Geoeconomics
Benn Steil's column in Dow Jones' Financial News, co-authored with Dinah Walker, shows why last March's Greek debt restructuring left Greece in poor shape to avoid financial collapse
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Peter Orszag explains how globalization is lowering effective corporate tax rates and making it harder for Republicans and Democrats to agree on what tax reforms are needed.
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Peter Orszag argues that aggressive action to continue recent slowing in health-care cost growth can help to stabilize the U.S. fiscal trajectory and increase take-home pay.
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Michael Spence describes how technological progress affects employment and why policymakers should increase investment in education and skills to help workers adapt.
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Peter Orszag outlines the obstacles that China faces on the road to becoming a high-income country and explains why other nations should take note.
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The founding father of modern Singapore answers the toughest questions that matter most to thoughtful Americans weighing the challenges of the next quarter century.
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Sebastian Mallaby comes down in favor of Ben Bernanke's latest gamble as Fed chairman.
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Peter Orszag explains why Build America Bonds could become victims of the fiscal cliff and why they should be saved.
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Sebastian Mallaby argues that Europe's future is looking frighteningly like Japan's past.
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News, speeches, data, economic organizations and government agencies, research guides and resources related to corruption, labor, and trade.
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Peter Orszag writes that reaching a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff will require Republicans and Democrats to be more flexible about the positions they have staked out over tax and entitlement reforms.
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Sebastian Mallaby argues that microeconomic struggles are tarnishing the macroeconomic success of the BRICs.
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Peter Orszag writes that vague, simplistic strategies to limit tax deductions will lose their appeal as the legislative process exposes their flaws.
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Sebastian Mallaby argues that President Obama will be unable to stabilize the U.S. debt over the long term without addressing the problem of ballooning health and pension costs.
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Sebastian Mallaby argues that Spain is unlikely to get control of its debt dynamics without more aggressive action from European leaders.
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Michael Spence explains what China's leadership can learn from Singapore about formulating a growth strategy that is inclusive, stable, and sustainable.
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Peter Orszag explains how the transition of Chinese workers from farms to factories has a large role to play in determining the growth rate of the Chinese economy.
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Sebastian Mallaby argues that the European Central Bank should embrace a weighted-vote governance structure in its plans for a new bank supervisory board.
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Michael Spence writes that Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath have highlighted the need for greater investment in critical infrastructure to minimize economic disruption after a disaster.
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Sebastian Mallaby considers how economic forecasters should adapt their methods to reflect today's high levels of policy uncertainty.
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