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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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September 7, 2006
China
Tyler Cowen apparently did not read my China testimony! The RMB’s value does influence trade flows
The New York Times’ conservative columnists certainly know how to get my blood boiling. David Brooks, among other things, apparently thinks the key to a hedge fund salary is good people skills – not…
November 5, 2007
China
Inflation in China?
michael pettisIt’s always a pleasure to be asked to guest-blog for such a much-admired and widely-read blog. In about an hour I will be meeting up with Brad here in lovely smog-free Beijing (sick jo…
December 5, 2007
China
Competition — and coordination — within the Chinese state as China goes forth
Today’s Financial Times has an important article by Geoff Dyer and Sundeep Tucker examining the overseas expansion of Chinese companies in general, and Chinese state companies in particular. It is a…
March 17, 2008
World Growth Can No Longer Explain Soaring Commodity Prices.
Jeffrey FrankelNote: This post is from Jeffrey Frankel not Brad Setser. It is hard to remember now, but mineral and agricultural commodities were considered passé less than ten years ago. Anyone who …
March 18, 2008
Falling Interest Rates Explain Rising Commodity Prices
Jeffrey FrankelNote: this post is from Jeffrey Frankel filling in for Brad Setser If strong economic growth is not the explanation for the large increases since 2001 in prices of virtually all mine…
