Economic Policy
After the CMI: The Future of Asian Monetary Policy and China's Role
IWEP
This 31-page Chinese paper reviews the development of the Chiang Mai Initiative and its potential benefits
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-06-04
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
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
Advantage Northwest Russia: The New Growth Centre of Europe?
Finnish National Fund for Research and Development
A 291-page Finnish study analysing the industrial competitiveness of Northwest Russia
Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-07-24
Advancing Reform and Opportunity in Bangladesh Through Private Initiative 1999-2005
CIPE
A 16-page study illustrating how an advocacy campaign by private enterprise in Bangladesh resulted in important economic reforms
Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-09-15
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
A Stealthy Stimulus: How Boosting the Minimum Wage is Helping to Stimulate the Economy
EPI
This 4-page US issue brief argues that a three-step increase in the minimum wage is adding billions of dollars to consumer spending and stimulating the economy
Economic Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-06-15
A Roadmap for East Asian Monetary Integration
KIEP
This 56-page Korean working paper discusses the concept of monetary integration for East Asia
Globalisation & International Trade, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-01-23
A Remedy for the Subprime Crisis: Time to Utilize Postal Savings
AJISS
A 3-page Japanese commentary on how Japan might react positively to the global "credit crunch"
Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-03-22
A Quantum of Solace? An Assessment of Fiscal Stimulus Packages by EU Member States in Response to the Economic Crisis
ETUI
This 40-page working paper analyses the fiscal stimulus packages implemented by EU Member States against the background of the on-going economic crisis. Alongside the overall volume of the packages, the study, which is based on a survey of national experts, considers their content and also the involvement – or lack thereof of the social partners and particularly trade unions
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-06-07
A Proven Framework to End the US Banking Crisis Including Some Temporary Nationalizations
Peterson Institute
A 12-page US House testimony proposing a framework for ending the US banking crisis
Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-03-18
A Plan to Tackle Europe's Debt Mountain
Europe's World
This article sets out how EU countries can cut their deficits in growth-friendly ways
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-12
A New Plan for Euro Bonds
Brookings
A US article proposing a plan that pushes individual European nations toward fiscal prudence and reduces the risk that shocks destabilize euro bond markets in the future
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-01-04
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
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 Growth-Enhancing Approach to Economic Security
Brookings Institution
A 16-page US policy paper offering a strategy for providing a basic level of economic security that benefits families and national economic growth
Economic Policy, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-09-19
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
A Greek Endgame?
CEPSA
This 2-page commentary argues that the Greek debt crisis has exposed a structural problem of the eurozone as a whole created by the fact that the monetary union is not embedded in a political union
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-03-11
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
A Glum 2015 Scenario. If...
Institute for International Economics
An 8-page analysis of Germany's economic prospects
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2005-06-15
A Global Redesign? Shaping the Circular Economy
Chatham House
This 20-page UK briefing paper outlines the merits of a "circular economy"
Economic Policy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2012-03-13
A Global Policy Package to Address the Global Crisis
ILO
A 32-page policy brief proposing a policy package to address the global financial and economic crisis
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-11-27
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
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
A False Sense of Security: Europe and the Politics of Financial Crisis
FRIDE
This Spanish policy brief looks at the politico-strategic impact of the financial cisis from a European standpoint
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-09-15
A Concise History of Exchange Rate Regimes In Latin America
CEPR
This US paper analyzes the exchange rate experience of the major Latin American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and others in the post-World-War period, up to the crisis caused by the collapse of the U.S. housing bubble
Economic Policy, RegionalPosted: 2010-04-30
A Case for Reform
Lowy Institute
A 3-page commentary proposing a reform of the functions performed by the International Monetary Fund
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-03-24
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
A Call for a European Financial Stability Fund
CEPS
This 3-page commentary calls for the creation of a massive European Financial Stability Fund to cope with the financial and economic crises
Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-01
A Blueprint for Sovereign Wealth Fund Best Practices
Peterson Institute
This 21-page US policy brief offers a blueprint for improving the transparency, predictability and accountability of sovereign wealth funds
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-04-22
A Blueprint for Global Leadership in the 21st Century
Peterson Institute
A US speech highlighting the necessity of providing a foundation for a viable "blueprint for global leadership in the 21st century."
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-11-11
21 Hours
NEF
This 40-page UK report argues that a range of social, environmental and economic pressures could see people adopting a much shorter working week
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-02-22
2010 Transition Report
EBRD
This 176-page European report focuses on two main reform areas for the transition economies: the development of domestic capital markets and local currency finance, and the improvement of the business environment
European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-12-11
20 on the G20
IPPR
A 28-page collection of ideas which seek to advise the G20 on ways to limit the effects of the recession and restore stability to the financial system by putting the global economy back on course for sustainable and balanced growth
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-04-01
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
Towards A Socially Responsible and Democratic Global Economic System:
FES
This 9-page US briefing paper proposes principles for strengthening reform efforts to increase transparency and accountability in the governance of financial institutions in order to move towards a more socially responsible and democratic global economic system
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-01-11
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
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
Russia's Politics Amidst the Global Economic Crisis: An Empty Scoreboard?
FIIA
A 7-page Finnish briefing paper assessing the response of Russia's political leadership to the global financial crisis
Economic Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-01-07
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
Look Before You Leap: A Skeptical View of Proposals to Meld Macro- and Microprudential Regulation.
C.D. Howe Institute
A 24-page Canadian study that cautions against current G-20 proposals to expand regulation to include system-wide macroeconomic risks
Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-09-09
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
Canada’s Difficult Experience in Reducing Inflation: Cautionary Lessons
C.D. Howe Institute
This 20-page Canadian study provides an insider’s perspective on the fight against soaring inflation in the 1970s through to the successful introduction of inflation targeting in the early 1990s, and draws general lessons from the historical record
Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-11-06
A Message for Central Bankers: Do Something
Peterson Institute
This US post urges the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB) must engage in further monetary stimulus, which today means purchasing additional government securities in large quantities
Economic Policy, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-11-25