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October 2013 Update to TIGER: Tracking Indexes for the Global Economic Recovery

October 2013, Eswar Prasad, Karim Foda and Arnav Sahu

In the latest Brookings-FT TIGER index, Eswar Prasad, Karim Foda and Arnav Sahu report that the global economic recovery is back on track, but remains vulnerable following the weak labor market performance and mixed financial conditions.

Time to Compromise? How Republicans and Democrats View the Government Shutdown

October 3, 2013, William A. Galston

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Taiwan

Taiwan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: The Political Dimension

October 2013, Richard C. Bush III

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Job Creation

Unemployment Likely To Fall to 7.2% in September, With Smaller Gains Going Forward

October 3, 2013, Regis Barnichon

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The Federal Budget

Metros Don't Shut Down: America's Metropolitan Areas Move Forward Amid Government Shutdown

October 3, 2013, David Jackson

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China

China's Economic Rebalancing and Lessons from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

October 2, 2013, David Dollar

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Immigration

What Percentage of U.S. Population Is Foreign Born?

October 3, 2013, Fred Dews

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Today's Budget Impasse Is Much More Dangerous Than '95

October 7, 2013, Alice M. Rivlin
The Arab Awakening and Middle East Unrest
The Arab Leaders 'Class of 1999'

October 7, 2013, Salman Shaikh
U.S. Congress
GOP House can't claim to speak for America

October 7, 2013, Thomas E. Mann
Syria
Syrian Displacement Set To Become Aggravated

October 7, 2013, Kemal Kirişci and Ali E. Erol
Iran
What to Read on Iran this Week: Phone Diplomacy and Israel's Take on Iran

October 5, 2013, Mehrun Etebari
Education
Higher Education Today: Innovative Approaches for College Financing

October 4, 2013, Melissa Kearney and Benjamin Harris, The Hamilton Project
Manufacturing
Drive! Moving Tennessee's Automotive Sector Up the Value Chain

October 4, 2013, Mark Muro, Scott Andes, Kenan Fikri, Martha Ross, Jessica Lee, Neil G. Ruiz and Nick Marchio
Iran
Iran Press Report: Reactions to Rouhani's Phone Call with Obama

October 4, 2013, Mehrun Etebari
U.S. Congress
Congress, the Affordable Care Act, and the Myth of the 'Exemption'

October 4, 2013, John Hudak
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The global economic recovery is back on track, although slow & unsteady. @EswarSPrasad explains updated TIGER Index: http://t.co/SA0xFLgbkA

Oct 07
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RT @MarketplaceAPM: What happens when we miss out on a jobs report? http://t.co/lB34izVmhi @justinwolfers

Oct 07
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Read Tom Mann's @CNN op-ed on why GOP House can't claim to speak for America: http://t.co/YZbNfscMwG

Oct 07
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.@KQEDForum talks shutdown w/ Tom Mann from @BrookingsGS, @juliehdavis, & @HooverInst's Bill Whalen. Listen live: http://t.co/5LJvfzLESG

Oct 07
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Tennessee’s auto industry has led the state’s post-recession recovery: http://t.co/eYemHlMY14 #TNauto

Oct 07
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Outside Washington, metro leaders—public, civic & private—are continuing to move the economy forward: http://t.co/WNjv6VwPuI

Oct 07
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.@JohnJHudak explains why the Vitter Amendment to #ACA can have serious, negative effects on government: http://t.co/qmKHNnJEw5

Oct 07
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RT @justinwolfers: Probably my clearest attempt yet at explaining debt ceiling madness, on last night's @abc730 with @leighsales. http://t.co/gpcai5eEpp

Oct 07
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"Republicans should turn their attention to fiscal policy, which is more negotiable—and more relevant..." http://t.co/Itl3iSqrOl

Oct 07
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@WomenThrive Thanks for sharing it!

Oct 07
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Could the discharge rule could be used to override the Hastert Rule and end the shutdown? http://t.co/12IwBPC4D2

Oct 07
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RT @BrookingsMetro: The Metropolitan Revolution, "an important new book" - @MikeBloomberg http://t.co/93WPtscd8L #metrorev #citylab

Oct 07
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"The federal government has literally left the building. Cities are stepping up." Watch @bruce_katz at #CityLab: http://t.co/UvuechRHmI

Oct 07
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A call for innovation in Philadelphia, from @bruce_katz & @JBradley_DC: http://t.co/NRlFLvZaVe

Oct 07
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RT @bruce_katz: My #CityLab econ dev panel w/@Richard_Florida, @ccoletta, @RobertKSteel & Mayor Dean starts at 9:40 EST. Watch live: http://t.co/LOPcLgQnEC

Oct 07
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RT @USATODAY: U.S. raids risky, but yield valuable intelligence http://t.co/Q4kDkOSzzd

Oct 07
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We didn't see a jobs report last week, but here's the closest substitute: http://t.co/5zbtiq634F

Oct 07
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Emerging countries’ prospects will be topic of heated debate at upcoming World Bank/IMF meetings, says @Kemal_Dervis: http://t.co/qDnwhgPo0a

Oct 07
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RT @BrookingsEcon: Is our persistent high unemployment now structural or still connected to business cycle demands? http://t.co/qnSriyLqD4

Oct 07
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5 steps Taiwan could take to become a member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership: http://t.co/UtnbH8F1ZC

Oct 07

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Metros Don't Shut Down: America's Metropolitan Areas Move Forward Amid Government Shutdown

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