Economic Policy
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
Breaking the Cycle of North Korean Provocations
Committee on Foreign Relations - US Senate
A 10-page US testimony on the economy and governance of North Korea
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-03-02
The Single Market in Need of a Strategic Relaunch
Egmont
This paper sets out the main points of the Draft SMA and the most important preparatory documents, focusing primarily on the strategic elements contained therein. In a second part, a critical appraisal of the Draft SMA’s strategic approach will be provided, followed by some suggestions for improvement
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-04
What Determines the Return to Education: An Extra Year or a Hurdle Cleared?
IZA
This 26-page discussion paper sheds light on whether the returns to education reflect extra schooling or qualifications
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-07
Overeducation and Mismatch in the Labor Market
IZA
This 56-page paper surveys the economics literature on overeducation
Education, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-07
World Economic Overview
CEPII
This 97-page French World Economic Overview highlights the main changes in the world economy in the long run and how nations took part in it. The first part of the overview is dedicated to changes in the world ranking of economic and population weights as well as in the one of nations development levels. The second part describes trade flows
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-03-07
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
The G20 and Beyond: Towards Effective Global Economic Governance
DIIS
A 58-page Danish report arguing that some new form of multipolar dialogue is needed for global economic governance
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-03-16
Can the Eurozone Countries Still Live Together Happily Ever After?
CEPS
This 9-page policy brief argues that the solution to Europe’s sovereign debt problems cannot be entrusted to the two stability funds, not even in tandem with the International Monetary Fund
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-23
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
China in the Next Five Years: Comprehensive and Sustained Development at Home and Win-Win Cooperation with the World
Chatham House
The 7-page transcript of a UK address by the Chinese ambassador talking about the importance of the 12th Five-Year Plan, the steps China will take in the next five years and the potential impact on China and the rest of the world
Economic Policy, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-03-23
ASEAN’s Free Trade Agreements with the People’s Republic
ADB
This 40-page report aims to assess, qualitatively and quantitatively the different permutations of ASEAN’s free trade agreements (FTAs) with PRC, Japan and Korea
Regional, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-03-24
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
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
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
Slashing the EU's Budget Won't Fix the Crisis
Euurope's World
This article argues that the EU's proposed budget for 2014-20 will be crucial to Europe's economic development and global competitiveness
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-04-03
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
Latin America Economic Perspectives: Shifting Gears in an Age of Heightened Expectations
Brookings
This 82-page US study of Latin American economic prospects finds that, today, overheating and inflationary pressures are rising, and many financial regulators wonder whether domestic credit is already growing excessively
Economic Policy, RegionalPosted: 2011-04-10
Economic Recovery Picks Up Pace, But Expect Some Turbulence Ahead
Brookings
A US assessment for global economic prospects
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-04-10
Europe for Growth: For a Radical Change in Financing the EU
CEPS
This 86-page report finds that fully funding the European Union with own resources is the only way to put an end to the fair return approach and to make the necessary changes to EU spending that would provide it with the financial means equal to its needs and allow it to face the challenges of the future
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-04-11
The World Bank and the Emerging World Order
DIIS
A 68-page Danish report claiming that the World Bank is failing to respond seriously to multipolarity
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-04-14
The Scorecard on Development 1960-2010: Closing the Gap?
CEPR
This 42-page US study documenting economic growth, health, and education indicators of the countries of the world shows a rebound in economic growth following more than two decades of economic failure for the vast majority of low- and middle-income countries
Economic Policy, HealthPosted: 2011-04-14
Global Economic Prospects as of April 4, 2011: Continued Growth Despite the Turmoil
Peterson Institute
A 15-page US assessment of global economic prospects
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-04-14
Japan Can – and Will - Be a Normal Economy Again
Peterson Institute
A 4-page US address on the prospects for the Japanese economy
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-04-20
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
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
Why China Overheats
AEI
This 4-page US analysis explains how China faces some fundamental choices if it is to restore stability
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-08
Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011
ESCAP
This 264-page publication considers how to improve regional connectivity, and also indicates how the least developed countries can take advantage of this by increasing their productive capacities
Regional, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-08
Global Fiscal Consolidation
Lowy Institute
This 25-page Australian paper examines the national and global consequences of fiscal consolidation
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-11
A Modest Proposal for Overcoming the Euro Crisis
Levy Economics Institute
This 11-page US policy note outlines a three-pronged, comprehensive solution to the eurozone crisis that simultaneously addresses the three main dimensions of the current crisis in the eurozone (sovereign debt, banking, and underinvestment), restructures both a share of sovereign debt and that of banks, and does not involve a fiscal transfer of taxpayers’ money
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-11
A New Deal to help save the euro
EPC
This commentary argues in favour of a New Deal for the euro based on investment rather than transfers
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-14
The Politics of India's Unfinished Economic Reforms
GMFUS
This 4-page US brief forecasts that future economic liberalization in India will likely be hesitant, episodic, and half-hearted
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-05-15
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
Curbing Success in Latin America
Brookings
A US paper warning of the risk of overheating in Latin American economies
Economic Policy, RegionalPosted: 2011-05-16
Serious Approach to Development
Brookings
This 12-page US policy paper poses the principal issues that will face The 2011 High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-16
Global Economic Prospects as of April 4, 2011: Continued Growth Despite the Turmoil
Peterson Institute
A 15-page US assessment of global economic prospects
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-22
The World Bank and the Emerging World Order
DIIS
A 68-page Danish report claiming that the World Bank is failing to respond seriously to multipolarity
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-22
Strengthening Bank Regulation: OSFI’s Contingent Capital Plan
C.D. Howe Institute
A 5-page Canadian brief making the case for contingent capital to help stave off disaster for banks
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-27
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
A Fragile Eurozone in Search of a Better Governance
CESifo
This working paper argues that the governance of the Eurozone makes the monetary union fragile and vulnerable to changing market sentiments
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-06-09
The Future of the Euro Area
Peterson Institute
A US speech on the future of the Euro
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-06-09
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
Another Slowdown
AEI
This 4-page US global economic outlook forecasts a weakening global economy
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-06-22
The Rise Of China's Economy
FPRI
A 7-page US essay on the nature and implications of recent developments and long-term changes in the economy of China
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-06-29
China’s Approach to Economic Development and Industrial Policy
Brookings
A 16-page US House testimony discussing China's twelfth five-year plan to reorient growth and implement short and long-term efforts toward balance and sustainability
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-06-29
Short-Time Work: The German Answer to the Great Recession
IZA
This 29-page discussion paper describes how short-time working was utilised in Germany to mitigate the employment effects of the recession
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-06-30
An Evaluation of the French Proposal for a Restructuring of Greek Debt
CEPS
A 9-page policy brief examining the merits of a new proposal from France aimed at resolving the Greek debt crisis
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-07-20
The Reform of European Economic Governance: Towards a Sustainable Monetary Union?
Egmont
This 66-page Belgian paper considers reform of Europe's economic governance
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-07-25
Small Economies, Big Problems, and Global Interdependence
Brookings
A US article on the challenges of global economic interdependence
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-07-26
Europe on the Brink
Peterson Institute
An 11-page US policy brief analyzing Europe's efforts to stabilize its finances
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-07-27
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
China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Policies
CRS
This 22-page US report examines the issues of China’s greenhouse gas emissions and its mitigation policies
Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-07-29
Egypt’s Democratic Transition: Five Important Myths About the Economy and International Assistance
CEIP
A joint report on Egypt's economic prospects and needs
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-08-08
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
Economic Outlook for the Euro Area in 2011 and 2012
European Forecasting Network
An 11-page economic forecast for the Euro area dated June 29, 2011
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-08-11
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
Economics and Emigration: Trillion-dollar Bills on the Sidewalk?
CGD
This 32-page US working paper sketches a four-point research agenda on the effects of emigration
Immigration & Refugees, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-08-23
When Nightmares Become Real: Modelling Linkages between the Financial Sector and the Real Economy in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis
C.D. Howe Institute
This 24-page Canadian study highlights the importance of achieving a better understanding of the links between the financial sector and the rest of the economy
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-08-24
The United States in the World Economy
Peterson Institute
A speech outlining how the US can resuscitate its economy on a successful and sustainable basis
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-08-24
Lessons We Should Have Learned from the Global Financial Crisis but Didn’t
Levy Institute
A 23-page US working paper assessing the lessons of the global financial crisis
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-08-25
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
Economics and Emigration: Trillion-Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk?
CGD
This US paper investigates why economists studying the effects of migration focus on the effects of immigration on nonmigrants in destination countries. It sketches a four-point research agenda on the effects of emigration and argues that barriers to emigration deserve a research priority that is commensurate with their likely colossal economic effects
Immigration & Refugees, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-09-08
Financial Contagion and the European Debt Crisis
CESifo
This 34-page working paper investigates whether contagious effects are identifiable during the Euro Crisis, or if the countries’ problems are instead due to fundamental problems in the affected economies
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-09
Greece's Debt Crisis: Overview, Policy Responses, and Implications
CRS
A 24-page US report on Greece's sovereign debt crisis
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-12
A Gathering European Economic Storm
AEI
An 8-page US presentation pointing to a heightened risk that the Eurozone will experience a spate of sovereign debt defaults within the next six months
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-09-12
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
The Renminbi: The Political Economy of a Currency
Brookings
This US article examines the controversies surrounding the Chinese currency
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-09-17
Why the Global Economic Recovery is in Trouble
Brookings
This US report explains that the global economic recovery is in real danger of skidding off course
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-09-19
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
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
Global Economic Prospects as of September 9, 2011: How Deep the Current Slowdown?
Peterson Institute
An 11-page US paper on global economic prospects
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-09-19
Can Greece ‘Grow Solvent’?
CEPS
This 3-page commentary explores whether Greece can now ’grow solvent’
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-09-19
Iraq’s Last Window: Diffusing the Risks of a Petro-State
CGD
A 26-page US working paper outlining the benefits of an oil dividend policy for Iraq
Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-09-19
How To Do More
Bank of England
A 31-page UK speech urging the G7 central banks to engage in further monetary stimulus
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-09-21
The Euro-Area Crisis: Weighing Policy Options and the Scope for U.S. Leverage
Brookings
A 24-page US House testimony on the European debt and financial crisis
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-27
How the Debt Crisis Can Advance Sino-European Relations
ISS
An opinion arguing that Chinese economic activism presents both Beijing and the indebted European capitals with the opportunity of further discussion about their bilateral relations, including the role that China can play in solving Europe’s debt crisis, and the concessions that Europe would be ready to make
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-29
Economics of Land Degradation
IFPI, ZEF
An 8-page issue brief assessing the costs of action versus inaction over desertification
Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-04
All Change: Will There Be a Revolution in Economic Thinking in the Next Few Years?
IPPR
This 25-page UK paper seeks to understand why, despite the economic dislocations of the last four years, there has been no revolution in economic thinking, and to ask whether change could still occur in the next few years
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-04
European Debt and Financial Crisis: Origins, Options
Peterson Institute
A US Congressional testimony analyzing the roots of the current European debt and financial crisis and proposals for resolution of the crisis
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-05
The Eurozone Crisis and the US Economy: What Has Gone Wrong?
AEI
This 5-page US outlook examines how the United States and Europe are currently embroiled in interconnected economic crises that represent a threat not only to their own citizens but also to the world economy as a whole
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-10-05
Fiscal Austerity and Public Investment: Is the Possible the Enemy of the Necessary?
MPI
This 33-page German discussion paper assesses the capacity of governments under conditions of financial austerity to shift financial resources within the shrinking share of discretionary expenditure from old to new purposes
Economic Policy, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-08
Could the Stability and Growth Pact be Substituted by the Financial Markets?’
EIoP
This 26-page paper investigates whether the European Union’s main fiscal rule, the Stability and Growth Pact, could be substituted by financial markets, taking into account the effects of the latest financial and economic crisis
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-11
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
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
Eurozone Governments and the Financial Markets: A Troubled Marriage
Brookings
This 8-page US paper tries to explain why the markets react as they do to those European governmental decisions and signals
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-17
Levering Europe: Alternatives for the European Financial Stability Facility
Brookings
A US analysis of current steps designed to solve the Euro crisis
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-10-31
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
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
Creating a Global Economic Council - Six Easy Steps
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief outlining how to establish a promising alternative to the G20. It proposes six "easy steps", starting from the existing Bretton Woods system
Governance & Politics, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-02
The New Global Economic Council: Governance Reform at the G20, the IMF and the World Bank
DIIS
A 29-page Danish working paper arguing that the current G20 is unsustainable and should be replaced by a new body on a firmer constitutional foundation
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-11-02
The Euro Area Crisis: Origin, Current Status, and European and US Responses
Peterson Institute
A 17-page US House testimony on the origins of the four principal aspects of the euro area crisis, the recent crises responses by European and US leaders, and the impact of the euro area crisis on US political and economic interests
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-11-03
Decreasing Inequality Under Latin America’s ‘Social Democratic’ and ‘Populist’ Governments: Is the Difference Real?
CEPR
This 19-page US study argues that there is no statistical basis to claim that “social democratic” governments in Latin America have been more effective at reducing inequality than “left-populist” ones
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-11-03
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
Global Financial Safety Nets
Chatham House
This 12-page UK briefing paper argues that policymakers must act to avoid fears that existing mechanisms are inadequately resourced and too inflexible to deal with another systemic crisis
Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-11
China's Assistance Could Do More Harm Than Good in the Eurozone
CEPS
A commentary arguing that a large inflow of funds from China and other 'investors' could in fact do more harm to the Eurozone than good. In the author's view, the incoming capital would strengthen the euro and thus make a recovery in the periphery even more difficult
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-11
Challenges of Egypt's Economic Transition
CEIP
This 38-page US paper warns that Egypt’s economy has been in decline since Mubarak’s resignation and details the priority steps the transitional government should take to promote economic growth
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-11-11
Italian Debt Cloud Hangs Over Europe
CFR
A US policy brief expressing the concern existing in the markets over Italy's ability to pass needed austerity measures and fend off eurozone sovereign debt contagion
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-14
A Greek Technocrat's Tall Task
CFR
This US analysis brief considers the task facing Greece's new government
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-14
Engaging in Productive Sector Development: Comparisons between Mozambique and Ghana
DIIS
In this 35-page Danish paper, four factors are used to explain why state intervention in developing countries is sometimes a success and sometimes not
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-15
G-20 Reforms of the International Monetary System: An Evaluation
Peterson Institute
A 5-page US policy brief evaluating how the international monetary system (IMS) reform agenda progressed at the recent Cannes G-20 summit
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-11-18