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2024
- PB24-13 Mistaken identities make for bad trade policy
by Maurice Obstfeld - PB24-12 Is the United States undergoing a manufacturing renaissance that will boost the middle class?
by Robert Z. Lawrence - PB24-11 Was something structurally wrong at the FOMC?
by Alan S. Blinder - PB24-10 Did supply chains deliver pandemic-era inflation?
by Phil Levy - PB24-9 Economic implications of revoking China's permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status
by Megan Hogan & Warwick J. McKibbin & Marcus Noland - PB24-8 Modernizing the US Exchange Visitor Skills List
by Michael A. Clemens & William R. Kerr - PB24-7 Misconceptions about US trade deficits muddy the economic policy debate
by Maurice Obstfeld - PB24-6 Egypt's 2023-24 economic crisis: Will this time be different?
by Ruchir Agarwal & Adnan Mazarei - PB24-5 East Africa's potential role in US graphite supply chains
by Cullen S. Hendrix - PB24-4 Restructuring Sovereign Debt: The Need for a Coordinated Framework
by Sean Hagan & Brad Setser - PB24-3 The influence of gasoline and food prices on consumer expectations and attitudes in the COVID era
by Joanne Hsu - PB24-2 The Inflation Surge in Europe
by Patrick Honohan - PB24-1 Why Trump's tariff proposals would harm working Americans
by Kimberly A. Clausing & Mary E. Lovely
2023
- PB23-17 America's payoff from engaging in world markets since 1950 was almost $2.6 trillion in 2022
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Megan Hogan - PB23-16 Monetary policy in Latin America: The easing cycle has begun
by Alejandro Werner - PB23-15 Food insecurity: What can the world trading system do about it?
by Alan Wm. Wolff & Joseph W. Glauber (International Food Policy Research Institute) - PB23-14 Despite disruptions, US-China trade is likely to grow
by Megan Hogan & Gary Clyde Hufbauer - PB23-13 Russia's invasion of Ukraine has cemented the European Union's commitment to carbon pricing
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard - PB23-12 Korea has increased its lending to emerging-market and developing economies but faces risks if their debt problems grow
by Julieta Contreras & Adnan Mazarei - PB23-11 Korea faces opportunities as well as risks under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
by Jeffrey J. Schott & Megan Hogan - PB23-10 How US chip controls on China benefit and cost Korean firms
by Martin Chorzempa - PB23-9 "Stan the Man": On Stanley Fischer and MIT
by Olivier J Blanchard - PB23-8 How did Korea's fiscal accounts fare during the COVID-19 pandemic?
by Joseph E. Gagnon & Asher Rose - PB23-7 How an international agreement on methane emissions can pave the way for enhanced global cooperation on climate change
by Kimberly A. Clausing & Luis Garicano Bruegel; University of Chicago Booth School of Business & Catherine Wolfram - PB23-6 Why the proposed Brussels buyers club to procure critical minerals is a bad idea
by Cullen S. Hendrix - PB23-5 Can the World Trade Organization be saved? Should it?
by Alan Wm. Wolff - PB23-4 The international tax agreement of 2021: Why it's needed, what it does, and what comes next?
by Kimberly A. Clausing - PB23-3 Economic sanctions against Russia: How effective? How durable?
by Jeffrey J. Schott - PB23-2 Multilateral development banks are key to unlocking low-carbon investments in developing economies
by Steven Fries - PB23-1 Will China's impending overhaul of its financial regulatory system make a difference?
by Martin Chorzempa & Nicolas Veron
2022
- PB22-17 Have trade agreements been bad for America?
by Alan Wm. Wolff & Robert Z. Lawrence & Gary Clyde Hufbauer - PB22-16 Building downstream capacity for critical minerals in Africa: Challenges and opportunities
by Cullen S. Hendrix - PB22-15 How to save the WTO with more flexible trading rules
by Robert Z. Lawrence - PB22-14 EU carbon border adjustment mechanism faces many challenges
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Jeffrey J. Schott & Megan Hogan & Jisun Kim - PB22-13 CHIPS Act will spur US production but not foreclose China
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Megan Hogan - PB22-12 Soaring demand is driving double-digit import price inflation in the United States
by Caroline Freund - PB22-11 Corruption risks loom large over financing of green infrastructure
by Creon Butler & Sean Hagan & Dominic Martin - PB22-10 Is South Korea vulnerable to EU and US carbon border restrictions?
by Jeffrey J. Schott & Megan Hogan - PB22-9 The online gig economy's impact is not as big as many thought
by Lee G. Branstetter - PB22-8 South Korea should prepare for its exposure to US-China technology tensions
by Mary E. Lovely & Abigail Dahlman - PB22-7 Bad news for the Fed from the Beveridge space
by Olivier J Blanchard & Alex Domash & Lawrence H. Summers - PB22-6 China's CPTPP bid spurs South Korea to act on Asia-Pacific trade pacts
by Jeffrey J. Schott - PB22-5 Fiscal support and monetary vigilance: Economic policy implications of the Russia-Ukraine war for the European Union
by Olivier J Blanchard & Jean Pisani-Ferry - PB22-4 For inflation relief, the United States should look to trade liberalization
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Megan Hogan & Yilin Wang - PB22-3 The case for a cautiously optimistic outlook for US inflation
by David Reifschneider & David Wilcox - PB22-2 The European Union renews its offensive against US technology firms
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Megan Hogan - PB22-1 Shift to renewable energy could be a mixed blessing for mineral exporters
by Cullen S. Hendrix
2021
- PB21-23 Can EU carbon border adjustment measures propel WTO climate talks?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Jisun Kim (POSCO Research Institute & Jeffrey J. Schott - PB21-22 Digital agreements: What's covered, what's possible
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Megan Hogan - PB21-21 An uneven global rebound will challenge emerging-market and developing economies
by Maurice Obstfeld - PB21-20 Climate policy is macroeconomic policy, and the implications will be significant
by Jean Pisani-Ferry - PB21-19 Another reason to raise the Fed's inflation target: An employment and output boom
by David Reifschneider & David Wilcox - PB21-18 Collateral benefits? South Korean exports to the United States and the US-China trade war
by Mary E. Lovely & David Xu & Yinhan Zhang - PB21-17 RCEP is not enough: South Korea also needs to join the CPTPP
by Jeffrey J. Schott - PB21-16 The Pandemic's Long Reach: South Korea's Fiscal and Fertility Outlook
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard - PB21-15 Health and economic outcomes in South Korea and the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic
by Euijin Jung & David Wilcox - PB21-14 Assessing potential economic policy responses to genocide in Xinjiang
by Cullen S. Hendrix & Marcus Noland - PB21-13 Can China blunt the impact of new US economic sanctions?
by Mary E. Lovely & Jeffrey J. Schott - PB21-12 Overheating debate: Why not in Japan?
by Egor Gornostay & Madi Sarsenbayev - PB21-11 Economic costs and benefits of accelerated COVID-19 vaccinations
by Joseph E. Gagnon & Steven Kamin & John Kearns - PB21-10 Improving China's participation in resolving developing-country debt problems
by Martin Chorzempa & Adnan Mazarei - PB21-9 Startups in the United States during the pandemic reflect some dynamism amid job losses
by Simeon Djankov & Eva (Yiwen) Zhang - PB21-8 The evolving gender gap in labor force participation during COVID-19
by Simeon Djankov & Eva (Yiwen) Zhang & Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg & Marie Hyland - PB21-7 Does the new fiscal consensus in advanced economies travel to emerging markets?
by Olivier J Blanchard & Josh Felman & Arvind Subramanian - PB21-6 The unappreciated trend toward unilateral trade liberalization
by Robert Z. Lawrence - PB21-5 Will industrial and agricultural subsidies ever be reformed?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer - PB21-4 Uncertain prospects for sovereign wealth funds of Gulf countries
by Julien Maire & Adnan Mazarei & Edwin M. Truman - PB21-3 Sovereign wealth funds are growing more slowly, and governance issues remain
by Julien Maire & Adnan Mazarei & Edwin M. Truman - PB21-2 Fiscal resiliency in a deeply uncertain world: The role of semiautonomous discretion
by Peter R. Orszag & Robert E. Rubin & Joseph E. Stiglitz - PB21-1 Raising a caution flag on US financial sanctions against China
by Jeffrey J. Schott
2020
- PB20-17 China's Financial Opening Accelerates
by Nicholas R. Lardy & Tianlei Huang - PB20-16 Using purchasing power parities to compare countries: Strengths and shortcomings
by Patrick Honohan - PB20-15 Taming the US trade deficit: A dollar policy for balanced growth
by Joseph E. Gagnon - PB20-14 Impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on individual mobility and the importance of socioeconomic factors
by Julien Maire - PB20-13 Sovereign debt relief in the global pandemic: Lessons from the 1980s
by Edwin M. Truman - PB20-12 Lebanon's monetary meltdown tests the limits of central banking
by Patrick Honohan & Adnan Mazarei - PB20-11 A possible IMF Pandemic Support Facility for emerging-market countries
by Matthew Fisher & Adnan Mazarei - PB20-10 US unemployment insurance in the pandemic and beyond
by Jason Furman - PB20-03 What US strategy gets wrong about China in Africa
by Cullen S. Hendrix - PB20-9 When more delivers less: Comparing the US and French COVID-19 crisis responses
by Jérémie Cohen-Setton & Jean Pisani-Ferry - PB20-8 A new policy toolkit is needed as countries exit COVID-19 lockdowns
by Olivier J Blanchard & Thomas Philippon & Jean Pisani-Ferry - PB20-7 Women scaling the corporate ladder: Progress steady but slow globally
by Soyoung Han & Marcus Noland - PB20-6 What might have been: Globalization on the medal stand at the Tokyo Olympics
by Soyoung Han & Marcus Noland - PB20-5 Reviving the potency of monetary policy with recession insurance bonds
by Julia Coronado & Simon Potter - PB20-4 Securing macroeconomic and monetary stability with a Federal Reserve–backed digital currency
by Julia Coronado & Simon Potter - PB20-2 Automatic stabilizers in a low-rate environment
by Olivier J Blanchard & Lawrence H. Summers - PB20-1 Developing Countries Can Help Restore the WTO's Dispute Settlement System
by Anabel González & Euijin Jung
2019
- PB19-19 The WTO’s Existential Crisis: How to Salvage Its Ability to Settle Trade Disputes
by Jeffrey J. Schott & Euijin Jung - PB19-18 Are Central Banks Out of Ammunition to Fight a Recession? Not Quite
by Joseph E. Gagnon & Christopher G. Collins - PB19-17 US-China Trade War: Both Countries Lose, World Markets Adjust, Others Gain
by Sherman Robinson & Karen Thierfelder - PB19-16 Average Inflation Targeting Would Be a Weak Tool for the Fed to Deal with Recession and Chronic Low Inflation
by David Reifschneider & David Wilcox - PB19-15 The Amazon Is a Carbon Bomb: How Can Brazil and the World Work Together to Avoid Setting It Off?
by Monica de Bolle - PB19-14 Global E-Commerce Talks Stumble on Data Issues, Privacy, and More
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Zhiyao (Lucy) Lu - PB19-13 Hyperinflation in Venezuela: A Stabilization Handbook
by Gonzalo Huertas - PB19-12 Chinese Investments in the US and EU Are Declining—for Similar Reasons
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard - PB19-11 China, Like the US, Faces Challenges in Achieving Inclusive Growth Through Manufacturing
by Robert Z. Lawrence - PB19-10 Keeping Up with the Future: Upgrading Forecasts of Political Instability and Geopolitical Risk
by Cullen S. Hendrix - PB19-9 The Rise of Global Innovation by US Multinationals Poses Risks and Opportunities
by Lee G. Branstetter & Britta Glennon & J. Bradford Jensen - PB19-8 Iran Has a Slow Motion Banking Crisis
by Adnan Mazarei - PB19-7 Fiscal Policy Options for Japan
by Olivier J Blanchard & Takeshi Tashiro - PB19-6 Efforts of Oil Exporters in the Middle East and North Africa to Diversify Away from Oil Have Fallen Short
by Adnan Mazarei - PB19-5 Survival of the International Monetary Fund and Global Economic Cooperation
by Edwin M. Truman - PB19-4 The Return of Economic Nationalism in Germany
by Jeromin Zettelmeyer - PB19-3 Opening Internet Monopolies to Competition with Data Sharing Mandates
by Claudia Biancotti & Paolo Ciocca - PB19-2 Public Debt: Fiscal and Welfare Costs in a Time of Low Interest Rates
by Olivier J Blanchard - PB19-1 China Should Join the New Trans-Pacific Partnership
by Peter A. Petri & Michael Plummer
2018
- PB18-25 A Better European Architecture to Fight Money Laundering
by Joshua Kirschenbaum & Nicolas Veron - PB18-24 Impact of Italy’s Draft Budget on Growth and Fiscal Solvency
by Olivier J Blanchard & Álvaro Leandro & Silvia Merler & Jeromin Zettelmeyer - PB18-23 What Might a Trump Withdrawal from the World Trade Organization Mean for US Tariffs?
by Chad P. Bown & Douglas Irwin - PB18-22 KORUS Amendments: Minor Adjustments Fixed What Trump Called "Horrible Trade Deal"
by Jeffrey J. Schott & Euijin Jung - PB18-21 China and the United States: Trade Conflict and Systemic Competition
by C. Fred Bergsten - PB18-20 Europe's Search for a Safe Asset
by Jeromin Zettelmeyer & Álvaro Leandro - PB18-19 QE: A User's Guide
by Joseph E. Gagnon & Brian Sack - PB18-18 Sector Gains Are Uneven under 2017 Tax Law
by Thomas Pellet - PB18-17 How the United States Should Confront China Without Threatening the Global Trading System
by Robert Z. Lawrence - PB18-16 Vehicular Assault: Proposed Auto Tariffs Will Hit American Car Buyers’ Wallets
by Mary E. Lovely & Jeremie Cohen-Setton & Euijin Jung - PB18-15 The European Union’s Proposed Digital Services Tax: A De Facto Tariff
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Zhiyao (Lucy) Lu - PB18-14 China’s Social Credit System: A Mark of Progress or a Threat to Privacy?
by Martin Chorzempa & Paul Triolo & Samm Sacks - PB18-13 China’s Forced Technology Transfer Problem—And What to Do About It
by Lee Branstetter - PB18-12 Trump Tariffs Primarily Hit Multinational Supply Chains, Harm US Technology Competitiveness
by Mary E. Lovely & Yang Liang - PB18-11 NAFTA Termination: Legal Process in Canada and Mexico
by Tetyana Payosova & Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Euijin Jung - PB18-10 How to Solve the Greek Debt Problem
by Jeromin Zettelmeyer & Emilios Avgouleas & Barry Eichengreen & Miguel Poiares Maduro & Ugo Panizza & Richard Portes & Beatrice Weder di Mauro & Charles Wyplosz - PB18-9 IMF Quota and Governance Reform Once Again
by Edwin M. Truman - PB18-8 The Case for Raising de minimis Thresholds in NAFTA 2.0
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Zhiyao (Lucy) Lu & Euijin Jung - PB18-7 Can a Country Save Too Much? The Case of Norway
by Joseph E. Gagnon - PB18-6 Five Reasons Why the Focus on Trade Deficits Is Misleading
by Robert Z. Lawrence - PB18-5 The Dispute Settlement Crisis in the World Trade Organization: Causes and Cures
by Tetyana Payosova & Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Jeffrey J. Schott - PB18-4 Why Has the Stock Market Risen So Much Since the US Presidential Election?
by Olivier J Blanchard & Christopher G. Collins & Mohammad R. Jahan-Parvar & Thomas Pellet & Beth Anne Wilson - PB18-3 The New Tax Law’s Impact on Inequality: Minor but Worse if Accompanied by Regressive Spending Cuts
by William R. Cline - PB18-2 Earmarked Revenues: How the European Union Can Learn from US Budgeting Experience
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard - PB18-1 China Needs Better Credit Data to Help Consumers
by Martin Chorzempa
2017
- PB17-31 Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates, November 2017
by William R. Cline - PB17-30 Will Corporate Tax Cuts Cause a Large Increase in Wages?
by William R. Cline - PB17-29 United States Is Outlier in Tax Trends in Advanced and Large Emerging Economies
by Simeon Djankov - PB17-28 Tax Overhaul Risks Making the US Tax and Transfer System (Even) More Regressive
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard - PB17-27 Will Rising Interest Rates Lead to Fiscal Crises?
by Olivier J Blanchard & Jeromin Zettelmeyer - PB17-26 The Case for an American Productivity Revival
by Lee Branstetter & Daniel Sichel - PB17-24 Agriculture in the NAFTA Renegotiation
by Cullen S. Hendrix - PB17-23 Trade Balances and the NAFTA Renegotiation
by C. Fred Bergsten - PB17-22 NAFTA Renegotiation: US Offensive and Defensive Interests vis-à-vis Canada
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Euijin Jung - PB17-21 Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Solar: Trump's Stealth Trade Protection
by Chad P. Bown - PB17-20 The Financial Stability Oversight Council: An Essential Role for the Evolving US Financial System
by Simon Johnson & Antonio Weiss - PB17-19 Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates, May 2017
by William R. Cline - PB17-18 Governance and Ownership of Significant Euro Area Banks
by Nicolas Veron - PB17-17 How to Make Immigration the Bridge to an Orderly and Timely Brexit
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard - PB17-16 The Payoff to America from Globalization: A Fresh Look with a Focus on Costs to Workers
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Zhiyao (Lucy) Lu - PB17-15 G-7 Economic Cooperation in the Trump Era
by Jeromin Zettelmeyer & Edwin M. Truman & C. Fred Bergsten - PB17-14 Corporate Tax Cuts: Examining the Record in Other Countries
by Simeon Djankov - PB17-13 Do Digital Currencies Pose a Threat to Sovereign Currencies and Central Banks?
by Daniel Heller - PB17-12 Race to the Top: The Case for the Financial Stability Board
by Nathan Sheets - PB17-11 Will the Proposed US Border Tax Provoke WTO Retaliation from Trading Partners?
by Chad P. Bown - PB17-10 International Financial Cooperation Benefits the United States
by Edwin M. Truman - PB17-9 The City of London after Brexit
by Simeon Djankov - PB17-8 Making the Best of Brexit for the EU-27 Financial System
by André Sapir & Dirk Schoenmaker & Nicolas Veron - PB17-7 US Trade Policy Options in the Pacific Basin: Bigger Is Better
by Jeffrey J. Schott - PB17-6 Short-Run Effects of Lower Productivity Growth: A Twist on the Secular Stagnation Hypothesis
by Olivier Blanchard & Guido Lorenzoni & Jean Paul L'Huillier - PB17-5 Against the Wind: China's Struggle to Integrate Wind Energy into Its National Grid
by Long Lam & Lee Branstetter & Ines M. L. Azevedo - PB17-4 The Ryan-Brady Cash Flow Tax: Disguised Protection, Exaggerated Revenue, and Increased Inequality
by William R. Cline - PB17-3 Border Tax Adjustments: Assessing Risks and Rewards
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Zhiyao (Lucy) Lu - PB17-2 Lessons for US Business Tax Reform from International Tax Rates
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Zhiyao (Lucy) Lu - PB17-1 Management and Resolution of Banking Crises: Lessons from Recent European Experience
by Patrick Honohan
2016
- PB16-24 Should the United States Recognize China as a Market Economy?
by Chad P. Bown - PB16-23 The US Export-Import Bank Stimulates Exports
by Caroline - PB16-22 Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates, November 2016
by William R. Cline - PB16-21 Making US Trade and Investment Policies Work for Global Development
by Robert Z. Lawrence & Terra Lawson-Remer - PB16-20 Protectionism in the 2016 Election: Causes and Consequences, Truths and Fictions
by Cullen S. Hendrix - PB16-19 Systemic Implications of Problems at a Major European Bank
by William R. Cline - PB16-18 Uneven Progress on Sovereign Wealth Fund Transparency and Accountability
by Sarah E. Stone & Edwin M. Truman - PB16-17 What Does Measured FDI Actually Measure?
by Olivier Blanchard & Julien Acalin - PB16-16 Apple’s Tax Dispute With Europe and the Need for Reform
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Zhiyao Lu - PB16-15 Increased Trade: A Key to Improving Productivity
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Zhiyao Lu - PB16-14 The State of Advanced Economies and Related Policy Debates: A Fall 2016 Assessment
by Olivier J. Blanchard - PB16-13 The IMF and Euro Area Crises: Review of a Report from the Independent Evaluation Office
by Edwin M. Truman - PB16-12 The US-EU Privacy Shield Pact: A Work in Progress
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Euijin Jung - PB16-11 Do DSGE Models Have a Future?
by Olivier Blanchard - PB16-10 Reducing Government Debt Ratios in an Era of Low Growth
by Paolo Mauro & Jan Zilinsky - PB16-9 Converging on the Medal Stand: Rio 2016 Olympic Forecasts
by Marcus Noland - PB16-8 Implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership for the World Trading System
by Jeffrey J. Schott & Cathleen Cimino-Isaacs & Euijin Jung - PB16-7 Enhancing Export Opportunities for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
by Caroline Freund & Gary Clyde Hufbauer & Euijin Jung - PB16-6 Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates, May 2016
by William R. Cline - PB16-5 How Offshoring and Global Supply Chains Enhance the US Economy
by Theodore H. Moran & Lindsay Oldenski - PB16-4 Quantitative Easing: An Underappreciated Success
by Joseph E. Gagnon - PB16-3 Breaking the Link between Housing Cycles, Banking Crises, and Recession
by Avinash D. Persaud - PB16-2 The Case for Growth-Indexed Bonds in Advanced Economies Today
by Olivier J. Blanchard & Paolo Mauro & Julien Acalin - PB16-1 The US Phillips Curve: Back to the 60s?
by Olivier J. Blanchard
2015
- PB15-24 An Assessment of the Korea-China Free Trade Agreement
by Jeffrey J. Schott & Euijin Jung & Cathleen Cimino - PB15-23 Toward a European Migration and Mobility Union
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard - PB15-22 Pitching a Level Playing Field: Women and Leadership in Sports
by Barbara Kotschwar & Tyler Moran - PB15-21 World on the Move: The Changing Global Income Distribution and Its Implications for Consumption Patterns and Public Policies
by Tomas Hellebrandt & Paolo Mauro - PB15-20 Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates, November 2015
by William R. Cline - PB15-19 Stability Bonds for the Euro Area
by Angel Ubide - PB15-18 Russia's Economy under Putin: From Crony Capitalism to State Capitalism
by Simeon Djankov - PB15-17 Chinese Investment and CFIUS: Time for an Updated (and Revised) Perspective
by Theodore H. Moran - PB15-16 Do Public Development Banks Hurt Growth? Evidence from Brazil
by Monica de Bolle - PB15-15 Fiscal Tightening and Economic Growth: Exploring Cross-Country Correlations
by Paolo Mauro & Jan Zilinsky - PB15-14 Reshoring by US Firms: What Do the Data Say?
by Lindsay Oldenski - PB15-13 Korea and the TPP: The Inevitable Partnership
by Jeffrey J. Schott - PB15-12 From Populist Destabilization to Reform and Possible Debt Relief in Greece
by William R. Cline - PB15-11 Hungary under Orbán: Can Central Planning Revive Its Economy?
by Simeon Djankov