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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 2, 2013
United States
Heidi Crebo-Rediker, Former State Department Chief Economist, Joins CFR as Senior Fellow
Heidi Crebo-Rediker, former chief economist at the U.S. Department of State, has joined the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) as a senior fellow. Her work will focus on the role of economics in U.S…
January 22, 2024
Trade
The Curse of Nostalgia: Industrial Policy in the United States
A critical look at the past and present of industrial policy shows that its recent popularity is not only misguided, but is likely to have negative economic and geopolitical consequences for the Unit…
February 15, 2006
United States
Testimony of Douglas Holtz-Eakin before the Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives [Prepared Remarks]
Chairman Nussle, Ranking Member Spratt and members of the Committee, I am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss the topic of mandatory spending in the federal budget. In my remarks, I wish to ma…
February 14, 2024
Nigeria
Nagging Constraints to Democratic Stability and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria
Nagging Constraints to Democratic Stability and Economic Prosperity in Nigeria Prepared statement by Ebenezer Obadare Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies Council on Foreign Re…
November 14, 2005
United States
Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin Selected to Head the Council’s Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies and to Hold the Paul A. Volcker Chair in International Economics
November 14, 2005—Council President Richard N. Haass has named Douglas Holtz-Eakin, current director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the new director of the Council’s Maurice R. Greenberg C…
February 6, 2014
Global
Can Bitcoin Go Mainstream?
Despite being criticized by many economists as being inherently deflationary and eyed with suspicion by government financial regulators, Bitcoin continues to grow in popularity. Gavin Andresen from t…
