RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Raj M. Desai and James Raymond Vreeland, January 26, 2010, The Brookings Institution
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, global cooperation is at the top of the agenda. As the governance of international organizations is at odds with the global distribution of economic power, this goal for Davos could prove difficult. Brookings expert Raj Desai and Georgetown University Professor James Raymond Vreeland discuss global governance issues among economic institutions and urge that regional organizations might be the best path for economic governance. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Kemal Derviş and Eswar Prasad, January 14, 2010, The Brookings Institution
In this installment of the Status Report, a series of policy assessments of the Obama administration's first year, Kemal Derviş and Eswar Prasad give President Obama a B+ for what the new administration accomplished on economic policy during the global financial crisis, but temper the high grade with an incomplete for the big tasks that lie ahead. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad and Grace Gu, November 11, 2009, The Brookings Institution
While 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
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Domenico Lombardi, October 31, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Following a September 18 roundtable focused on the global economic agenda for the fall of 2009, Domenico Lombardi reflects on discussions at this forum, which served to enhance engagement and exchanges between experts from the U.S. and other G-20 countries on the critical issues to be addressed at these highlevel international gatherings. Read More
PAST EVENT
Friday, September 18, 2009
8:30 AM to 5:45 PM
Washington, DC
On September 18, Brookings—jointly with the Asian Development Bank Institute and the Inter-American Development Bank—co-hosted a roundtable focusing on the global economic agenda for the fall of 2009. The roundtable served as a forum to enhance engagement and exchanges between experts from the U.S. and other G-20 countries on the critical issues to be addressed at these highlevel international gatherings. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Domenico Lombardi, July 07, 2009, CIGI/Chatham House
Discounted by many observers only a year ago, the International Financial Instiutions (IFIs) have been bolstered by support of the G20 process. Domenico Lombardi discusses how the G20 can be used as catalyst for reform within international finance. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
M. Ayhan Kose, Eswar Prasad and Ashley D. Taylor, May 19, 2009, The Brookings Institution
The financial crisis has re-ignited the debate about the merits of financial globalization and its implications for growth, especially for developing countries. In a new paper, Eswar Prasad and co-authors present a framework for certain economic “thresholds,” such as institutional quality, that once met, can increase the benefits of financial openness. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Daniel Kaufmann, April 09, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Upon conclusion of last week's G-20 Summit in London, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggested that the death of the Washington Consensus has been met with the rise of a new era of consensus. Daniel Kaufmann examines the Summit's communiqué and the global response to the financial crisis, finding more evidence of a shift toward pragmatism than the advent of a new ideology. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Mauricio Cárdenas, April 02, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Economic conditions in emerging and developing countries are rapidly deteriorating and many are unable to implement recommended fiscal stimulus plans. Following the G-20 London Summit, Mauricio Cárdenas discusses the implications for Latin America and how multilateral development banks will play a role in economic recovery. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad, April 02, 2009, FT.com
The reordering of the global economic power structure has created a leadership void among emerging markets. Eswar Prasad believes India is in an ideal position to lead the emerging markets and urges them to step up. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Colin I. Bradford, April 01, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Much has been made of a G-20 split on stimulus plans but is the debate warranted? In a new op-ed, Colin Bradford argues that Europe’s automatic stabilizers should count and what matters most is the total amount of global economic response, particularly for citizens suffering from the crisis. Read More
VIDEO
Johannes F. Linn, March 31, 2009
On April 2, leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies will begin talks in London to focus on solutions for the global financial crisis. Johannes Linn previews the meeting and says there a number of actions they must agree on to help mitigate the economic crisis.
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Colin I. Bradford and Johannes F. Linn, March 31, 2009, Turkish MFA's quarterly journal "International Economic Issues"
In the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs journal, Colin Bradford and Johannes Linn assess the global impact of the G-20 Summit and insist that Turkey actively engages in the G-20 summit process in order to strengthen Turkey’s role as a respected and effective member of the international community. Read More
PAST EVENT
Monday, March 30, 2009
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC
Leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies, including President Barack Obama, will gather in London on April 2 for summit focused on the global financial crisis. On March 30, Brookings hosted a discussion with leading experts on the critical issues facing the leaders at the G-20 Summit. Read More
VIDEO
Mauricio Cárdenas, March 27, 2009
As the global economic crisis continues, Mauricio Cárdenas says emerging economies in Latin America and elsewhere are hit especially hard. He says G-20 members must urge the multilateral banks to continue lending to the region and adds that without such assistance the crisis will only worsen.