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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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February 19, 2009
Financial Markets
A New Information Infrastructure for Financial Markets
Overview Information about prices and quantities of assets lies at the heart of well-functioning capital markets. In the current financial crisis, it has become clear that many important actors—bo…
April 29, 2009
Financial Markets
A Systemic Regulator for Financial Markets
Overview Financial regulations in almost all countries are designed to ensure the soundness of individual institutions, principally commercial banks, against the risk of loss on their assets. This…
October 28, 1999
Financial Markets
The American Stock Market as a Financial Risk
Overview Developed nation policymakers will not likely have to deal with a US stock market decline that precipitates a global downturn. Most likely, guided by active, informed markets and sound go…
September 10, 2009
Financial Markets
The Global Finance Regime
This page is part of the Global Governance Monitor. Scope of the Challenge For twenty-five years, globalization produced unprecedented levels of both economic growth and economic risk. Financia…
November 16, 2011
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
Quarterly Update: BRIC Financial Holdings
Since our August update, the eurozone crisis and poor global growth have fueled investor flight to dollars, despite the recent downgrading of the U.S. credit rating. As fund managers have moved money…