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November 12, 2004

Capital Flows
Geopolitics of a new G-7

There is a growing sense that the G-7 no longer is the right grouping for discussing today’s major international macroeconomic issues. It is hard to see, for example, how you can discuss "global reb…

January 8, 2008

Monetary Policy
The end of the United States exorbitant privilege?

There is a lot of angst right now about the dollar, and specifically about the dollar’s ability to remain the leading global reserve currency. Look at the FT leader at the end of 2007, or Daniel…

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January 18, 2009

Monetary Policy
Worry about a fall in China’s demand for the world’s goods, not a fall in China’s demand for Treasuries

Last week, Sam Jones of FT’s Alphaville wrote: If the Chinese economy collapses, or even slows dramatically, then the raison d’etre for the country’s huge FX reserves - as a sterilisation measure to…

August 18, 2009

Immigration and Migration
What to Read on Mexican Politics

What are the 6 books you find most useful in thinking about Mexican politics? Foreign Affairs asked me for my list. I’d be interested in yours…

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September 15, 2010

China
Struggles with the Software

Whenever I am confronted with some new press report about how rapidly Chinese science and technology is growing, my first reaction is usually, "yes, but..." The "but" almost always revolves around w…

Struggles with the Software