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June 11, 2008

Capital Flows
Global FDI Policy

Overview Foreign investment has been a principal engine of global economic growth in recent years. Foreign investment, though, is not immune to the sort of resistance that we are seeing wi…

Council Special Report by David M. Marchick and Matthew J. Slaughter Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

September 30, 2005

Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Getting Serious About the Twin Deficits

Overview Twenty years ago, the United States was the world’s largest creditor nation, unsurpassed in its ownership of assets outside of its borders, even after deducting what foreigners owned insi…

Council Special Report by Menzie D. Chinn Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

April 2, 2007

Immigration and Migration
The Economic Logic of Illegal Immigration

Overview Immigration reform is one of the most divisive issues confronting U.S. policymakers. The rise in the number of illegal immigrants in the United States over the past ten years—from five…

Council Special Report by Gordon H. Hanson Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

June 22, 2007

Labor and Employment
The Case for Wage Insurance

Overview The openness of the United States to trade and technological innovation, as well as the flexibility of its labor market, has fueled impressive growth. In such an economy, workers are…

Council Special Report by Robert J. LaLonde Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

November 15, 2006

Intellectual Property
Reforming U.S. Patent Policy

Overview The conversation on American competitiveness is often intertwined with the conversation on innovation. The liberalization of trade and the increasing influence of emerging markets such…

Council Special Report by Keith E. Maskus Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies