring. It proposes that new measures assess the well-being of all segments of society—women, children, the elderly, and racial and other minorities
Social Policy, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-06-03
World Investment Report 2004: The Shift Towards Services
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
This 468-page report presents the latest trends in Foreign Direct Investment and explores the shift towards services, with a special analysis of offshoring service activities
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-09-27
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2006
United Nations
This 182-page report by the UN analyzes current developments in the world's economy and emerging policy issues
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-02-01
Fifth Report on G20 Investment Measures
UNCTAD
The latest joint UNCTAD-Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report (34-pages) on investment measures taken by G20 countries
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-06-02
Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
This 19-page briefing paper reports, in summary form, on the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean during 2005
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-02-15
Productive Development in Open Economies
U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
A 395-page report finding that Latin America and the Caribbean have three-speed economies, requiring different policies to enhance the development of their productive capacities. A page linking to the report is located below.
Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-07-07
Why Health Matters for Economic Performance
Treasury Australia
This 16-page Australian article analyses health and its contribution to economic growth and provides a broad framework for the consideration of health care policies
Health, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-03-12
Australia's Low Pollution Future: The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation
Treasury - Australia
This 292-page Australian report presents the results of the Treasury's modelling of the potential economic impacts of reducing emissions over the medium and long term
Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-10-30
Prospects for the U.S. and the World: A Crisis That Conventional Remedies Cannot Resolve
The Levy Economics Institute
An 11-page US paper arguing that the United States and the rest of the world’s economies will not be able to achieve balanced growth and full employment unless they are able to agree and implement an entirely new way of running the global economy.
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-01-08
Can Emerging Markets Be the World's New Locomotive?
The International Economy
This 3-page US article considers whether emerging markets can help to avert a renewed global economic slump
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-30
Liquidity and Sovereignty: The Eurozone Needs a Lender of Last Resort
SWP
A 4-page German commentary arguing that the eurozone needs a lender of last resort that supports member countries in the event of liquidity shortages
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-03-16
Liquidity and Sovereignty: The Eurozone Needs a Lender of Last Resort
SWP
This 4-page German commentary argues that the eurozone needs a lender of last resort that supports member countries in the event of liquidity shortages
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-04-20
Dealing with Debt Crises in the Eurozone – Evaluation and Limits of the European Stability Mechanism
SWP
This 38-page German paper evaluates the limits of the ESM and suggests moving towards a five pillar solution which builds upon the ESM Treaty which is currently under renegotiation
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-03
The Financial Crisis: Collateral Damage and Responses
SWP
This 50-page German research report examines different aspects of collateral damage following the global financial crisis and highlights the importance of international cooperation to respond to them
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-06-16
Afghanistan's Drug Career: Evolution from a War Economy to a Drug Economy
SWP
A 32-page German research paper looks into the beginnings and the evolution of drug production in Afghanistan during decades-long war
Drug Abuse, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-04-07
Pittsburgh: A Fresh Start or Cosmetic Tinkering?
SWP
This 7-page German commentary argues that the chances of a complete overhaul of the international financial markets at Pittsburgh are slim
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-10-01
Managing the Financial Crisis: Is Europe Getting it Right?
SWP
A 4-page German commentary calling for a coordinated EU response to the global financial crisis
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-03-14
From Policy Takers to Policy Makers: Adapting EU Cohesion Policy to the Needs of the New Member States
Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies
This 260-page book analyzes the issues that will determine whether EMU enlargement is a success
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-11-02
Chinese Outward Direct Investment in Southeast Asia: How Much and What Are the Implications?
South East Asia Research Centre
A 21-page working paper indentifying mainland Chinese companies as becoming an increasingly important source of outward direct investment in Southeast Asia
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-07-29
Perspectives on Economic Growth and Stability in China
SIIA
A 37-page Swedish research paper examining the status, health, and future outlook of the Chinese economy
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-02-25
Social and Employment Policy in the EU and in the Great Recession
Sieps
This 12-page Swedish analysis argues that only a coherent approach to the integration of markets and market-correcting policies may in the future prevent uncoordinated social and employment policies from endangering the political sustainability of European economic integration
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-10
Strengthening the Institutional Underpinnings of the Euro
Sieps
An 8-page Swedish policy analysis discussing the need to strengthen the institutions underpinning the euro
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-12
From a Social to a Sustainable Market Economy: A new paradigm for the 21st Century
SEF
A 12-page German policy paper considering how the integration of a social market economy and sustainable development can be achieved
Economic Policy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-06-18
Spurring Growth Dynamics from Services Offshoring
Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis
This 12-page US policy note explores the claim that services offshoring benefits a country's economy in general
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-11
Central Banks as Agents of Economic Development
SCEPA
A 24-page US paper examining the changing role of central banking
Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-02-21
Service Sector Liberalisation in India: Key Lessons and Challenges
SAIIA
A 31-page South African occasional paper analysing the liberalisation and structural reform process carried out in India’s service sector since 1991 and the key lessons to be learned
Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-08-26
Contested Capitalism: Financial Politics and Implications for China
RSIS
A 47-page Singaporean working paper examining the nature of China's developing institutions
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-05-16
An Arab Development Bank: Institutionalising Change in Middle East
RSIS
This 2-page Singaporean commentary advocates the creation of an Arab development bank to enable sustainable economic growth in the Arab world
Regional, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-13
Japan's Economic Diplomacy Towards East Asia
RSIS
This 42-page Singaporean working paper sets out Japan's approach towards regional economic integration and cooperation in East Asia
Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-01-19
U.S. Economic Policy and Europe
Royal Institute of International Affairs
Transcript of an address by the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury on November 17, 2004 at Chatham House, providing an overview of U.S. economic policy, with particular reference to Europe
Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-11-19
Policy Implications of Global Imbalances
Royal Institute of International Affairs
A 10-page speech questioning the sustainability of the U.S. current account deficit and the assumption that greater national surpluses and deficits are a natural and sustainable symptom of an integrated global economy
Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-01-27
The Chinese Economy: Risky Reporting
Royal Institute for Economic Affairs
A 10-page paper examining the current performance of the Chinese economy and risks to the outlook for continued steady economic growth
Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-04-25
Annual Privatization Report 2004
Reason Foundation
This 81-page U.S. annual report chronicles developments in privatization, outsourcing and government reform in the United States
Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-10-01
An Inflation Reality Check
Project Syndicate
A US commentary on the risks of global inflationary pressures
Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-03-11
Econometric Modelling of R&D and Australian Productivity
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 595-page Australian working paper studies the relationship between R&D and productivity
Science & Technology, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-05-04
China's Policy Responses to the Global Financial Crisis
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 20-page Australian lecture explaining China's policy responses to the global financial crisis
Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-11-25
Measuring the Contributions of Productivity and Terms of Trade to Australia's Economic Welfare
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 114-page report assesses the relative contributions made by productivity growth and terms of trade to Australia's improved prosperity
Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-03-28
Structural Reform Australian-Style: Lessons for Others
Productivity Commission - Australia
This 31-page paper describes Australia's structural reforms, their outcomes and how they were achieved
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-10-11
The World Economy in the New Millennium: A New Golden Age?
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 33-page lecture offering a broad-brush forecast for the world economy
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-12-01
Privatisation in Australia
Privatisation International
A 7-page article describing Australia's experience with privatisation
Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-08-13
Economic Valuation of Mortality Risk Reduction
PRI
This 69-page Canadian working paper updates earlier literature and makes new recommendations about appropriate estimates to use when valuing mortality risk changes in policy analyses
Health, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-05-28
Controlling Spending and Government Deficits: Lessons from History and International Experience
Policy Exchange
This report draws from twelve international and historical case studies in order to examine how Britain might best rid itself of the current overwhelming defici
Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-12-01
Can China Deflate Its Stock Bubble?
PINR
A US economic brief on the economic and political implications of China's stock market bubble
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-10-16
EU Textile Quotas Set to Expire in December
PINR
A US economic brief assessing the implications of the ending of EU textile quotas
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-10-18
Inflation and Overheating in China
PINR
A brief on the danger to China's economy posed by inflation
Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-11-07
Quantifying the Effects on Lending of Increased Capital Requirements
Pew Task Force on Financial Reform
This 23-page US report shows that higher bank capital requirements would likely have much less effect on lending than many analysts have predicted
Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-09-23
What Does the International Experience Tell Us about Regulatory Consolidation?
Pew Financial Reform Project
This 28-page US briefing paper examines the structure of financial regulation in several major economies, and prior attempts by those countries to reform their financial regulatory structures, to see what lessons they may hold for the United States
Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-09-22
Managing Systemic Risks
Pew Economic Policy Group
This 13-page US briefing paper begins with a working definition of systemic risk as "a systemic risk is a risk that an event will trigger a loss of confidence in a substantial portion of the financial system that is serious enough to have adverse consequences for the real economy." It focuses on an operational definition of systemic risk management as a combination of six specific things that governments can do
Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-10-18
The Future of the Dollar
Peterson Instiute
A 6-page US policy brief assesses whether there are feasible alternatives to the US dollar as a widely used international currency
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-09-10
A Grand Bargain for the London G-20 Summit: Insurance and Obeying the Rules
Peterson Institute, VoxEU
This US article calls for a Grand Bargain that recalls the vision of the founders of Bretton Woods by rejecting beggar-thy-neighbor policies, by favoring open markets and policies that support economic growth, and by expanding the role of the IMF at the center of a more rule-based international monetary system.
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-03-01
Can America Still Compete or Does it Need a New Trade Paradigm?
Peterson Institute for International Economics
This 9-page policy brief considers how the US can best deal with its trade deficit
Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-12-21
Completing the Doha Round
Peterson Institute for International Economics
An 8-page US policy brief discussing the challenges to reviving and completing the Doha Round
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-11-01
Coordinating Regional and Multilateral Financial Institutions
Peterson Institute
A 49-page US working paper examining how recent crises and the expansion of international financial arrangements have dramatically elevated the importance of cooperation between regional institutions and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-03-30
The Global Economy: Outlook, Risks, and the Implications for Policy
Peterson Institute
A US House testimony that provides a forecast of the global economy and discusses the policy implications of the growing recession.
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-02-04
Integrating Reform of Financial Regulation with Reform of the International Monetary System
Peterson Institute
This 28-page US working paper links reform of the international financial regulatory system with reform of the international monetary system because as this recent global crisis demonstrates so vividly, the root causes can come from both the financial and monetary spheres and they can interact in a variety of dangerous ways
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-02-24
Foreign Direct Investment in Times of Crisis
Peterson Institute
This 19-page US working paper compares the current foreign direct investment (FDI) recession with FDI responses to past economic crises
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-02-03
Trade, Finance, and the Global Recession
Peterson Institute
An US paper explaining how important it is that the major economies each pursue expansionary monetary and/or fiscal policies, tailored to their individual situations, to achieve global recovery
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-03-24
Too Big to Fail: The Transatlantic Debate
Peterson Institute
This 41-page working paper examines the debates on the problem posed by "too big to fail" financial institutions in the US and Europe
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-01-29