Home > You are at: News/Analysis, Page 1 ('06) | Previous | Next Posted: 18-21 Dec 06 B Dorgan & S Brown: How free trade hurts--Fewer & fewer citizens support govt's trade policy. They see shrinking middle class, lost jobs & exploding trade deficits, Wash.Post (free registr reqd), 23 Dec 06; and William Overholt: Globalization's unequal discontents -- The most serious critique is that it promotes inequality, driving down US wages while enriching corp execs, Wash.Post (free registr reqd), 21 Dec 06 Capital controls in Thailand come with long-term costs: While controls on short-term inflows have succeeded in stemming further speculative capital, they could also trigger pullout of foreign funds already invest- ed, Standard & Poor's (via Taiwan Ratings), 21 Dec 06 Central bank can scrap mandatory reserve if currency volatility eases, Thai News Agency, 21 Dec 06 (Link to: Bank of Thai.--Reserve re- quirement on short-term inflows; & Relaxation of requirement [pdf]) Paulson attacked for declaring China doesn't manipulate yuan: US Treas. Secy is heading for confrontation with new Congress after his dept softened its criticism of China, Bloomberg, 20 Dec 06 (Link to: Treas. Report on exchange rates) Emerging markets turmoil: The 15% meltdown in Bangkok bourse following currency-control measures highlights volatility of developing markets, Business Week, 19 Dec 06 (w/ link to: Dipping a toe in risk pool; & BkkPost--Stocks up) Oil chokepoints -- Critical locations: The key is in protecting farflung but crucial transit routes connecting major exporters to the market, Wall Street Journal (under 'Interactive features'), 19 Dec 06 Coffee/tea break: Time's Person of the year -- You: We chose to put a mirror on the cover because it literally reflects the idea that you, not we, are transforming the information age, by R Stengel, 16 Dec 06 Hal Varian: Recalculating the costs of global climate change -- Explor- ing implications of alternative assumptions is likely to lead to better policy than making single blanket recommendation, NYT (via UC Berkeley site), 14 Dec 06 Kenneth Rogoff: Is Latin America slipping away? -- When is the US going to wake up to what is happening in Latin America?, Project Syndicate via (The Press/New Zealand), 11 Dec 06 Hedge fund 'shakeout' among prognostications at '07 business forecast by Goolsbee, Mussa & Zonis: Among 5 bold predictions are start of a Chinese banking crisis, and potential of 'mass lawsuits' & subsequent regulation of hedge funds, U Chicago GSB, 6 Dec 06 Charles Wolf: Tokyo's leverage over Pyongyang -- It is ironic that Japan, the nation most threatened by NK's aggression, might just hold key to breaking Kim Jong Il's will, Wall St J(via Rand site), 21 Nov 06 (Link to: N Korean Paradoxes [2005], w/ exec sum & full text) 'Environment Matters 2006': With many poor nations losing 4 to 8% of GDP yearly due to environmental degradation, strengthening man- agement of water, forests, fisheries & wildlife is vital to their overall wealth, World Bank, 8 Nov 06 Posted: 11-15 Dec 06 Daniel Yergin: A great bubbling -- High oil prices are transforming the world's political landscape - and launching era of high-tech innovation that could rival Internet boom, Newsweek Special Ed.(via CERA site), 13 Dec 06 Ben Bernanke: The Chinese economy -- While more flexibility in ex- change rate would be helpful, probably most effective way to reduce external surpluses is to take measures to reduce domestic saving rela- tive to dom. investment, Acad Soc Sci(via Fed site)/ China, 15 Dec 06 Brookings economist tapped to head Congressional Budget Office: Democrats taking over Congress name Orszag as head of nonpartisan CBO, Associated Press (via San Diego Union-Tribune), 12 Dec 06 US-China talks--Don't expect the world: Team America heads to Beijing for key discussions this week, but don't look for big progress on trade, Business Week, 11 Dec 06 (Link to: US Treasury statement) The persistently poor: An internal report criticizes World Bank's ef- forts on poverty, by P Goodman, Washington Post (free registr reqd), 8 Dec 06 (Related: WB Global Economic Prospects '07, w/ full text) Russia's economy--Graphic, Economist, 7 Dec 06; and Briefing -- Russia forecast: Despite worsening anxieties about nation's political direction, its entry into WTO looks likelier than before, EIU, 6 Dec 06 Newsroom: Austan Goolsbee -- Lean left? Lean right? News media may take their cues from customers: When there is partisan slant in news, it is seen as evidence of bias by reporters or owners, NYT (via U Chicago site), 7 Dec 06 [pdf] K Brown & T Moss: Freetown to Hollywood -- Kimberley Process takes on Africa's 'blood diamonds': Diamonds, long seen as symbols of love & prosperity, are now blamed for war & corruption in poor nations. Should you still buy diamond?, Ctr Glob Dev, 6 Dec 06 UN watchdog says $22 million missing in Iraq contracts, Reuters (via Khaleej Times/United Arab Emirates), 7 Nov 06 (Link to: Iraq to keep UN oil watchdog; and Development Fund for Iraq statement) C Elwell & assoc: Is China a threat to the US economy?--This report examines challenges & opportunities from China's rapid econ growth, Cong. Res Svce (via Fed Amer Sci site), Aug'06 [pdf, w/ exec sum] Morris Goldstein: Paulson's first challenge -- Can the US Treasury chief confront China's currency manipulation?, International Economy (via IIE site), Jul-Sep '06 [pdf] Reform without liberty -- Chile's ambiguous legacy: Chile's advisors defend their policies; LatAm reformers reflect on lessons and cautions of its example. With Friedman, Harberger, Stiglitz, Sachs, and others, PBS, May '03 Posted: 4-8 Dec 06 Jeffrey Sachs: How aid can work (letter to editor) -- The idea that US should commit its best efforts to help world's poor is an idea shared by Gates & others, but it has been almost nowhere to be found in Wash., NY Review of Books, 7-21 Dec 06 ; William Easterly: Dismal science -- "The natural scientists' favorite economist is wrong that Hayek was wrong," Wall Street J, 15 Nov 06; Jeffrey Sachs--A comment on 'Dismal science', 27 Nov; & Easterly--A reply, 5 Dec [via NYU site, pdf); and From our archive: Jeffrey Sachs -- The social welfare state, beyond ideology--Are higher taxes & strong social 'safety nets' antagonistic to a prosperous market economy? The evidence is now in, Sci. Amer., Nov '06 Vast work remains to revive Iraq oil sector, says report: The US govt should help Iraq set rules for foreign investment in its battered oil in- dustry, Reuters, 6 Dec 06 (Link to: Iraq Study Grp report; & $24.7B potential oil exports lost) Pioneering study shows richest 2% own half of world wealth: Richest 1% of adults alone own 40% of global assets, while bottom half own barely 1%, UN Univ-World Inst Dev Econ Res, 5 Dec 06 (scroll) John Fund: Escape from Wall Street--How Congress put Hong Kong and London in a position to surpass New York as a financial capital, Wall Street Journal, 4 Dec 06 (Link to: Panel's statement, and report) Joseph Stiglitz: The Edmund Phelps factor -- On 10 Dec, Phelps will receive the Nobel Prize for his contributions to macroeconomics. The award was long overdue, Proj Synd (via Daily Times/Pak.), 2 Dec 06 Scaling the heights of a flat world: CEO Nilekani is riding Infosys at a global gallop, changing the company as it changes the way the world does business, by R Meredith, Forbes, 27 Nov-11 Dec 06 Sebastian Mallaby: Return to Rubinomics? -- During recent campaign, Democrats mostly had the right diagnosis and the wrong prescriptions, Washington Post (free registr reqd), 13 Nov 06 Larry Summers: The global middle cries out for reassurance--In many corners of globe there is growing disillusionment about market system unmatched since fall of Berlin Wall. Why?, FT (via Harvard site), 29 Oct 06 Disaster data highlight global risks: Two books, Web site reveal where natural disasters are likely to strike, World Bank, 11 Oct 06 (Related: UN Intl strategy for disaster reduction | WB Global facility for disaster reduction & recovery) Diana Farrell: Financial reform key to growth--For China & India, fin. reforms are much more likely to achieve social objectives that are cur- rently used to justify distortion of fin.system, Straits Times/Singapore (via McKinsey site), 15 Sep 06 Posted: 27 Nov-1 Dec 06 IMF unveils new approach to policing currencies: Fund says it will introduce new approach for evaluating exchange rates as it extends its surveillance to emerging markets, Reuters (via Turkish Daily), 1 Dec 06 (Link to: IMF statement & conference call) Clinton helps broker deal for medicine to treat Aids: With fin. backing of France, Brazil, UK, Norway & Chile, Clinton says his foundation negotiated reduced drug prices, NYTimes (free registr reqd), 1 Dec 06 (Related: World Aids Day--Harvard Med | WB site & slideshow) Newsroom: Global news channels--Everybody wants one now: A new fashion for state-owned English-language television news, Economist, 30 Nov 06 US panel seeks relief from market rules, lawsuits: A 22-member panel says US capital markets are losing their competitiveness in global mar- kets, Reuters, 30 Nov 06 Hitting Kim Jong Il right in the cognac: UN forbids selling North Korea weapons, or anything else the dictator really wants, by E Williamson, Washington Post (free registr reqd), 30 Nov 06 China and India driving the world's economy, says OECD: World trade is estimated to have grown by a stunning 9.6 % in '06, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (via Gulf Times/Qatar), 29 Nov 06 (Link to: Half-yearly Economic Outlook) From 'Made in China' to 'Sold in China'--Interactive graphic: Over the next two decades China is expected to transition from an investment-led, to more of a consumption-led, economy, McKinsey, Nov '06 Drug industry threatens to derail Afghanistan's state building: Counter-narcotics efforts have deepened corruption and hurt the poorest, says new report, World Bank, 28 Nov 06 Editorial: Immigrant entrepreneurs -- New evidence that newcomers create jobs and wealth, Wall Street Journal, 26 Nov 06 Turkey--EU accession and Bridging civilizations: Recent signs suggest Turkey's bid to join European Union could be in trouble. Can both sides save the negotiations?, PricewaterhouseCoopers/WEF, 23 Nov '06 [pdf] (Link to: UN Relief Web--Map) Boardroom: D Evans, A Hagiu & R Schmalensee--Invisible Engines: How software platforms drive innovation and transform industries: What do singles clubs, payment cards, advertising-supported media & auctions have in common?, MIT Press, Oct '06 (w/ full text) Alan Blinder: Preparing America's workforce--Are we looking in rear-view mirror?: Churchill once said, 'You can always count on Ameri- cans to do right thing - after they've tried everything else.' It's time to start trying, Princeton U, Oct '06 [pdf]; and Glenn Hubbard: Offshoring can benefit workers of all skill levels --Recent comments about state of US workers emphasize income in- equality & declining prospects of low-skilled ones, FT (via AEI site), 27 Sep 06 Anwar Ibrahim: Universal values and Muslim democracy -- If democ- racy is about nurturing a 'spirit of dissent', then it has been part & par- cel of Muslim cultural history, Journal of Democracy, Jul '06 [pdf] Posted: 20-24 Nov 06 Fed chief's help enlisted for trip to press China: Treas. Secy. Paulson has enlisted Bernanke to join an unusual delegation of cabinet mem- bers to China next mo., by S Weisman, NYTimes (free registr reqd), 23 Nov 06 Latin Americans wonder if Democrats are traders: Anxiety high over stance of incoming Congress, by S Brodzinsky & assoc, Washington Post (free registr reqd), 23 Nov 06 (Related: IMF Regional Econ Out- look for Latin Amer/Caribbean) Portfolio: Robert Shiller--People investing for Ivy League: Acc to 'effi- cient markets hypothesis', anyone who beats the market must simply be lucky, Proj Synd via Taipei Times, 21 Nov 06 (Related: Yale Mag --Profile; & his two Free Press bks) (Not a) coffee/tea break: Napping your way to the top -- Sleeping on the job used to be grounds for dismissal, by A Weintraub, Business Week, 20-27 Nov 06 Economic forecasting survey -- Is the worst over for the US housing bust?: Economists say 'yes' in new survey, but their views on home prices vary wildly, Wall Street Journal, 20 Nov 06 Secrets, lies, & sweatshops: As world's biggest exporter to US, China gets attention for sweatshop abuses. A global comparison of labor con- ditions in low-cost nations, by D Roberts & assoc, Business Week, 20-27 Nov 06 (w/ link to special report) Doha talks take priority over Asia-Pacific trade deal: APEC leaders said reviving stalled round of Doha world trade talks is their 'top priority', by H van Leeuwen, Bloomberg, 19 Nov 06 (Link to: APEC site) << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. Sta. Romana All rights reserved. |
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