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Save to My PortfolioThe Zedillo Commission Report on World Bank Reform: A Stepping Stone for the G-20 Summits in 2010

Johannes F. Linn, November 18, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Johannes Linn comments on the final report issued in October 2009 by the High-Level Commission on Modernization of World Bank Group Governance. He reviews key recommendations and examines reform challenges the World Bank faces moving forward. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioAn Awkward Dance: China and the United States

Eswar Prasad and Grace Gu, November 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution

An Awkward Dance: China and the United StatesWhile the economic entanglements between the U.S. and China have increased over the last decade, so has the tension. With President Obama visiting China and other Asian nations, Brookings expert Eswar Prasad and Grace Gu of Cornell University discuss the tightening embrace between the two countries—in terms of flows of goods and services, financial capital and people—and the implications. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Global Economic Crisis of 2008: What Happened? What’s Next?

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Global Economic Crisis of 2008: What Happened? What’s Next?On October 27, the Brookings Doha Center hosted a luncheon with Glenn H. Hutchins, co-founder and co-chief executive of Silver Lake Partners, and a trustee of the Brookings Institution, on the build-up to the global financial crisis, highlighting the important policy implications of the global recession. Hady Amr, director of the Brookings Doha Center, moderated the discussion which was attended by leading members of Qatar’s business and academic communities. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioJean Pisani-Ferry on the Transatlantic Economy After the Global Financial Crisis

Monday, October 26, 2009
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Washington, DC

On October 26, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted Jean Pisani-Ferry, a leading French economist, to deliver the Sixth Annual Raymond Aron Lecture. Mr. Pisani-Ferry assessed the impact of the global financial crisis on the closely intertwined economies of Europe and the United States, and their influence on the world economy. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioLatin America: Time for Reform, Not for Complacency

Mauricio Cárdenas, October 19, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Latin America: Time for Reform, Not for ComplacencyLatin America, a region that has faced both challenges and opportunities during the financial crisis, has had more economic growth than other areas of the world. Mauricio Cárdenas discusses the forces behind this economic success and the need for the region to seize this crisis as an opportunity to make important reforms to solve longstanding problems. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioGlobal Macroeconomic Imbalances: G-20 Leaders Must Back up Their Rhetoric with Deeds

Eswar Prasad, October 13, 2009, FT.com Economists' Forum

Global Macroeconomic Imbalances: G-20 Leaders Must Back up Their Rhetoric with DeedsThe financial crisis has taught us a painful lesson that global macroeconomic imbalances can wreak enormous damage on the world economy. At the G-20 Pittsburgh Summit, leaders committed to a framework that would prevent further damage. Eswar Prasad proposes a Special Drawing Rights scheme that allows G-20 countries to make enforceable policy commitments. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe G-20, the "Istanbul Decisions" and the Way Forward

Kemal Derviş, October 08, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The G-20, the The fall global economic agenda is well underway with the completion of the G-20 Pittsburgh Summit and the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Istanbul. Kemal Derviş discusses the key themes coming out of these “historic” meetings, highlighting the essential roles of both the informal and formal channels of global economic governance and the way forward after the crisis. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioGrowth After the Storm? A Longer Run Perspective on the Global Economy

Kemal Derviş, October 04, 2009, IMF-World Bank 2009 Annual Meetings

Growth After the Storm?  A Longer Run Perspective on the Global EconomyDuring a lecture at the IMF-World Bank 2009 Annual Meetings, Kemal Derviş discussed global growth prospects following the economic crisis and the role that supply side factors and macroeconomic management can play. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioModelling the Global Financial Crisis

Warwick J. McKibbin and Andrew Stoeckel, September 28, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Warwick McKibbin and Andrew Stoeckel use modelling to explore the economic effects of a global financial crisis where businesses and households unexpectedly switch between a pessimistic view on risk and then to a more moderate temporary scenario. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe 0.85 Percent Solution for Low-Income Countries

Homi Kharas, September 24, 2009, The Brookings Institution

The 0.85 Percent Solution for Low-Income CountriesA topic of discussion at previous G-20 summits, IBRD resources are central to helping poor countries survive this economic crisis. Homi Kharas discusses the importance of making IBRD resources much more widely available to promote development and urges G-20 leaders to continue talks about this issue at the summit in Pittsburgh. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioMonetary Policy and Financial Stability: An Address by José de Gregorio

Thursday, September 17, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Washington, DC

Monetary Policy and Financial Stability: An Address by José de GregorioOn September 17, the Brookings Institution will host Dr. José de Gregorio, governor of the Central Bank of Chile. Governor de Gregorio will outline his views on how best to structure monetary policy and regulatory frameworks in emerging markets to promote macroeconomic and financial stability. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioG-20 Summit: Recovering from the Crisis

September 17, 2009, The Brookings Institution

G-20 Summit: Recovering from the CrisisOn September 24, President Obama will chair his first G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. With the world economy improving, leaders will now focus their attention on economic recovery and restoring financial stability. Experts from Brookings Global Economy and Development program analyze top issues to be addressed at the summit and provide recommendations on how to effectively overcome global economic and governance challenges to ensure recovery now and to prevent future crises. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of Financial Institutions After the Global Financial Crisis

Karen Dynan, September 14, 2009

It’s been one year since the economic crisis hit hard with the failure of Lehman Brothers, which reverberated throughout the financial sector and the world. President Obama gave a speech on Wall Street pressing for financial system reforms to prevent a future similar crisis. Vice President and Economic Studies co-director Karen Dynan evaluates the impact of the government’s intervention over the past year and where we go from here.

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Save to My PortfolioCould a Resurgent Global Economy Relapse into Global Imbalances?

Eswar Prasad, September 14, 2009, The Economic Times

A year after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the ensuing near collapse of the U.S. financial system, Eswar Prasad reflects on what led to these circumstances and urges for coordinated solutions to avoid further global imbalances. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioMonetary Policy Challenges for Emerging Market Economies

Eswar Prasad, Gill Hammond and Ravi Kanbur, August 19, 2009, The Brookings Institution

Monetary Policy Challenges for Emerging Market EconomiesThe debate between theorists and practitioners on monetary policy challenges for emerging market economies continues. This paper by Brookings expert Eswar Prasad, Gill Hammond, and Ravi Kanbur addresses the dialogue between academics and policymakers on this issue and sets an agenda for further research. Read More

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The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

ExpertMwangi S. Kimenyi

Mwangi S. Kimenyi is a senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative. He focuses on Africa's development, including institutions for economic growth, the political economy, and private sector development.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.