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With federal health care spending projected to increase significantly more than Social Security spending over the next several decades, CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow Peter Orszag argues in a Financial Times op-ed that taming the growth of health care costs is not only central to solving America's long-term fiscal problems, but also the best hope for cushioning workers from the effects of globalization. Read the Op-Ed » |
Adapting to a Global Economy Technology Brings Employment Challenges In his Project Syndicate column, CFR Distinguished Visiting Fellow A. Michael Spence says technology-driven globalization has created employment challenges, but there are ways for policymakers to boost competitiveness. Read the Column » Spreading the Gains of Globalization In a Renewing America blog post, CFR Senior Fellow Edward Alden laments how difficult it has become to assist displaced American workers when globalization's beneficiaries show little interest in providing compensation. Read the Blog Post » Industry and Energy American Manufacturing Is on the Move CFR Senior Fellow Sebastian Mallaby argues in his Financial Times column that although it will not solve all U.S. economic woes, a manufacturing renaissance is both possible and desirable. Read the Column » Using Natural Gas as a Bridge Fuel Much of the buzz surrounding the natural gas boom has focused on its implications for American manufacturing, but in a new paper for the journal Climatic Change, CFR Senior Fellow Michael Levi explores the implications for climate change when natural gas is used as a "bridge" to smooth the world's transition away from coal energy. Read the Paper » Dealing with Debt The Fiscal Cliff Is a Greek Tragedy, Not a U.S. One CFR Senior Fellow Benn Steil's column in Dow Jones's Financial News, coauthored with CFR Analyst Dinah Walker, illustrates why last March's Greek debt restructuring left Greece in poor shape to avoid financial collapse. Read the Column » Don’t Draw the Wrong Lessons From Argentina’s Debt Mess In a Macro and Markets blog post, CFR Senior Fellow Robert Kahn says Argentina's troubles with holdout creditors do not convince him that a new formal process is needed to manage sovereign debt restructurings. Read the Blog Post »
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Chart Book: Foreign Ownership of U.S. Assets CFR Analyst Dinah Walker's latest update to this chart book shows that foreign ownership of U.S. assets grew at the same rate as U.S. GDP in the last quarter. See the Chart Book »
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