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U.S. officials recently launched an interagency effort to promote efficient and effective international trade regulations. In a new Policy Innovation Memorandum, CFR Senior Fellow Thomas J. Bollyky outlines how this effort can advance U.S. trade goals, protect U.S. consumers, and boost the prospects of developing economies at a time when supply chains are becoming increasingly global. Read the Memo » |
Saving the Euro Europe's Optional Catastrophe In the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, CFR Senior Fellow Sebastian Mallaby writes that a eurozone disintegration is avoidable if Germany moves beyond its fixation on deficits to embrace debt relief and banking reform. Read the Article » Clarity About Austerity CFR Distinguished Visiting Fellow Michael Spence argues that much of the furor over austerity misses the fact that deficit reduction is only one step on the road to restoring competitiveness, employment, and growth. Read More » Building Better Banks Unfinished Business in Financial Reform In the most recent issue of International Finance, edited by CFR Senior Fellow Benn Steil, Paul Volcker argues for deeper efforts to make the international financial system less prone to crisis. Read the PDF » Somber Spanish Lessons on Fighting Credit Bubbles CFR senior fellow Sebastian Mallaby cites the Spanish experience with countercyclical capital buffers to stress that such reforms can only be as robust as the authorities who implement them. Read More » Emissions and Omissions Natural-Gas Cars Can Drive Us Toward a Better Economy CFR Adjunct Senior Fellow Peter R. Orszag explains how tax incentives to expand the use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel could save Americans money, create jobs, and reduce oil dependence. Read More » Rio's Unsustainable Nonsense CFR Senior Fellow Jagdish Bhagwati laments the lack of practicality in the sustainable development goals pursued by delegates to the United Nations' Rio+20 conference. Read More »
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It's the Jobs, Stupid High unemployment matters more to consumer confidence than high gas prices. The latest Geo-Graphic shows why this could spell trouble for President Obama at the ballot box. Read the Blog »
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