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The United States After the Great Recession: The Challenge of Sustainable Growth

February 2013, Joshua Meltzer, David Steven and Claire Langley

There has been huge liquidity pumped into the system, but only a fraction translates [into economic support for businesses and households in the United States, Japan, Britain and the euro zone.]

February 14, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Washington Post

In my view, the U.S. middle class is basically stagnant. There are some people in the U.S. middle class who are doing quite well, and are graduating to become rich. And there are other people who are doing much less well, and they are falling out of the middle class.

October 24, 2012, Homi Kharas, Global Post

How We're Doing Ahead of the Presidential Election

August 26, 2012, Ted Gayer, Domenico Lombardi and Darrell M. West

Perspectives on the Global Economy from G-20 Countries

June 5, 2012, Kemal Derviş and Homi Kharas

The State of the Global Economy: A Conversation with Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner

April 18, 2012

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A Game of Free Trade Catch-Up

March 16, 2012, Joshua Meltzer

State of the Union 2012: Politics and Policy

January 25, 2012

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The Tenth "How We're Doing" Index

November 13, 2011, Domenico Lombardi

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How We’re Doing as Europe Falters

November 13, 2011, Alan Berube and Domenico Lombardi

Web Chat: Will the Chaos in Greece and the Eurozone Hamper the U.S. Recovery?

November 9, 2011, Domenico Lombardi

@ Brookings Podcast: China’s Currency Policy

October 14, 2011, Kenneth G. Lieberthal

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Unexpected East Coast Earthquake Spurs U.S. Stock Market Rally: Add to the List of Ridiculous Political Economic Statements?

August 24, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann

What the Current U.S. Political Dysfunction Means to and for Asia

August 16, 2011, Kenneth G. Lieberthal

@Brookings Podcast: Barriers and Benefits in Free Trade Agreements

July 29, 2011, Joshua Meltzer

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Congress' Dismal Performance Need Not Be the Case: A Governance Perspective

July 29, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann

Congress Should Pass Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama

July 28, 2011, Joshua Meltzer

Korea, Colombia, Panama: Pending Trade Accords Offer Economic and Strategic Gains for the United States

July 2011, Mauricio Cárdenas and Joshua Meltzer

U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership

June 27, 2011

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China's Approach to Economic Development and Industrial Policy

June 15, 2011, Eswar Prasad

The United States and China: The Next Five Years

May 19, 2011

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How We're Doing: An Uneven Recovery at Home and Abroad

May 15, 2011, Alan Berube, Karen Dynan and Domenico Lombardi

U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Is Vitally Important

May 6, 2011, Kenneth G. Lieberthal

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A Closer Look at the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement

December 8, 2010, Joshua Meltzer

October 2010 Update for TIGER: Tracking Indexes for the Global Economic Recovery

October 2010, Eswar Prasad and Karim Foda