RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Arthur R. Kroeber, September 07, 2011, The Brookings Institution
Arthur Kroeber describes China's monetary policy around the renminbi (RMB), as China maintains its refusal to allow the RMB's value to fluctuate with the market, and examines the impact this refusal has on China's relationship with the United States. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, March 11, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC
On March 11, Brookings hosted a public forum that looks beyond current paradigms of foreign direct investment in the United States to explore new models of how state investment entities—including sovereign wealth funds, state-owned operating companies, and other public investors—might ease U.S. budgetary shortfalls. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Darrell M. West, Rick Kimball, Raffiq Nathoo, Daniel Zwirn, Vijaya Ramachandran, Gordon M. Goldstein and Joel H. Moser, March 11, 2011, The Brookings Institution
Darrell West, Rick Kimball, Raffiq Nathoo, Daniel Zwirn, Vijaya Ramachandran, Gordon M. Goldstein, and Joel H. Moser demystify sovereign wealth funds for Washington policymakers and confront conventional wisdom surrounding these investment actors; convey the ways in which SWFs can invest and contribute to the U.S. economy, particularly in the areas of infrastructure and clean technology; and offer proposals on the ways in which to enhance dialogue between SWFs and U.S. policymakers. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mauricio Cárdenas, February 08, 2011, The Brookings Institution
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner recently met with Brazil's leaders in Sao Paulo to bolster ties between the two countries and collaboratively work to address economic issues, including confronting China on its currency. Mauricio Cárdenas discusses how Geithner's visit appears to be the launching pad of a renewed era of U.S.-Brazil relations, but argues that the bilateral relationship needs to move forward more decisively, especially in issues related to trade, energy and investment. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad, January 26, 2011, Financial Times
Eswar Prasad discusses India's economy and argues that finance holds the key to achieving its long-term growth potential. He asserts that as the Indian economy becomes larger, more complex and market-oriented, the financial sector will play a crucial role in underpinning growth by channeling domestic and foreign capital into productive investments. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Urjit R. Patel, September 01, 2010, The Brookings Institution
Both Houses of India’s Parliament have passed the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage bill, which establishes and allocates liability on diverse stakeholders participating in the nuclear power industry. Urjit Patel discusses the importance of a supplier’s liability clause in such legislation, hailing it as a model for other countries. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Urjit R. Patel, August 17, 2010, The Brookings Institution
Nuclear energy theoretically offers India long-term energy security. However key legislation to encourage foreign investment faces challenges. Urjit Patel discusses these issues and India's nuclear energy strategy. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
July 2010, The Brookings Institution
This year's Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, held August 2-3, 2010 in Washington, DC, recognizes 10 years of trade and development cooperation between the United States and Africa. The forum brings together senior government trade officials from 38 African nations with senior leadership in the U.S. government to discuss ways to stimulate economic growth and trade. Experts from the Africa Growth Initiative examine the current AGOA framework and provide recommendations on how African and U.S. policymakers should strengthen and extend AGOA in order to realize greater positive gains. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Ernest Aryeetey and Zenia Lewis, June 25, 2010, The Brookings Institution
The subject of transnational land acquisitions has increasingly become an important policy concern in Africa as acquisitions have grown in scale and number. Ernest Aryeetey and Zenia Lewis discuss the complexities of land grabbing and how African governments can deal with the associated challenges. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad, February 25, 2010, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
The lopsided nature of trade and financial flows between the U.S. and China has complicated their bilateral relationship, tightening the economic entanglements between the two economies and making them more contentious. In testimony to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Eswar Prasad discusses the implications of rising Chinese ownership of U.S. debt for the relationship between the two countries. Read More
PAST EVENT
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
9:30 AM to 3:45 PM
Washington, DC
On July 15, the Center on the United States and Europe and the Energy Security Initiative at Brookings hosted leading experts from Turkey, Russia and Europe for a conference focusing on Turkey’s and Russia’s roles in European energy security and the role of energy in shaping cooperation and stability in neighboring regions. Read More
BOOK
Susan M. Collins, May 01, 2008
This tenth issue of the Brookings Trade Forum examines a variety of dimensions of FDI. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Michael Ferrantino, Robert Koopman, Zhi Wang, Falan Yinug, Ling Chen, Fengjie Qu and Haifeng Wang, Spring 2008, Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series
The Brookings-Tsinghua Center hosted a roundtable on September 6, 2007 titled “China’s Economic Policies” featuring top scholars and experts from U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). This topic is a point of interest in U.S.-China relations. Participants in that roundtable will be featured in a joint research working paper series between USITC, school of public policy and management at Tsinghua University and Institute of International Economics at NDRC of China. Read More
PAST EVENT
Thursday, December 06, 2007
12:00 PM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC
Brookings recently hosted leading economists for a discussion on the breadth and depth of sovereign wealth funds and potential regulation. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jong-Wha Lee and Warwick J. McKibbin, September 2006, Brookings Discussion Papers in International Economics # 172
Paper by Warwick J. McKibbin and Jong-Wha Lee (09/2006) Read More