(Page 50 of 63: News and Analysis) Argentina's road to ruin: Michael Mussa hosts an online Q&A with guests, Washington Post, 5 Aug 2003 (Related link below: Analysis, 25 Mar 2002) Argentina didn't fall on its own: Wall Street pushed debt till the last, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post, 3 Aug 2003 Horizons: The probability that a real-estate agent is cheating you (& other riddles of modern life)--Inside the curious mind of the heralded young economist Levitt, by S Dubner, NYT Mag (via author's site), 3 Aug 2003 Lagging behind -- Prosperity requires freedom: If economists are so smart, why is Africa so poor?, by Stephen Haber, Douglass North and Barry Weingast, Wall Street Journal, 2 Aug 2003 Nobel notes: Nobel Prize in Economics 1993 -- Robert Fogel and Douglass North, for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods (Related link be-low: Jul 10th) The primacy of institutions (and what this does and does not mean), by Dani Rodrik and Arvind Subramanian [pdf], Finance and Devel-opment, Jun-Aug 2003; and Institutions matter, but not for everything: The role of geography and resource endowments in development shouldn�t be underestimated, by Jeffrey Sachs [pdf], (related articles on this debate can be found in F&D's contents page) Boardroom: Don't stop thinking about tomorrow--On the pendulum swing between efficiency and effectiveness, by Simon London, Financial Times, 1 Aug 2003 A good idea with bad press: There is no reason not to have a futures market in political & social indicators, which is what the Pentagon's project was about, by Hal Varian, New York Times, 31 Jul 2003 Newsroom: The Times opts for an ombudsman to help repair cred-ibility, by J Steinberg, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Tribune, 31 Jul 2003 World Trade Organization treats US like others in rulings on import duties or other trade restrictions--GAO, Dow Jones Newswires with Yahoo! News, by Elizabeth Price, 30 Jul 2003; and World Trade Organization--Standard of review and impact of trade remedy rulings, Congress Gen. Acctg. Ofc., 30 Jul 2003 Highlights [pdf] Full text [pdf] (incl replies from Commerce Dept & Int'l Trade Comm) IMF report cites errors in handling of 3 crises, Bloomberg News with Int'l Herald Tribune, 30 Jul 2003 (Link to: IMF's Independ. Eval. Ofc--IMF & recent capital account crises: Indonesia, Korea, Brazil | Report [incl IMF staff's reply]) (Related archive link: Jun 16th) Rethinking trade sanctions: In order not to end up hurting the wrong people, by J Sachs, Proj Syndicate via Taipei Times, 29 Jul 2003 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up--pls. select "cancel") Portfolio: Second-quarter results -- Offshore funds take flight again: With worries about war and SARS fading, they moved up, Business Week, 29 Jul 2003; At last, a quarter when it's safe to look -- US-based funds, NYTimes (free - registr. req'd) Power shift between Argentina and the IMF: Both sides have much at stake during talks on new loan deal, by Tony Smith, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Tribune, 29 Jul 2003 Coffee/tea break: Where there's Bob, there's hope -- Thanks for the memory, Library of Congress, 28 Jul 2003 (Links to: Some of his political jokes, presidential jokes, and online joke file) Horizons: Experts urge strong retraining program rather than big tariffs on imports, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Tribune, 28 Jul 2003 Newsroom: These threats to the BBC are serious and sinister -- Ex-tracts from BBC chairman Gavyn Davies's article, The Guardian, 28 Jul 2003 (Link to: Sunday Telegraph article -- free-registr. req'd); and British Broadcasting Calamity: Will its slanted reporting of the Iraq war sink the BBC?, by Gerald Kaufman, Wall Street Journal, 26 Jul 2003 (Related link above: Jul 7th) US to seek new Afghan aid package of $1 billion: Planned boost comes amid criticism of reconstruction, Washington Post, 27 Jul 2003 (Related link below: Jul 10th) Do aid studies govern policies or reflect them?: Two conflicting studies highlight puzzling relationship between world of research and world of politics, New York Times (free - registr req'd), 26 Jul 2003 International Trade -- Mexico's maquiladora decline affects US-Mexico border communities & trade; Recovery depends in part on Mexico's actions, Congress Gen. Acctg. Office, 25 Jul 2003 Sum-mary (with links to accessible text; and [pdf] highlights & full text -- incl reply from State Dept, and word's origin on p.10) Mouse & wo/man: Turning techie -- A necessity, not a choice, by Katie Hafner, NYT with International Herald Tribune, 25 Jul 2003 Portfolio: Wall Street's secret affair -- Regulators turn their attention to the selling of mutual funds, The Economist, 24 Jul 2003 Argentine leader pledges more reforms: Kirchner, on Washington visit, seeks to build confidence in his gov't among pols and bankers, Washington Post, 24 Jul 2003 A bumpy ride through emerging markets: A turning point for bonds, but despite their sharp rally this year, stocks remain cheap, The Economist, 22 Jul 2003 Editorial: The rigged trade game -- Harvesting poverty: Poor nations vs the farmers of the richest nations, New York Times (free - registr req'd) | Int'l Herald Tribune, 20 Jul 2003 Israeli economic reform -- Mixed bag: Netanyahu is racing to revolu-tionize the economy, and he considers it a sprint, not a marathon, NYT with Int'l Herald Tribune, 19 Jul 2003 Postwar window closing in Iraq, study says: More funds, interna-tional force recommended to improve security situation, Washington Post, 18 Jul 2003 (Link to: CSIS--Iraq post-conflict reconstruction assessment mission report [pdf]) The new geography of the IT industry: As the information technolo-gy industry's emphasis is shifting--from innovation to execution--so is its location, The Economist, 17 Jul 2003 In Argentina, 'no turning back the clock': Q&A with economy minis-ter on pain of privatization & why reversing course would be a 'huge mistake', BusinessWeek, 17 Jul 2003 (Link to: Business outlook-- Cold water on hot money) The troubled face of Russian business: What Khodorkovsky's trou-bles say about business in Russia, The Economist, 17 Jul 2003; and Days in court: Some Russian tycoons continue to be dogged by their past. Witness Berezovsky's recent arrest in London, by Paul Klebnikov, Forbes, 8-14 Apr 2003 Horizons: NBER says US recession ended in Nov 2001, Reuters with Forbes, 17 Jul 2003 (Link to: NBER Business cycle dating committee statement) Priceless: Unlike oil or coal, water is infinitely renewable. But the best way to deal with water is to price it more sensibly--Introduction to a survey of water, The Economist, 17 Jul 2003 The '90s boom and free-market reforms adopted by developing countries haven't done enough to improve their lot, says a UN study, by Pete Engardio, BusinessWeek, 16 Jul 2003; and Human development report 2003: Millennium development goals --A compact among nations to end human poverty, UNDP, 8 Jul 2003 (includes a link to the full text in pdf) Emerging markets still a bargain: Investments can be popular or cheap, but rarely both, NYT with Int'l Herald Tribune, 15 Jul 2003 Newsroom: New York Times picks Keller as its top editor, Washington Post and NY Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Tribune, 15 Jul 2003 (Related link below: Jun 6th) Bush to Congress -- Fund Aids fight: President vows to work for peace in Africa, Washington Post, 13 Jul 2003 World Trade Organization rules US tariffs on steel are illegal: US will appeal the decision, New York Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Tribune, 12 Jul 2003 Our credo--Free trade and competition: US will benefit from advanc-ing free trade on multiple fronts--globally, regionally & w/ individual countries, by Robert Zoellick, Wall Street Journal, 10 Jul 2003 Afghan poppies proliferate: As drug trade widens, labs and corrup-tion flourish, Washington Post, 10 Jul 2003 (Related link below: Jun 30th) Asian currencies' fear of floating: By tying their currencies to the dollar, Asian govts are creating global economic strains, The Economist, 10 Jul 2003 Seminar room: A comment on Rogoff's opposition to coordinating G-3 exchange rate and monetary policies, by Fred Bergsten, Finance and Development, Jun-Aug 2003 (incl reply by Rogoff) [pdf] ; A vote against grandiose schemes: The case vs schemes to coordi-nate the exchange rates among the dollar, yen and euro, by Kenneth Rogoff, Finance and Development, Mar-May 2003 ; and Is a G-3 (exchange rate) target zone on target for emerging markets?, by Carmen and Vincent Reinhart, Finance and Development, Mar-May 2002 Nobel notes: Nobel Prize in Economics 1999 -- Robert Mundell, for research on macro policies under different exchange rate regimes and on optimum currency areas (Related link below: Analysis, Apr 17th) World interest-rate cuts: Will Europe join in with the UK and the growing list of Asian countries?, The Economist, 10 Jul 2003 Boardroom: Who gets eaten and who gets to eat--Should companies hang on to their 'core competence', or should they strike out for a brave new world?, The Economist, 10 Jul 2003 Hong Kong -- The power of the people: By standing up, the Hong Kong people have surprised themselves, China, and even the world, by Philip Bowring, International Herald Tribune, 9 Jul 2002 Populists sense something that escapes the technocrats, by Joseph Stiglitz, Project Syndicate with Business Day (S Africa), 9 Jul 2003 A rich nation, a poor continent: His African trip is the perfect oppor-tunity for Bush to call on richest nations to help world's poorest citi-zens, by J Sachs, NY Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Trib, 9 Jul 2003 Charles P. Kindleberger, 92, economic historian & int'l economist, dies: Author of Manias, Panics & Crashes: A History of Financial Crises (1978) [4/e: 2000], Boston Globe, Washington Post and NYT (free - registr. req'd), 8 Jul 2003 Emerging might: Champions in China, Russia, and elsewhere lure investors, by G Smith & assoc, BusinessWeek, 8-14 Jul 2003 (includes a link to: Top 200 emerging-market companies) State room: The decision to go to war in Iraq, UK House of Com-mons, Foreign Affairs Committee, 7 Jul 2003 (Links to: The report (2 vols); pdf version (vol. 1); Uncorrected transcripts -- Dr David Kelly and other witnesses) Editorial: Making oil transparent--Govts & oil cos are initiating a sim-ple change that can help poor countries that strike oil: strip the secre-cy from the deals, NY Times (free - registr. req'd) | Int'l Herald Trib, 6 Jul 2003 World Bank focused on fighting corruption: Graft and bribery, once tolerated, punished by blacklisting, Washington Post, 4 Jul 2003 (Related links below: Jun 17th and 11th) Editorial: The blame game -- Fund managers: A little-noticed guilty party in the stockmarket's boom and bust, The Economist, 3 Jul 2003 IMF names banking expert new chief economist, Reuters with Forbes, 2 Jul 2003 (Links to: IMF press statement; a conversation about his book Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists [2003], incl link to bk excerpt; and BW book review) Horizons: Changing of the guard at the Bank of England -- The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street gets a new governor, BusinessWeek, 1-7 Jul 2003 Foreign Assistance -- Lack of strategic focus and obstacles to agri-cultural recovery threaten Afghanistan's stability, Congress Gen. Acctg. Office, 30 Jun 2003 Summary (with links to accessible text and full text -- incl replies from World Food Program, USAID, State, Agriculture, and Defense Depts) Mouse & wo/man: The mouse race -- The leading mass producer, the popularizer and the inventor, Time, The (Melbourne) Age and NY Times (free - registr. req'd), 29 Jun 2003 << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. Sta. Romana All rights reserved. |
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