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Gail D. Fosler:Addressing Global Agreements in Digital TradeThe failure of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and indefinite suspension of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) marked the death knell of large complex multilateral trade and investment agreements. |
Tue, Jun 26, 2018 | Bretton Woods Committee |
William Rhodes and John Lipsky:Act now to prevent a new sovereign debt crisis in the developing worldSince late February, the world’s attention has been focused on Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. However, some of the most damaging economic and financial impacts of this act of aggression will be felt by non oil-exporting developing economies in Africa, Asia and Latin America. |
Wed, Mar 23, 2022 | Financial Times
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Mark Sobel:A U.S. Call for Modest IMF Gold Sales to Help Africa"Modest IMF gold sales to help Sub-Saharan African nations and low-income countries could strongly bolster the IMF’s global role and benefit not only these countries, but also U.S. national interests," writes BWC member Mark Sobel. "On the heels of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the United States should lead an international effort to sell modest amounts of IMF gold for LICs." |
Fri, Jan 13, 2023 | Center for Strategic and International Studies |
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Meg Lundsager:A Stronger IMF Will Bolster the US RecoveryAll indications are that global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be a daunting challenge. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is already stepping up to help emerging markets and developing countries by approving several emergency loans. |
Sun, Apr 12, 2020 | The Hill
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Clay Lowery and Kevin Wolf:A rare, nonpartisan good news story in WashingtonOne of the government’s most important obligations is to protect our national security. Getting the details right for how to do so often leads to debate and disagreement, as it should. Unfortunately, such discussions can devolve into partisan acrimony. |
Wed, Aug 15, 2018 | The Hill
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Warren Coats:A proposal for the Fed’s balance sheetTo save financial institutions from the collapse that threatened them after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, the Federal Reserve purchased government securities and Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) sufficient to increase the size of its asset holdings from $0.9 trillion to $4.5 trillion by the end of 2014. |
Sat, Jul 14, 2018 | Warren’s space |
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Paul J. Sheard:A More Robust Macroeconomic Policy Framework Is NeededThe COVID-19-triggered economic shutdown has precipitated the second collapse in economic activity and surge in unemployment in 12 years. |
Mon, Dec 21, 2020 | Foreign Policy Association
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Mohamed El-Erian:A Divided Electorate Spells Trouble for the US EconomyIn the wake of the US presidential vote, there are three things that are clear at this stage that spell trouble for the US economy, and well beyond that. |
Wed, Nov 4, 2020 | Financial Times
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Beverly Barrett:A Call for Institutional EntrepreneurshipBeverly Barrett, PhD is policy program advisor and economics faculty at the University of St. Thomas, Houston. Dr. Barrett is the author of Globalization and Change in Higher Education: The Political Economy of Policy Reform in Europe (Palgrave Macmillan). You may email her at [email protected]. This blog is a part of special series on the coronavirus. |
Wed, Apr 8, 2020 | Bretton Woods Committee |
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Mauro F. Guillen:2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of EverythingThe world is changing drastically before our eyes—will you be prepared for what comes next? A groundbreaking analysis from one of the world's foremost experts on global trends, including analysis on how COVID-19 will amplify and accelerate each of these changes. |
Tue, Aug 25, 2020 | St. Martins Press
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