UPCOMING EVENT
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC
On July 8, the Budgeting for National Priorities Project, the Center on Children and Families, and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center will host a forum on the delicate balancing act between economic recovery and fiscal sustainability, featuring a presentation by Brookings Vice President and Director of Economic Studies William Gale. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad, May 28, 2009, The Brookings Institution
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's first trip to China will feature a range of discussions about global economic issues and the U.S.-China economic relationship. Eswar Prasad outlines some of the critical agenda items and the broader challenges facing these two closely intertwined economies. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
M. Ayhan Kose, Eswar Prasad, Kenneth Rogoff and Shang-Jin Wei, April 2009, The Brookings Institution
In a new working paper, Eswar Prasad and co-authors examine the economic policies that can help developing countries manage the process of financial globalization and recommend a tailored approach to balance the risks and benefits of financial integration. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Barry P. Bosworth and Aaron Flaaen, April 14, 2009, The Brookings Institution
Barry Bosworth and Aaron Flaaen summarize some research on the origins of the financial crisis and trace the evolution of the credit panic that hit in late 2008, its impact on the real economy, and the extraordinary policy actions that have been taken to mitigate the economic losses. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
March 2009, The Brookings Institution
Leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20) countries met in London on April 2 for their second summit on the global financial crisis. In a new set of articles, Brookings experts addressed the critical issues for policy-makers and offered guidelines for more effective global coordination. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad and Isaac Sorkin, March 2009, The Brookings Insttiution
Almost all of the G-20 countries have agreed to some type of fiscal stimulus plan to get their economies back on track but how strong are the plans and what measures are included? Eswar Prasad and Isaac Sorkin analyze the G-20 stimulus plans in detail in new research. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad and Isaac Sorkin, March 2009, The Brookings Institution
G-20 leaders pledged in November 2008 to use fiscal measures to stimulate their economies but how are countries doing on that promise and what are the various stimulus plans made of? Through a new G-20 stimulus tracking map and related analysis, Eswar Prasad and Isaac Sorkin assess the various G-20 stimulus efforts, noting the size, composition and frontloading elements of the plans, among other components. Read More
BOOK
Douglas W. Elmendorf, Lawrence H. Summers and N. Gregory Mankiw, March 01, 2009
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) provides academic and business economists, government officials, and members of the financial and business communities with timely research on current economic issues. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Eswar Prasad, January 28, 2009, VoxEU.org
What is to blame for the global financial crisis? In new commentary, Eswar Prasad dissects the role global macroeconomic imbalances and other drivers might have played in precipitating the crisis and offers solutions for building future global economic stability. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Warwick J. McKibbin, Adele Morris and Peter J. Wilcoxen, November 2008, The Brookings Institution
The global financial crisis underscores the importance of developing global climate change policies that can withstand major economic disruptions. In a new working paper, Warwick McKibbin, Adele Morris, and Peter Wilcoxen examine the effects of unexpected economic shocks on three potential climate change policy regimes. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
October 2008, The Brookings Institution
As President-Elect Obama prepares to lead the United States, what are the top global economic challenges facing the new president and his advisors and how should the new administration address them? A new report by Brookings global economic and development experts ranks the top 10 issues and details specific ideas for how to tackle the toughest challenges. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Homi Kharas, July 2008, The Brookings Institution
Aid volatility, caused by various reasons including shifts in the donor’s economic and political landscape, can negatively affect development growth. Homi Kharas measures the cost of aid volatility using a financial metric, which if used by policymakers, can create a better system of aid flows and effective development. At times, recipient countries can incur negative income shocks, and Kharas calculates that in recent years about 16 billion USD in development assistance has been lost to aid volatility. Read More
BOOK
Douglas W. Elmendorf, N. Gregory Mankiw and Lawrence H. Summers, July 01, 2008
The new editorial team will retain BPEA’s focus on empirical research of current issues in macroeconomics and economic policy, emphasizing real-world events and institutions. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Jennifer Bradley, June 2008, The Brookings Institution
To unleash greater local and national prosperity, U.S. metropolitan leaders need to be better equipped to deal with today’s increasingly dynamic economic, social and environmental realities. This summary outlines a new federal-state-metro partnership that provides metropolitan actors the support, capacity, tools and discretion they need to resolve key challenges; grow in more productive, inclusive, and sustainable ways; and, ultimately, to maximize America’s overall prosperity. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Isabel V. Sawhill and Emily Monea, Summer 2008, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
Isabel Sawhill and Emily Monea argue that it's time to tear up the intergenerational contract as we know it and construct public policy around the one group of people for whom social investments really pay off: kids. Read More