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Climate Change, Trade, and Competitiveness: Is a Collision Inevitable?

Brookings Trade Forum 2008/2009

2009, Isaac Sorkin and Lael Brainard, eds.

Brazil as an Economic Superpower?

Understanding Brazil's Changing Role in the Global Economy

2009, Lael Brainard and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, eds.

Climate Change and Global Poverty

A Billion Lives in the Balance?

2009, Lael Brainard, Abigail Jones and Nigel Purvis, eds.

The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Africa

February 13, 2009

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Global Perspectives on the U.S. Financial Crisis

October 10, 2008

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A Blueprint for Reforming India’s Financial System

September 12, 2008

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The 9/11 Development Imperative

September 11, 2008, Lael Brainard and Noam Unger

Balancing Climate Change and Global Development

August 2008, Lael Brainard and Nigel Purvis

Development in the Balance: How Will the World’s Poor Cope with Climate Change?

August 1, 2008

Global Development 2.0

Can Philanthropists, the Public, and the Poor Make Poverty History?

2008, Derek Chollet and Lael Brainard, eds.

Considering the Global Economy and Development in National Security

July 2008, Lael Brainard

Strategic Leadership: Framework for a 21st Century National Security Strategy

July 2008, Ivo H. Daalder and Lael Brainard

Perspectives on the Global Economic Landscape

July 22, 2008

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U.S. Foreign Assistance: Reform to Lead in the 21st Century

June 16, 2008, Lael Brainard and Noam Unger

U.S. Foreign Assistance for the 21st Century

June 10, 2008

America's Trade Agenda: Examining the Trade Enforcement Act of 2007

May 22, 2008, Lael Brainard

Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Social Policy, Informality and Economic Growth in Mexico

May 13, 2008

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Brazil As An Economic Superpower? Understanding Brazil’s Changing Role In The Global Economy

April 28, 2008

U.S. Foreign Assistance: Advancing National Security, Interests, and Values

April 23, 2008, Lael Brainard

Common Wealth: Economic Possibilities for a Crowded Planet

April 22, 2008

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The Housing Crisis and Lessons for Monetary Policy

April 21, 2008

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Economic Growth Strategies for Developing Countries in an Era of Global Uncertainty

April 14, 2008

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New Economy Safety Net: A Proposal to Enhance Worker Adjustment Programs

Spring 2008, Lael Brainard

Brookings Blum Roundtable 2007: Making Poverty History?

February 2008, Lael Brainard and Vinca LaFleur

U.S. Foreign Assistance: Reinventing Aid for the 21st Century

January 23, 2008, Lael Brainard