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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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April 24, 2006
RGE pays my salary, not the IIE — and I am not exactly a true believer in dark matter
Patrick Smith seems to be based in Hong Kong, so I guess I can forgive him for thinking I work for the IIE (the Institute for International Economics). The IIE is a great place, but they , alas, don…
May 7, 2006
United States
Searching for the origins of dark matter
Hausmann and Sturzenegger, if nothing else, have spurred a lot of work with a catchy title and a bit of clever accounting. We now know that:Dark matter stems more from low (reported) returns on forei…
May 18, 2006
United States
If Zambia can create assets that appeal to US investors …
It seems like some investors in the US are dabbling in Zambian t-bills. Or at least were until a few days ago. The flow of private money from the US to many emerging economies is one reason why I …
May 30, 2006
China
China probably holds over 70% of its reserves in dollars
Or, rather, it almost certainly held at least 70% of its reserves in in June 2005. At the end of June 2005, China’s reserves – counting reserves transferred to the state banks – were around $770b. …
June 14, 2006
United States
Disappearing Debt
I have already commented extensively on Daniel Gros’ argument that the US balance of payments data seems to suggest that US firms reinvest a lot of their overseas earnings, while foreign firms reinve…