Home > You are at: News/Analysis, Page 6 ('07) | Previous | Next Posted: 2-6 Jul 07 The concerts for a climate in crisis--Live Earth: A series of concerts will be held on seven continents in eight cities (incl Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro, & Shanghai) to raise climate change awareness, 7 Jul 07; and Bj�rn Lomborg: Live Earth, deaf to reality--'I don�t want to stop any- one from caring about climate change, only to encourage a sense of perspective,' Project Syndicate (via Daily Times/Pakistan), 4 Jul 07 Editorial: Global poverty--Are we nearly there yet?: Midway through, the UN's drive against poverty remains half crusade and half charade, Economist, 5 Jul 07 (Related: Millennium Development Goals --Statement, w/ link to '07 report) Boardroom: Paul Saffo--Six rules for effective forecasting: The goal of forecasting is not to predict the future but to tell you what you need to know to take meaningful action in the present, Harvard Busi- ness Rev, Jul-Aug '07 Joseph Stiglitz: The Asian crisis 10 years after -- What were the les- sons, and has the world learned them? Could such a crisis recur? Is another crisis imminent?, Proj Syndicate (via Today's Zaman/Tur- key), 2 Jul 07 Economic forecasting survey--Why an expected rebound in growth wouldn't be without risk: US economic growth is likely to recover as the year goes on, but that might not be an entirely good thing, WSJ, 2 Jul 07 Hal Varian: An iPod has global value. Ask the (many) countries that make it--Who makes the Apple iPod? Hint: It is not Apple, New York Times (via UC Berkeley), 28 Jun 07 IMF fights for legitimacy 10 years after Asian financial crisis: Ten years after playing controversial role in crisis, Intl Monetary Fund is now in midst of its own identity crisis, Agence France-Presse (via Ch NewsAsia/Sing.), 28 Jun 07 Paul Johnson: Is greed safer than power-seeking? -- The top 5% of mankind divide into two broad categories: those who make money and those who make trouble, Forbes, 18 Jun-2 Jul 07 Wall St. titan becomes unlikely celebrity in Israel: Central bank chief Stanley Fischer was standing in Cyprus airport when an Israeli recog- nized him, AP (via pr-inside/Austria), 10 Jun 07 (Related: OECD--Financial liberalization [pdf]) Is the IMF obsolete?--A symposium of views from A Krueger, J de Larosiere, K Rogoff, A Meltzer, J Frankel, R Cooper, R McKinnon, H Siebert, M Whitman, C Calomiris, E Truman, M Utsumi,& others, Intl Economy, 18 May 07 [pdf] Janet Yellen: The Asian financial crisis 10 years later--Assessing the past & looking to the future: The Asian crisis was in many ways very different from others, SF Fed Reserve, 6 Feb 07 (Related: PBS--Crisis timeline) Posted: 25-29 Jun 07 Bono: Message 2U--Guest editor's letter: I've always imagined that if I hadn't been a singer I would have been a journalist. But, in truth, my bandmates saved me from disappointment, Vanity Fair, Jul '07 (Link to: Special on Africa | Jeffrey Sachs's $200 bln dream) IMF director announces plan to step down two years early: The man- aging director of Intl Monetary Fund says he will step down in Oct. for personal reasons, by K Williams, WashPost (free registr reqd), 29 Jun 07 Two oil giants exit Venezuela: In response to Chavez' demands for equity, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips opt to walk away from what may be world's largest potential oil reserves, Business Week, 27 Jun 07 GMT Jeffrey Sachs: How I'd fix the World Bank -- Advice for the new chief: Roll up your sleeves and plant some seeds. What hungry Africa needs is action, not ideology, Fortune, 26 Jun 07 Philip Bowring: Hong Kong scorecard -- Opinions on how HK has fared in 10 years under Beijing are largely determined by the expect-ations, hopes & fears that prevailed in 1997, IHTribune, 25 Jun 07 The West told to stop the blame game on pollution: The West should stop hypocritical blame game & work with developing countries to fix global warming, Asian panelists say, World Econ Forum, 25 Jun 07 (w/ link to WEForum on East Asia) Joseph Stiglitz: A few questions for Robert Zoellick -- Do you think countries that are corrupt should be cut off from funding? If so, will you do so in a consistent way?If not, how should the Bank respond?, Proj Syndicate (via Bus.Day/S Africa), 19 Jun 07 Bernanke, Trichet turn to BIS as markets ignore risk: Six decades ago, the US Treasury wanted to shut down the Bank for International Settlements, saying it helped finance the Nazis, by J Fraher, Bloom- berg, 19 Jun 07 (Related: BIS latest report) Barry Eichengreen: Asian crisis 10 years later -- On 2 July we cele- brate 10th anniv. of Thailand's devaluation, the event that unleashed Asian crisis. Asia is booming again, but is the region really safe from crises?, VoxEU, 18 Jun 07 Ruchir Sharma: A tale of two Russias--The key rule one should keep in mind when operating in Russia is: whatever is being said about the country, the opposite is also true, Newsweek, 18-25 Jun 07 Audit concerns over Iraq oil sales: An Ernst & Young draft audit re- port covering '06 oil exports sales says previously expressed concerns over lack of monitoring of Iraqi oil have not been addressed, Reuters (via TVNZ), 15 Jun 07 (Link to: Devel.Fund for Iraq Monitoring Bd) Daniel Yergin: China and America need not be energy rivals -- The real risks are not from competition in global marketplace. Rather they would arise when oil and gas development gets caught up in larger foreign policy issues, FT, 21 May 07 Posted: 18-22 Jun 07 History's big bubbles--The boiling point: How does China's bubble compare with previous financial manias?, Economist, 21 Jun 07 Globalization of labor: The bigger global labor pool is being accessed by advanced nations through imports of final products, offshoring of production of inputs, & immigration, Finance & Devel., Jun-Aug '07 World Refugee Day: Every year on June 20 the world honors the courage, resilience & strength of refugees, and recognizes richness & diversity they bring to our societies, Dag Hammarskjold Lib (Link to: Prominent refugees [eg, Einstein, Sound of Music's von Trapps]; Brookings--Palestinian & Iraqi refugees) Robert Shiller: Brazil's exuberant stock market -- It has more than quadrupled in value since Oct '02. Might it be time for foreign invest- ors to pull their money out?, Project Syndicate (via Taipei Times), 18 June 07 Guess who's hiring in America: Infosys and other Indian companies are recruiting more locals in the US, by S Hamm, Business Week, 18-25 Jun 07 Aircraft makers Brazil's Embraer, Canada's Bombardier on diverging courses: Regional jet makers refocus as traditional market hit dead airspace, MarketWatch, 18 June 07 Moscow tops in cost of living, London close behind: In survey cover- ing 143 cities, Moscow remains world's most expensive city, w/ Lon-don 2nd & Seoul 3rd. Asuncion (Paraguay) is cheapest, Mercer HR Consulting, 18 June 07 William Pesek: Brazil rolls dice on India to hedge China bet--Among so-called BRICs, the potential of Brazil and India are often no match for China's rapid growth and Russia's oil & massive nuclear arsenal, Bloomberg, 15 June 07 New research explores strategic role of cities in driving global com- merce: Report names 50 cities as hubs of new worldwide economy, Worldwide Centers of Commerce, 12 June 07 (Link to: Report site | pdf--Ctrs of commerce index and Global cities & commerce) Coffee/tea break: Robert Frank--Despite the dumb jokes, stereotypes may reflect some smart choices: There are many jokes about dumb blondes and jocks. Where do the underlying stereotypes come from?, NYT (via author's site), 7 June 07 [pdf] Newsroom: Joel Mowbray -- Register's last hurrah?: Our taxpayer-financed Arabic network was set up to counter Al-Jazeera, not echo it, Wall Street Journal, 7 Jun 07; and Damned if you do, damned if you don't, Al Hurra: A Hurra exec did point out that it didn't make much sense for a station designed to pro- mote democracy & free speech not to practice it, Natl Public Radio, 22 May 07 Fighting poverty efficiently--Pt. of The Revolutionaries: Much aid to developing nations is wasted. Better-designed projects could radically reduce poverty, by E Eaves, Forbes, 24 May 07 Arvind Subramanian: Rupee appreciation--Lessons from China: 'Do something' about the exchange rate is a call that is easier made than implemented. We should not harbor any illusion of easy, painless solutions, Biz Standard/India (via Peterson Inst), 22 May 07 Hal Varian: Sometimes the stock does better than the investor that buys the stock--Stocks have been a great investment in last 80 years, w/ ave. return of about 10% a year. But have investors in stock mar- ket done as well as stocks?, NYT (via UC Berkeley), 3 May 07 Posted: 11-15 Jun 07 Martin Indyk: A 'two-state solution', Palestinian-style -- Fatah has in effect conceded Gaza to Hamas while they hold on to West Bank: a two-state solution - just not the one that Bush had in mind, WashPost (free registr reqd), 15 June 07 (Related: Maps--Gaza | West Bank) Paul Krugman: Trade & inequality, revisited--"I'm not endorsing pro- tectionism, but free-traders need better answers to anxieties of global- ization's losers," VoxEU, 15 June 07 [Site info courtesy of FSA/ Manila] Food aid -- Hungry for change: Food aid saves millions of lives each year, but it doesn't alleviate the root causes of famine. It is time to rethink how we feed the poor, by H Beech, Time, 15 Jun 07 Gaza violence prompts call for outside help: Fighting bet. Fatah and Hamas escalated Tue., leading some to consider deployment of multi- national force to police territory, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jun 07 (Related: ReliefWeb--Occ.Palest.Terr.) Mobius says emerging market spreads may invert: Spreads of emer- ging market sovereign bonds over US Treasuries should shrink fur- ther, Reuters, 13 Jun 07 (Related: Thomson--BIS says emerging mar- kets rebound suggests investors' risk appetite still robust) Hollywood stars find an audience for social causes: While commend- ing celebrity activism, one scholar asks why compassion needs to be awakened through glamour rather than conscience, by N Boustany, WP (free registr reqd), 10 Jun 07 Robert Stern & assoc: US workers and labor standards--Would it not be more constructive - & less self-righteous - if Dems concentrate on measures that would help workers adapt to globalization?, FT, 7 Jun 07 (Related: Bhagwati op-ed | Letters--Towers; Reddy & assoc) Niall Ferguson: Warfare on the installment plan -- War finance is not rocket science. Wars are usually too costly to pay for exclusively out of taxation; so they tend to be financed by a mix of new taxation and borrowing, WSJ, 5 Jun 07 (Link to: Hormats [WP via AuthorViews]) Robert Shiller: The myth of 'superstar cities' -- New cities are con- stantly ripening like cherries on a tree, drawing people away from older, original cities, Proj Syndicate (via Taipei Times), 20 May 07 State room: Robert Axelrod--The evolution of cooperation--A simple yet age-old question: If living things evolve through competition, how can cooperation ever emerge?, Perseus Group (Excerpt [pdf] | Sum- mary), 4 Dec 06 (Related: Tit-for-tat strategies | Prisoners' dilemma) Boardroom: S Anthony & C Christensen -- Think like a 'disrupter': Most managers believe creating growth through innovation is funda- mentally a risky, random endeavor. Five ways to spark innovation, Forbes, 23 Aug 06 Posted: 4-8 Jun 07 G8 leaders strike deal on Africa pledge: World leaders in Germany agree on $60 billion pledge to fight Aids and other killer diseases rav- aging continent, Reuters, 8 Jun 07 (Link to: G8 pact on tackling climate change) Another G8 summit, another false hope for Africa?: Today, Germany is hosting 33rd G8 summit. Alongside issue of climate protection will be 'Growth & responsibility' in Africa, Statesman (Ghana), 6 Jun 07 (Link to: Data--G8 off track on promises to Africa [pdf]) Emerging nations visit the 'rich country club'- the G8: The 5 G8 guest nations-Brazil, China, India, Mexico & South Africa-met in March in preparation for summit, Deutsche Welle, 6 Jun 07 (Link to: Summit 2007 | Der Spiegel's Interactive map & Faces of protest) Chinese shares close higher after volatile day: Share prices closed up 2.6% Tue., following Mon.'s decline of 8.3%, the biggest one-day fall in over 3 mos., Agence France-Presse (via ChNewsAsia/Sing.), 5 Jun 07 (Related: Little econ impact if Chinese stocks sank) Where the VCs are flocking now: A few years ago, Cen. Europe and Russia were shunned by big investors. Not anymore, by G Edmond- son & assoc, Business Week, 4 Jun 07 (Related: IMF's regl. outlook for Cen. Asia) Kenneth Rogoff: A rare internationalist off to the rescue -- Reform No. 1 at World Bank is to ensure that the next president is chosen in a more inclusive process, Proj Syndicate (via Japan Times), 4 Jun 07 Dani Rodrik: Be our guests--If you are a worker from a poor nation who wants to put on the global market the only asset you have - your manpower - good luck!, NYT (via IHT), 1 Jun 07 (Related: Borjas--Rodrik on Guest workers | 'Why do Borjas and I disagree?') Seminar room: Elite universities are recruiting low-income students-- Wanting to keep a role as engines of social mobility, about two dozen US univs push to diversify economically, NYT (via IHTrib), 1 Jun 07 Capital flows to emerging markets set at close to record levels: Fin. leaders call for prudent risk management given market vulnerabilities. Record direct investment seen, stocks of intl reserves soar, Inst Intl Finance, 31 May 07 Boardroom: Michael Watkins--Memo to Robert Zoellick: While crisis situations are hard on organizations, they vastly simplify the work of new leaders like you, Harvard Business Online, 31 May 07 Mouse & wo/man: Under siege on the Web--For a nation emerging from a very recent invasion, Estonia has pretty much returned to normal.There were no roads and bridges to rebuild, Time, 31 May 07 Glenn Hubbard: Capitalism against climate change -- A serious res- ponse to climate change must begin by turning our emissions down- ward without betting the bank, Wall Street J (via AEI), 31 May 07 D Farrell & E Beinhocker: A world changing consumer boom--China is known for being world's factory, while India's new wealth has been built on services. But the result is the same - a consumer boom that will reshape global markets, Newsweek, 21 May 07 Andy Mukherjee: Next emerging-market crisis is five years away-- Harvard economist Jeffrey Frankel has an interesting theory about timing of next meltdown, Bloomberg, 9 May 07 (Link to: Slides--Car crash analogy: 10 policy lessons [go to p37, pdf,via Harvard site]) << Previous Home Next >> Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Leonardo L. Sta. Romana All rights reserved. |
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