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May 3, 2013, Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney, The Hamilton Project
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We've been in a very, very slow recovery now since 2009 and what we've been seeing is a very, very slow decline in the unemployment rate... increases in employment that barely keep up with the growth of the population. May 3, 2013, William T. Dickens, Yahoo! News
We've been in a very, very slow recovery now since 2009 and what we've been seeing is a very, very slow decline in the unemployment rate... increases in employment that barely keep up with the growth of the population.
Expert Q & A | Diana Villiers Negroponte and Ted Piccone
May 2, 2013, Diana Villiers Negroponte and Ted Piccone
Renters can change the culture of a neighborhood. May 2, 2013, Alan Mallach, The Olympian
Renters can change the culture of a neighborhood.
Often the major problem is that the governments aren't enforcing the labor laws and the safety standards and regulations that they've actually agreed to and the international agreements they've signed up to. May 2, 2013, Jane Nelson, National Public Radio
Often the major problem is that the governments aren't enforcing the labor laws and the safety standards and regulations that they've actually agreed to and the international agreements they've signed up to.
There’s a great advantage in complementary trade and I’d say it’s something we should think about. We need to have a viable economy, and a viable economy today is not just trade with the United States and it’s not in manufactured goods. It’s in the knowledge sector. May 1, 2013, Bessma Momani , Ottawa Citizen
There’s a great advantage in complementary trade and I’d say it’s something we should think about. We need to have a viable economy, and a viable economy today is not just trade with the United States and it’s not in manufactured goods. It’s in the knowledge sector.
The bilateral relationship at least with Mexico has been dominated by drugs and violence. I think there is going to be a concerted effort here to refocus attention on the depth and size of the economic relationship. May 1, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, New York Times
The bilateral relationship at least with Mexico has been dominated by drugs and violence. I think there is going to be a concerted effort here to refocus attention on the depth and size of the economic relationship.
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May 1, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, Diana Villiers Negroponte, Ted Piccone and Neil Ruiz
[Roberto Azevêdo] knows how the system works, how to get a deal done. But he has been saddled by the positions that he has had to take as Brazil’s ambassador. During the Doha round Brazil has not always been the most constructive contributor. April 26, 2013, Joshua Meltzer, Financial Times
[Roberto Azevêdo] knows how the system works, how to get a deal done. But he has been saddled by the positions that he has had to take as Brazil’s ambassador. During the Doha round Brazil has not always been the most constructive contributor.
The jobs that are growing fastest are jobs that don't pay very high wages. Lower-wage jobs are among the most suburbanized. April 23, 2013, Elizabeth Kneebone, The Huffington Post
The jobs that are growing fastest are jobs that don't pay very high wages. Lower-wage jobs are among the most suburbanized.
Expert Q & A | Diana Villiers Negroponte
April 19, 2013, Diana Villiers Negroponte
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On May 13, Mireya Solís will speak at the American University event "ASEAN-EU Conference: Dynamics of Inter-regionalism."
On May 15, Mireya Solís will speak at an American Enterprise Institute panel discussion on Japan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
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Isabel V. Sawhill
Co-Director, Center on Children and Families, Budgeting for National Priorities
Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
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William A. Galston
Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
The Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance Studies
Ernesto Talvi
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development
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