(Page 51 of 63: News and Analysis) Afghanistan's lack of security -- The Bush administration should invest more now in the 'bricks and mortar' of rebuilding the Afghan state, by Andrew Wilder, International Herald Tribune, 28 Jun 2003 Calculating the irrational in economics: Behavioral economists make their case at the Boston Fed, NY Times (free - registr. req'd) and Reuters with Forbes, 28 Jun 2003 (Link to: Boston Fed conf--How humans behave: Econ policy implications) A strong hand in Argentina: Leader asserts authority with aggressive reforms, Washington Post, 28 Jun 2003 Mouse & wo/man: The revolution will be wireless, experts say, Inter Press Service, 27 Jun 2003 (Link to: Conf materials--Wireless Internet opportunity for developing nations) ; and Is Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) good for developing nations?, by Bill Thompson, BBC New, 27 Jun 2004 Coffee/tea break: A thorn by any other name -- Spike Lee v. Spike TV: A silly suit for the silly season?, Wall Street Journal and Int'l Herald Tribune, 26 Jun 2003; Postscript, IHT, 9 Jul 2003 Japan, UK and France increase pressure on Myanmar (Burma): They demand the release of democratic opposition leader, Internatl Herald Tribune | NY Times (free - registr. req'd), 26 Jun 2003 Breaking the deflationary spell: The lesson from Japan for US & EU is that, at the slightest risk of deflation, policy makers should take out insurance by cutting interest rates, The Economist, 26 Jun 2003 A graphic on: Japan--A tale of stubborn deflation and weak growth [pdf], Finance and Development, Jun-Aug 2003 (Links to: The Economist's briefing on Japan, its 'D' word index; & IMF Krueger's statement) Reforming Europe's farm trade policy: Will the EU agreement be enough to break the deadlock in the Doha world trade talks?, The Economist, 26 Jun 2003 Taxes and taxis: Will lower taxes make people work more? Or will these make people opt for more leisure instead? Ask a cab driver, The Economist, 26 Jun 2003 Newsroom: Financial Times seeks US growth, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Tribune, 25 Jun 2003 (Related link below: Analysis, Mar 3rd) Portfolio: Hard-liners -- UK regulators are leading a charge vs 'soft commissions', which pass hidden research costs to fund investors, by Emily Lambert, Forbes, 24 Jun-7 Jul 2003 A new kind of African adventure -- stock markets: Exchange in Uganda signals global capital's last 'frontier', NYT with Int'l Herald Tribune, 24 Jun 2003 What Iraq needs most: Muslim nations were leaders in commerce for centuries. It's bad policy, not Islamic culture, that has stalled growth, by Gary Becker, BusinessWeek, 24-30 Jun 2003 Making Iraq safe for capitalism: Can a US Treasury team build a free-market economy in a war-torn land?, by Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 Jun-7 Jul 2003 Editorial: Europe snubs world's poor -- In the EU summit, glaringly absent was any reform of its subsidy-rich common agricultural pol-icy, NY Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Trib, 23 Jun 2003 A return to the cradle of free trade: We need to revive a proud past when Middle East was the world's preeminent bazaar and vibrant core of global trade, by R Zoellick, Washington Post, 23 Jun 2003 Into the politics of economics: CEA's Mankiw says he considers his new job 'similar to textbook writing', but his audience now is policy makers, New York Times (free - registr. req'd), 22 Jun 2003 Operation Iraqi Prosperity: Success depends on the birth of a vibrant private sector, by Paul Bremer, Wall Street Journal, 20 Jun 2003 Let them eat foie gras: Farmers in poor nations are doubly hurt by Europe's wasteful farm trade policy, The Economist, 19 Jun 2003 (includes a graphic on: Agricultural subsidies) Lula's pragmatic approach helps Brazil find balance: As a presiden-tial candidate, he was as quixotic as they come, Washington Post, 19 Jun 2003 The worldly philosophers: Keynes once said that the course of history is determined as much by intellectuals as by politicians, by Ralf Dahrendorf, Project Syndicate with Bangkok Post, 18 Jun 2003 World Bank lacks comprehensive system for ensuring that its funds are spent for their intended purposes, Congress Gen. Acctg. Office, 17 Jun 2003 (Link to: GAO report, incl WB's reply in app. III --Summary, with links to accessible text & full text) Sweatshops -- Finally, airing the dirty linen: A handful of companies have for the first time gone public with their factory labor audits, by Aaron Bernstein, BusinessWeek, 17-23 Jun 2003 Coffee/tea break: Forget Ivy envy, NYU and Sargent -- Around the bend with Beckham and Man U, BusinessWeek, 17-23 Jun; and NYT (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Trib, 16 Jun 2003; Posh-script, Forbes, 7 Jul 2003 Congress's GAO auditors say IMF crisis-prevention efforts fall short, BBC News, 16 Jun 2003 (Link to: GAO's Int'l Financial Crises and the IMF, incl IMF Krueger's reply in app. XI -- Summary, with links to accessible text & full text ) UN's role in Iraq evolves as envoy listens and learns, Washington Post, 15 Jun 2003 World Bank chief economist Stern to join UK Treasury, The Guardian, 13 Jun 2003 (Link to: World Bank press statement) Get tough on Yangon (Rangoon): It's time to turn the tables on Myanmar (Burma)'s junta, by Colin Powell, Wall Street Journal, 12 Jun 2003 Turkey's generals: They are still a brake on reform, but that may not last, The Economist, 12 Jun 2003 Horizons: Is America's economy poised for growth? -- Perhaps, but don't expect anything like a boom, The Economist, 12 Jun 2003 Farm trade: Europe's agric ministers are trying yet again to agree on reform of its common agric policy, which will affect the Doha round of world trade talks, The Economist, 12 Jun 2003 Horizons: Dear Sarah (first pt. and second pt.) -- A UK economist writes a letter to his niece who's thinking of taking up economics at university, by John Kay, Financial Times, 5 & 11 Jun 2003 With critics quieter, Wolfensohn is looking ahead: World Bank chief hints he'd like to stay on, Washington Post, 11 Jun 2003 Turning Africa around: For believers in a global market economy, Africa is the confounding exception, by David Ignatius, Washington Post, 10 Jun 2003 (Link to: Commission on capital flows to Africa's report [pdf]) Soros's mission in Russia ends, $1 billion later, Washington Post, 10 Jun 2003 Short memories, deep pockets: Investors desperate for high yields are piling into high-risk bonds. Here we go again, The Economist, 10 Jun 2003 Aid for the enterprising: The Millennium Challenge Account initiative would target only countries that govern justly and invest in their people, by Colin Powell, Washington Post, 10 Jun 2003 Wanted: A brain trust to set the economic agenda -- US needs to fo-cus the same energy on global economic front that it has devoted to military strategy, by Jeffrey Garten, BusinessWeek, 10-16 Jun 2003 Coffee/tea break: Ivy envy--NYU has served notice of its 'white-hot ambitions' by luring Sargent from Stanford, NYT Magazine (free - registr. req'd), 8 Jun 2003 (Link to: NYU press statement) Afghan economic reconstruction still sputters, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Tribune, 8 Jun 2003 As accusations fly, poor nations suffer: What irks foreigners most is the fact that what we do is often at odds with what we preach, by Clyde Prestowitz, Washington Post, 8 Jun 2003 Striking it poor -- Oil as a curse: Should the World Bank stop its support for oil, gas or mining projects in countries with incapable or corrupt govts?, New York Times (free - registr. req'd), 7 Jun 2003 Mouse & wo/man: Webby Awards rolling out the virtual red carpet, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jun 2003 (Links to: 2003 winners list and their five-word acceptance speeches) Newsroom: NY Times's 2 top editors resign after furor on writer's fraud, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Tribune and Washington Post, 6 Jun 2003 ; Turmoil at the Times: Editor's tough style left him few staff allies, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, 6 Jun 2003 ; Times Co. tallies damage to brand done by scandal, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | NYT News Serv and Washington Post, 6 Jun 2003; and Editorial: Leadership at the Times, New York Times (free - registr. req'd), 6 Jun 2003 Horizons: Better late than never -- The European Central Bank has announced a cut in interest rates of half a percentage point, to 2%. Is it too little, too late?, The Economist, 5 Jun 2003 Editorial: Evian down the drain -- The summit demonstrated not the power of argument but the argument of power, The Guardian, 5 Jun 2003 Investors are invading Latin America: The region's stocks and bonds are red-hot -- for now, BusinessWeek, 3-9 Jun 2003 South Korea -- How to keep the miracle going: The danger is that, to promote growth, the govt may move away from the market, by Robert Barro, BusinessWeek, 3-9 Jun 2003 Investing in a dangerous world: It's scary going. But finding the right opportunities in emerging markets could lead to big returns, by Julie Creswell, Fortune, 2 Jun 2003 Global AIDS Fund is given attention, but not money, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | NYT News Serv, 2 Jun 2003 Globalization hits a political speed bump: Poor nations insist that the next round of agreements allow them to benefit equally from freer trade, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | NYT News Serv, 1 Jun 2003; and A man of many trade missions: Trade honcho Bob Zoellick has a strong diplomatic agenda, BusinessWeek, 25-31 Mar 2003 Iraqi dinar's wild ride: The currency is still alive and almost fluctuat-ing by the hour against the dollar, Washington Post, 1 Jun 2003 South African president Thabo Mbeki urges G8 commitment, BBC News, 1 Jun 2003 (Link to: List of 12 developing countries invited for dialogue at Evian) Fed's Bernanke offers Bank of Japan plan to combat deflation, Bloomberg News, 31 May 2003 (Link to: Bernanke-Some thoughts on monetary policy in Japan) A week with Bob Geldof in Ethiopia: He & Bono have set up a lob-by group, which seeks to shame Western govts into writing off Third World debt and to fight Aids, Daily Telegraph, 31 May 2003 It takes only a dollar a day to stop an African dying of Aids, by Bono, Daily Telegraph, 30 May 2003 Seminar room: Should we be worried about 'deflation'?, An IMF forum: Panel -- L Ball, V Reinhart, K Schoenholtz and M Kumar; chaired by K Rogoff, 29 May 2003 (includes slide presentations & video) IMF's Koehler proposes Mexican for key post, Reuters with Forbes, 29 May 2003 (Link to: IMF press statement) Boardroom: The ABCs of failure -- A B-school professor has raised eyebrows with his unconventional research on worst practices and corporate mistakes, by J Merritt, BusinessWeek, 29 May 2003 Horizons: Looking at the Bush tax cut--There is nothing wrong with tax cuts or tax reform; but don't muddle them up, The Economist, 29 May 2003 Bush signs $15 billion AIDS bill: It is intended to help prevent and treat AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean, Washington Post, 28 May 2003 Coffee/tea break: To the summit -- Mount Everest, that is, 50 years ago, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Tribune, 28 May 2003 Seminar room: Is financial globalization harmful for developing countries?, An IMF forum: Panel--F Bergsten, J Frankel, D Tarullo, E Prasad & S Wei; chaired by K Rogoff, 27 May 2003 (includes video) << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. 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