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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 18, 2006
Monetary Policy
The impact of central bank demand on US bond yields.
In late 2004 and early 2005, Nouriel and I estimated that the actions of foreign central banks might be holding US yields down by as much as 200 bp. That estimate found its way into Pam Woodall’s Eco…
December 15, 2022
Energy and Environment
Deadly Droughts: Adapting to a Drier World
Several regions across the world are experiencing their worst droughts in decades, if not centuries. Crops are failing, exacerbating the global food crisis, and rivers that serve as vital shipping ar…
August 23, 2006
Iran
Levi: Iranian Nuclear Response Seems ‘Compromise’ among Factions
Michael A. Levi, a CFR expert on nuclear issues, says Iran’s response to the Security Council’s demand to halt its nuclear processing in return for concessions appears to be a compromise between hard…
April 24, 2010
Climate Change
Carbon Pricing or R&D? A New Economics Paper Says Both
Daron Acemoglu, Philippe Aghion, and two of their colleagues (MIT and Harvard) posted a fascinating working paper last October that hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves in the policy world. (After…
December 9, 2016
Elections and Voting
Ten Elections to Watch in 2017
Numerous countries will hold elections in 2017. Here are ten to watch.
