Home > You are at: News/Analysis, Page 10 ('04) | Previous | Next Robert Shiller: The machine that ate jobs -- Two worries related to job insecurity arise often: globaliz. & computer tech., Project Syndicate via San Jose Mercury News, 21 Mar 04 [Related archive link: May 15th] Mouse & wo/man: Get out of my namespace--As Internet makes world smaller, there are not enough names to go around - and more reasons to fight over them, by J Gleick, NYT Mag(free-registr. req'd), 21 Mar 04 US cites China in complaint to WTO: Action comes during election-year debate, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post(free-registr.req'd), 19 Mar 04 Editorial: One year after--A year ago, Bush began the war in Iraq. If we had known then what we know now, none of this might have happened, New York Times (free-registr. req'd) | Intl. Herald Tribune, 19 Mar 04 Editorial: Iraqis are optimistic about their future, even if Western journalists aren't, Wall Street Journal, 19 Mar 04 Off the mark on cost of war, reception by Iraqis: One year after, Bush faces perilous expectations gap, by D Milbank & R Wright, Washington Post (free-registr. req'd), 19 Mar 04 Financial markets -- The riskier, the duskier: A question of perspective-- The outlook brightens for govt bonds and darkens for riskier assets, The Economist, 18 Mar 04 Spain's Rato building consensus of support to head IMF, Agence France Presse via Yahoo! News, 17 Mar 04 (Link to: Zapatero backs outgoing Econ. Min. Rato for top IMF job) Kofi Annan: Haiti --This time we must get it right: We in the UN must work closely with Caricom and the Org. of American States, adopting an integrated and common approach, Wall Street Journal, 16 Mar 04 Aristide back in Caribbean heat: Before arriving in Jamaica, Haitian details 'coup' by US, by Peter Eisner, Washington Post (free-registr. req'd), 16 Mar 04 Ernesto Zedillo: Making business work for the poor -- Why has entre-preneurship not been unleashed to its full potential in developing world?, Forbes, 15-29 Mar 04 (incl link to: UN independent comm. report) Paul Craig Roberts: The harsh truth about outsourcing -- It's not a mu-tually beneficial trade practice, Business Week, 15-22 Mar 04 (Link to: Special report -- Where are the jobs?) [Related archive link: Jan 6th] Portfolio: The best US-based fund managers 2004 -- Here are the winners of second annual Standard&Poor's/BusinessWeek Excellence in Fund Management Awards, 15-22 Mar 04 (incl intl. funds category) We are all Spaniards: The authorities are probing Al Qaeda links to the 3/11 attacks, and Europe is wondering who'll be next, by J Tyrangiel & assoc, Time, 15-22 Mar 04 (Link to: Tales of its economic boom) Newsroom: The state of the news media 2004--An annual report on US journalism, by Project for Excellence in Journalism-Columbia Univ Grad Sch of Journ., 14 Mar 04 (incl sec. on online news, & exec summary in pdf) Thomas Friedman: Origin of species -- There are two basic responses to globalization: Infosys and Al Qaeda, New York Times (free-registr. req'd) | Intl. Herald Tribune, 14 Mar 04 Editorial: The IMF and Argentina -- Until Tues., the IMF seemed set to suffer its biggest default ever. At the eleventh hour, Argentina relented, Washington Post (free-registr. req'd), 12 Mar 04 Mouse & Wo/man: Greater Internet credibility lies behind rise of search engines, by Verlyn Klinkenborg, NYT with Intl. Herald Trib, 11 Mar 04 (Related archive link: Oct 30th) Hal Varian: What goes abroad usually comes back, with benefits -- Trade is a two-way street, New York Times, 11 Mar 04 Many economists say 'offshoring' effect overblown: According to latest monthly survey of 55 economists by Wall Street Journal, by J Hagerty & J Hilsenrath, Dow Jones Newswires via Yahoo! News, 11 Mar 04 Editorial: Understanding global inequality --The toll of global poverty is a scandal. But deploring economic 'injustice' is no answer, The Economist, 11 Mar 04 New Haitian prime minister arrives, vowing to restore unity, by Lydia Polgreen, New York Times (free-registr. req'd)| IHTribune, 11 Mar 04 Joseph Stiglitz: The social dimensions of globalization--We need a more inclusive debate in which more voices are heard, Project Syndicate via Daily Times (Pakistan), 10 Mar 04 (Related link below: Feb 24th) Argentina's economy--Govt sidesteps new default: Although it has avoid-ed a new conflict with IMF, it is unlikely that it will reach a settlement with its private creditors soon, Economist Intelligence Unit, 10 Mar 04 Argentina agrees to pay IMF: Pledge to negotiate with bondholders keeps loans flowing to Buenos Aires, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post (free-registr. req'd), 10 Mar 04 (Link to: IMF's Krueger statement) US did not want to risk soldiers' lives to save Aristide regime: official, Agence France Presse via Yahoo! News, 10 Mar 04 (Link to: France and African Union clash over Aristide's ouster) Challengers to America's science crown: Countries from Israel to India are feeding their R&D capabilities with lavish resources, by O Kharif, BusinessWeek, 9-16 Mar 04 (Link to: Technology special report--Lost edge?) Aristide calls for 'peaceful resistance': Haitian insists he's still president, by D Balint-Kurt, Associated Press via Washington Post (free-registr. req'd), 9 Mar 04 (Link to: An interim president for Haiti is sworn in, NYT | IHTrib) The EU is choking off its new blood: Barring workers from new member states will only prolong economic stagnation, by John Rossant, BusinessWeek, 9-16 Mar 04 Editorial: The axis of reconstruction -- US's nation-building efforts in shattered societies like Iraq, Afghanistan & Haiti must start from within & include sustained commitment from without, NYT(free-registr req'd) | IHT, 8 Mar 04 Sassan Ghahramani: Safer than it seems -- World markets have weathered random acts of terror, Newsweek, 8-15 Mar 04 Getting burned abroad: How debt crises like Argentina's threaten the wealth of German dentists and Italian pensioners, by R Foroohar & assoc, Newsweek, 8-15 Mar 04 The profits of hell: Does the threat of eternal damnation drive economies heavenward?, by Jack Hagel, Boston Globe, 7 Mar 04 ; Faith and economics: Does religion play a role in economic growth?, by Aaron Steelman, Richmond Fed's Region Focus, Dec '03; and Scholars get religion: More academics are starting to see 'religion factor' as key to understanding forces in economics, politics & society, by Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb 02 Thomas Friedman: The secret of our sauce -- Our competitors know America's edge: institutions that nurture innovation, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd) | Intl. Herald Tribune, 7 Mar 04 Boardroom: Annual letter of Warren Buffet to the shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway group, released 6 Mar 04 (the section on corporate governance starts on p6) [22pp, pdf] IMF head quits, setting off race to replace him: Vacancy revives contro-versy over selection process, by Paul Blustein, Washington Post (free-registr. req'd), 5 Mar 04 (Link to: Outgoing IMF head's press briefing) Brazil's economy: Will it bounce back fast enough to silence the doubters?, The Economist, 4 Mar 04 The challenge of prioritizing aid: Govts have limited resources for addressing the world's economic challenges. What should come first?, The Economist, 4 Mar 04 (incl link to: Copenhagen consensus) Coffee/tea break: South Africa's film industry -- After Charlize: One success could encourage others, The Economist, 4 Mar 04; and The seven keys to Kiwi power -- Behind New Zealand's movie juggernaut, by Ruth Harley, Wall Street Journal, 2 Mar 04 Horizons: Can Kerry beat Bush? -- An update: The election, in our view, will be very close and will probably turn on a handful of swing states, as it did in 2000, Economist Intelligence Unit, 3 Mar 04 Caribbean won't help with peacekeeping in Haiti, Associated Press via Yahoo! News, 3 Mar 04 Russia -- Crisis with the EU?: Russia's refusal to automatically extend trade agreements to an enlarged EU is only tip of iceberg that is chilling relations, Economist Intelligence Unit, 2 Mar 04 (EIU's earlier analyses-Reshuffle jolts markets [FT], and Clearing the decks) Doug Bandow: Haiti's requiem for nation-building -- America can't right every wrong, National Review, 1 Mar 04 Remember Afghanistan?: US is still struggling to pacify the country, root out the Taliban and snare bin Laden. Inside the other war, by T McGirk & M Ware, Time, 1-8 Mar 04 (Link to: Q&A with Hamid Karzai) Jeffrey Sachs: The fire this time in Haiti was US-fueled -- I visited Aris-tide in early '01, Project Syndicate via Taipei Times, 1 Mar 04 (in this bilingual site, a 'language pack installation' sign will pop up -- pls. select "cancel") Editorial: Haiti's 'new chapter' -- There is much to be learned from the last US effort at stabilizing Haiti a decade ago, Washington Post (free-registr. req'd), 1 Mar 04 Jeffrey Sachs: Don't fall for Washington's spin on Haiti, Financial Times, 1 Mar 04 [pdf] Brain gain: Sending workers abroad doesn't mean squandering minds. For many countries, diaspora talent is the key to success, by M Margolis & assoc, Newsweek, 1-8 Mar 04 Boardroom: Nicholas Carr--One of 10 people to watch in '04, American Airlines' American Way, Feb '04 ; Nicholas Carr: IT doesn't matter -- Does information technology convey competitive advantage?, Harvard Business Review via HBS Working Knowledge, 9 Jun 03 (excerpts); and An HBR debate -- Comments on 'IT doesn't matter', and a reply from Carr, Harvard Business Review, Jun '03 [pdf] Shleifer, A and D Treisman: Next to its peers, Russia is 'normal' -- Its shortcomings are typical of nations around its level of devt., IHTribune, 28 Feb 04 (Link to: A normal country, Foreign Affairs via NYT, Mar/ Apr) White House economist gets lesson in politics: Mankiw found himself at center of firestorm on an issue of enormous importance to admin.--jobs, by Edmund Andrews, NYTimes (free-registr req'd) | IHTrib, 26 Feb 04 Nook & cranny: An interview with Robert Solow -- On growth theory, his tenure on Boston Fed's board and lessons econ. can learn from sail-ors, by Douglas Clement, Minneapolis Fed's The Region, Sep 02; and Nobel notes: Nobel Prize in Economics 1987 -- Robert Solow, for his contributions to the theory of economic growth, Nobel e-Museum Haiti's spreading rebellion: Pres. Aristide is losing his country. But who controls the rebels, and will they avoid a bloodbath?, The Economist, 26 Feb 04 Turkey's economy -- IMF targets at risk: Among targets in jeopardy is that regarding inflation. More broadly, there are question marks over its relationship with IMF, Economist Intelligence Unit, 25 Feb 04 (incl risk scores in 10 categories) Robert Zoellick: Don't get bitter about sugar -- An important common thread in past trade agreements is that each struck careful balances that could win broad political support, Wall Street Journal, 25 Feb 04 Thomas Sowell: Tax cuts do what?-- Why it's important for economists to combat public ignorance, Wall Street Journal, 24 Feb 04 UN study finds global trade benefits are uneven, by Elizabeth Becker, NYTimes (free-registr. req'd) | IHTribune, 24 Feb 04 (Link to: World comm. on the social dimension of globalization -- A Fair Globalization) Horizons: US economy--The latest forecast: EIU expects the economy to continue expanding strongly, averaging 4.5%. But the underlying pic-ture will be slightly less rosy, Economist Intelligence Unit, 23 Feb 04 Outsourcing isn't 'a zero-sum game': Netscape cofounder says new jobs will arise in US as new industries are born, by Robert Hof, Business Week, 23 Feb-1 Mar 04 (Link to: Will outsourcing hurt US's supremacy in software?) [Related archive link: Dec 1st] Horizons: Robert Barro -- It's the spending, stupid - not the deficit: Huge debt often helps curb outlays. But today that isn't happening, BusinessWeek, 23 Feb-1 Mar 04 As more jobs move overseas: Comments on 'Political timing, out-sourced' and 'Why your job isn't moving to Bangalore' (7 letters, plus 3 more), NYTimes (free-registr. req'd), 22 & 24 Feb 04 (incl links to art-icles) New system begins rerouting US aid for poor countries: US is demand-ing that poor nations applying for a rich new source of aid prove their worthiness, by Christopher Marquis, NYT(free-registr req'd), 22 Feb 04 James Bacchus: Open up the WTO -- For the past eight years, I was one of the seven members (and the only American) on the Appellate Body of the WTO, Washington Post (free-registr. req'd), 20 Feb 04 Argentina and its creditors -- The end of the affair?: It is playing tough with its creditors. Should the IMF get tough with Argentina?, The Economist, 20 Feb 04 India's shining hopes: After a run of troublesome years, has 'India's decade' dawned at last? -- Introduction to a survey, by Simon Long, The Economist, 19 Feb 04 Book value: Jagdish Bhagwati -- In Defense of Globalization, Council on Foreign Relations and Oxford University Press, Feb 04 (incl link to the first chapter in pdf) Seminar room: In defense of globalization -- An IMF forum: Panelists -- Jagdish Bhagwati and Daniel Yergin; chaired by IMF Research Dir. Raghu Rajan, 18 Feb 04 (includes video); and Dani Rodrik: Globalization for whom? -- The rules of globalization aren't fair to poor countries, Harvard Magazine via HBS Working Knowledge, 29 Jul 02 << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. Sta. Romana All rights reserved. |
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