Policy pointers

This 23-page US report argues that the key to reform in the Middle East and North Africa lies in building on the linkages between democratic governance and market economies

Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-02-21

Mind the Basel Gap

CEPS

This 2-page commentary calls for fundamental reform of the capital adequacy system

Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-07-16

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

Modernizing China's Growth Paradigm

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 16-page discussion paper urging China to undertake bolder reforms to safeguard the economy against shocks, ensure its growth and improve the wellbeing of its people

Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-08-11

Monetary Policy and Swedish Unemployment Fluctuations

CESifo, IZA

This 30-page discussion paper studies the impact of monetary policy shocks on unemployment fluctuations in Sweden

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-09-05

Monetary Policy Strategy in a Global Environment

Cicero Foundation

This paper presents an overview of the structural implications of globalisation for the domestic economies of developed countries and to deduct from these implications lessons for the conduct of monetary policy, and in particular the assessment of risks to price stability.

Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-02-05

Monetary Policy Transparency in Inflation Targeting Countries: The Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

Center for Social and Economic Research

A 32-page working paper evaluating monetary policy transparency in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2004-07-15

Monetary Policy, Vagabonding Liquidity and Bursting Bubbles in New and Emerging Markets

CESifo

This 32-page working paper examines global asset market booms in recent decades

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-10-30

More Pain, No Gain for Greece: Is the Euro Worth the Costs of Pro‐Cyclical Fiscal Policy and Internal Devaluation?

CEPR

This 24-page US paper looks at Greece’s recent experience with “internal devaluation” and finds that there is a high risk of continued prolonged recession

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2012-02-23

Moving Beyond Traditional Cash Measures of Economic Well-being: including indirect benefits and indirect taxes

NATSEM

A 42-page discussion paper studying economic well-being in the UK and Australia, taking into account indirect benefits and taxes

Social Policy, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-11-14

Needed: A Global Response to the Global Economic and Financial Crisis

Peterson Institute

This US House testimony outlines the four-part policy package that the G-20 should adopt at the London summit

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-03-18

Neoliberalism and the State of the Advanced World Economy: Can the Blind Heal the Crippled?

Levy Economics Institute

A 1-page US commentary on Neoliberal economic thinking

Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-13

New Europe and the Economic Crisis

CER

This 9-page briefing note considers the situation of the EU's new member states in dealing with the economic crisis

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-02-12

New Options for a European Economic and Social Policy

Friedrich Ebert Foundation

This 15-page paper discusses a range of policy fields to trace common ground for a new legitimacy for the European Union

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-10-21

New Results on the Impact of the Minimum Wage on Irish Firms

Economic and Social Research Institute

This 10-page study investigates the impact of the introduction of the minimum wage in Ireland, against a background of naturally fast-rising wages during the relevant period.

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-02-13

Nominal Exchange Rate Flexibility and Real Exchange Rate Adjustment: Evidence from Dual Exchange Rates in Developing Countries

CESifo

This 35-page working paper investigates whether exchange rate flexibility aids real exchange rate adjustment

Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-09-19

Not for Bad Weather: Flexicurity Challenged by the Crisis

ETUI

A 9-page policy brief discussing the effectiveness of flexicurity since the onset of the financial crisis

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-06-30

OECD Employment Outlook 2010

OECD

A 6-page summary of this report, which acknowledges that reducing unemployment and budgetary deficits at the same time is a sizeable challenge but argues that it must be met head on

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-07-13

OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030

OECD

The 14-page executive summary of a report analyzing environmental trends to 2030

Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-04-24

OECD Interim Economic Outlook, March 2009

OECD

This 150-page report analyses recent developments and focuses on policy actions required to foster a sustained economic recovery

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-04-01

Offshoring

Economic Policy Institute

A 15-page US issue guide provides insights into the economics of white-collar offshoring

Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-06-07

Offshoring, Import Competition, and the Jobless Recovery

Brookings Institution

A 19-page U.S. paper investigating the linkage between offshoring (i.e. outsourcing overseas), import growth and the slow rate of pick-up in employment during the economic recovery in the U.S. during 2002-3

Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-06-21

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

Only a More Active ECB Can Solve the Euro Crisis

CEPS

This 8-page policy paper asserts that the contagion currently afflicting sovereign bond markets in the eurozone can only be stopped if there is a central bank willing to be lender of last resort, i.e. willing to guarantee that the cash will always be available to pay out the bondholders

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-08-09

Other Worlds are Possible: Human Progress in an Age of Climate Change

NEF

This 68-page report calls for new economic approaches to international development which are more in tune with the needs of people and the planet

Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-12-15

Our Consensus Future: The Lay of the Land in 2025

Lowy Institute

An Australian paper discussing where the world economy is likely to head over the next couple of decades

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-09-02

Outlook for the Euro Area

Peterson Institute

This US Congressional testimony provides an outlook for the Euro area

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2012-02-13

Outsourcing, Unemployment and Welfare Policy

CESifo

This 32-page working paper investigates the consequences of outsourcing labor intensive activities to low wage economies

Economic Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-12-08

Overcoming Too-big-to-fail: A Regulatory Framework to Limit Moral Hazard and Free Riding in the Financial Sector

CEPS

This 98-page task force report proposing solutions for achieving a more stable and resilient financial system without renouncing the benefits of multi-purpose financial institutions and innovative finance

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-04-11

Overeducation and Mismatch in the Labor Market

IZA

This 56-page paper surveys the economics literature on overeducation

Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-07

Pacific Economic Survey 2008

AusAID

This 123-page Australian survey provides an overview of economic developments in the Pacific island region and Timor-Leste

International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-04-02

Pakistan After the Floods

CEIP

This US Q&A assesses Pakistan’s response, the country’s aggravated economic problems, the security and political implications, and the slow reaction by foreign donors

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-09-29

Paradigm Reclaimed

NEF

A UK article proposing the adoption of a financial system based on new economic principles

Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-11-04

Pay for Play? Tax Credits for Paid Time Off

CEPR

A 3-page US essay outlining a method for boosting demand in the economy, with secondary benefits

Economic Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-03-30

Perspectives for the Lisbon Strategy: How to Increase the Competitiveness of the European Economy?

CASE

A 22-page working paper analyzing the poor growth record of the EU-15 states

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-07-15

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

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

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

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

Policy Responses to the Global Financial Crisis

Peterson Institute

A US speech considering the political and economic factors that have shaped responses to the global financial crisis so far

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-06-09

Political Effects on the Allocation of Public Expenditures: Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries

DIW

This 25-page German discussion paper examines the effects of political determinants on the allocation of public expenditure

Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-01-02

Post-Adaptation Growth Recovery in Poland and Russia: Similarities and Differences

Center for Social and Economic Research

A 63-page working paper analyzing the sources, economic and social characteristics of growth recovery in two transition states, Poland and Russia

Economic Policy, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-07-15

Post-Crisis China and the Changing Global Economic Order

CEIP

The summary of a debate on China’s role in the changing economic order and the implications of the growing global economic imbalance

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-09-29

Post-Revolutionary Georgia on the Edge?

Chatham House

A 16-page UK briefing paper arguing that there is reason to question the sustainability of Georgia's economic model and the stability of the post-war political situation

Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-23

Power Shift: Do We Need Better Global Economic Institutions?

IPPR

A UK paper outlining the case for reforming the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-01-31

Precommitted Government Spending and Partisan Politics

CESifo

This 37-page working paper analyzes government commitments to ongoing spending programs that require future outlays

Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-06-10

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

Private Sector Development is Key to Political Development in Ethiopia

CIPE

An 8-page US article arguing that good democratic governance and economic development in Ethiopia are intertwined and can only be realized in a competitive business environment

Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-03-30

Privatisation in Australia

Privatisation International

A 7-page article describing Australia's experience with privatisation

Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-08-13

Prodi's Government: First Steps at Home and Abroad

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

This 6-page German commentary assesses the likely thrust of the new Italian government's domestic economic and foreign policies

Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-08-15

Production Networks and Spatial Economic Interdependence: An International Input-Output Analysis of the Asia-Pacific Region

IDE

This Japanese discussion paper not only analyzes the intrinsic mechanism of spatial economic interdependence, but also shows how value added, employment and CO2 emissions induced are distributed within the international production networks

Economic Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-03-27

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

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

Promoting Opportunity and Growth Through Science, Technology and Innovation

Brookings Institution

This 20-page US paper underscores the value of investment in knowledge, innovation and technology as drivers of economic growth

Science & Technology, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-12-12

Proposals for Ukraine: 2010—Time For Reforms

Independent International Experts Commission

This 80-page paper proposes a comprehensive economic reform programme for the first year of the new presidency in Ukraine

Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-03-01

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

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

Prospects for Trade Unions in the Evolving European System of Corporate Governance

ETUI-REHS

A 40-page study arguing that the U.S. neo-liberal economic model enjoys a dominance that is false

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-12-19

Protecting Developing Economies from Price Shocks

Financial Policy Forum

This paper explores policy options for protecting developing economies from the consequences of international price fluctuations

International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-09-28

Prudential Responses to De Facto Dollarization

Inter-American Development Bank

A 47-page study of dollarization and de-dollarization with special reference to the risks attendant on both processes

Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-10-14

Public Private Partnerships No 'Magic Pudding'

New Matilda

An Australian commentary arguing against the use of PPPs by governments

Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-12-05

Putinomics

Peterson Institute

A commentary on Russia's Economic Policies

Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-12-12

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

Quarterly Update: The Recession in Historical Context

CFR

A US comparison of the current rcession in the US with earlier ones

Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-06-21

Rebalancing Growth in Asia

IZA

This 59-page discussion paper provides an empirical characterization of the composition of GDP levels and growth rates for the key emerging markets and other developing economies in Asia

Economic Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-07-26

Recent Regional Agreements

CESifo

This 34-page working paper examines the recent growth in regional trade agreements

Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-10-27

Recovery: The Global Financial Crisis and Middle-Income Countries

CEIP

A 40-page US report advocating the introduction of fundamental labour markets reforms to create high-paying jobs as the key to restarting economic growth in middle-income countries

Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-16

Redistribution Policy and Inequality Reduction in OECD Countries: What Has Changed in Two Decades?

IZA

This 90-page discussion paper assesses if, and to what extent, government redistribution policies have slowed or accelerated the trend towards greater income disparities in the past 20-25 years

Social Policy, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-01

Reducing Unemployment Through Fundamental Labour Market Reform

Anglo-German Foundation

This paper addresses the riddle of persistent unemployment in free market economies

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-03-08

Reflections on Economic Policy in Time of Crisis

CFR

Transcript of a US speech on the US Administration's response to the global economic crisis

Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-06-14

Reflections on the Macro Foundations of the Middle Class in the Developing World

CGD

This 22-page US working paper reviews how macroeconomic policies shape incentives for inclusive growth

International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-10-30

Reform of the International Monetary System: Some Concrete Steps

CEPII

A 4-page French brief offering some concrete steps for improving the international monetary system pending a major reform

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-03-28

Reform Redux: Measurement, Determinants and Reversals

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 71-page discussion paper studies the determinants, reversals and macroeconomic impacts of economic liberalization measures

Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-04-24

Regaining Control? Capital Controls and the Global Financial Crisis

GDAE

This 35-page US paper traces and evaluates the re-emergence of capital controls as legitimate tools to promote financial stability

Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-15

Regional Decentralization, Fiscal Incentives and Privatization of Public-Owned Enterprises

Institute of World Economics and Politics

This 14-page article traces the relationship between fiscal decentralization in China and the increasing use of privatization

Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-01-20

Regional Growth Cycle Synchronisation with the Euro Area

Economic and Social Research Institute

A 31-page working paper investigating the patterns and determinants of the co-movement of economic activity between regions in the EU and the Euro Area

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-07-26

Regional Inequality and Decentralization: An Empirical Analys

CESifo

A 39-page working paper analyzing the impact of political and fiscal decentralization on regional inequalities using a unique data set which covers 56 countries at different stages of economic development

Economic Policy, RegionalPosted: 2011-09-16

Renminbi Rules: The Conditional Imminence of the Reserve Currency Transition

Peterson Institute

This 33-page US working paper attempts to answer whether the Chinese renminbi will eclipse the dollar, what the timing of and the prerequisites for this transition will be, and which of the two countries controls the outcome

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-09-19

Report on G20 Tade and Investment Measures

OECD et al.

A 60-page joint report on global trade and investment measures

Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-09-21

Research and Policy Making in Namibia

Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit

This 23-page working paper reviews the policy making process in Namibia and the role of economic research in it

Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-05-04

Resolving Sovereign Debt Crises:

FES

This 42-page German study aims at guiding governments, parliamentarians, and an interested public in today’s critically indebted low- and middle-income countries in the global South to possible alternative crisis resolutions mechanisms

International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-10-05

Resolving the Eurozone Crisis

CFR

A brief offering a US perspective on the latest "comprehensive" plan to tackle the escalating eurozone sovereign debt crisis

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-31

Rethinking Economic Reform in Jordan: Confronting Socioeconomic Realities

CEIP

A 32-page paper studing the barriers to economic reform in Jordan

Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-08-09

Ripples in a Rising Tide: Why Some EU Regions Receive More Structural Funds than Others

EIoP

This 29-page paper investigates the distribution of European Union Structural Funds across EU regions

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2012-02-01

Risk and Systemic Risk

AEI

US article explaining the role of systemic risk in the current US financial crisis

Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-09-25

Russia Small- and Medium-Sized Advocacy Programs

Center for International Private Enterprise

An 8-page briefing paper on how the interim results of Regional Business Agendas (local business-led initiatives) show improving conditions for business people in Russia and the creation of a foundation for sustained economic growth

Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-03-09

Russia: Political and Institutional Determinants of Economic Reforms

Center for Social and Economic Research

A 91-page Polish/Russian study analysing the course, determinants and political economy of economic reforms in Russia during the period 1985-2003

Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-04-19

Russia: The Duma Election Result - And Beyond

Institute for the Economy in Transition

A 10-page paper analysing the outcome of the Duma election, assessing the market implications and mid-term political consequences

Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-03-02

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

Russia's 2020 Strategic Economic Goals and the Role of International Integration

IFRI, CSIS

This 26-page paper assesses how efforts to implement Russia's long-term socio-economic development programme may affect the country's integration into the global economy

Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-09-08

Russia's Politics Amidst the Global Economic Crisis: An Empty Scoreboard?

FIIA

A 7-page Finnish briefing paper highlighting the political drivers of Russia's economic policy responses to the global economic crisis

Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-12-05

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

Seizing the Benefits of Trade for Employment and Growth

OECD

This 47-page report argues that more open trade for goods and services can provide a stimulus for the world economy, at a time when many of the temporary stimulus measures taken by many governments during the crisis are being unwound

Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-16

Seven Broad Lessons for the United States from Japan’s Lost Decade

Peterson Institute

A 5-page US address drawing lessons from Japan's experience of dealing with recession

Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-04-22

Shifting Capital: The Rise of Financial Centres in Greater China

Chatham House

This 65-page UK report focuses on the steps that China is taking to reform its financial services sector through the incremental development of financial centres in the Greater China region

Economic PolicyPosted: 2012-05-21

Shock Transmission Mechanism of the Economic Crisis in East Asia

IDE

This 35-page Japanese discussion paper investigates the impacts of the 2008 economic crisis on industries in East Asia

Economic Policy, RegionalPosted: 2010-02-08