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Essential Reading Items
Paper:
Case Studies in Economic Sanctions and Terrorism
Index of selected and updated case studies available online, originally published in the book Economic Sanctions Reconsidered
May 2008
Revised June 2012
Policy Brief 01-11:
Using Sanctions to Fight Terrorism
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2001
Working Paper SPECIAL:
US Economic Sanctions: Their Impact on Trade, Jobs, and Wages
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Tess Cyrus, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Elizabeth Winston, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 1997
Policy Brief 98-4:
Sanctions-Happy USA
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 1998
Op-ed:
The Snake Oil of Diplomacy: When Tensions Rise, the US Peddles Sanctions
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Editorial reprinted from The Washington Post
July 12, 1998
Policy Briefs
12-6:
Using US Strategic Reserves to Moderate Potential Oil Price Increases from Sanctions on Iran
[pdf]
by Philip K. Verleger, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2012
03-4:
The Impact of Economic Sanctions on US Trade: Andrew Rose's Gravity Model
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2003
03-3:
Economic Leverage and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
[pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2003
02-6:
Capital-Market Access: New Frontier in the Sanctions Debate
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2002
01-11:
Using Sanctions to Fight Terrorism
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2001
98-4:
Sanctions-Happy USA
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 1998
Working Papers
09-4:
Sanctioning North Korea: The Political Economy of Denuclearization and Proliferation
[pdf]
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2009
09-4:
Sanctioning North Korea: The Political Economy of Denuclearization and Proliferation
[pdf]
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2009
08-12:
The (Non) Impact of UN Sanctions on North Korea
[pdf]
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 19, 2008
08-12:
The (Non) Impact of UN Sanctions on North Korea
[pdf]
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 19, 2008
SPECIAL:
US Economic Sanctions: Their Impact on Trade, Jobs, and Wages
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Tess Cyrus, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Elizabeth Winston, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 1997
Congressional Testimony
Economic Sanctions, Oil, and Iran
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, United States Congress Hearing on “Energy and the Iranian Economy”
July 25, 2006
Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Economic Sanctions
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech given before the Subcommittee on Trade Committee on Ways and Means
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
October 23, 1997
The Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996: Results to Date
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on International Relations
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
July 23, 1997
Op-eds
What To Do about North Korea: Will Sanctions Work?
by Stephan Haggard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Oriental Economist
July 3, 2009
What To Do about North Korea: Will Sanctions Work?
by Stephan Haggard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Oriental Economist
July 3, 2009
North Korea: Take Away Their Mercedes
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Newsweek
February 14, 2009
The West Should Use Economics to Rein in Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 5, 2008
The West Should Use Economics to Rein in Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 5, 2008
Aid Could Nip the North Korean Nuclear Threat
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Newsweek International
September 17, 2007
Confronting the “Dear Leader”
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Los Angeles Times
July 15, 2006
The Snake Oil of Diplomacy: When Tensions Rise, the US Peddles Sanctions
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Editorial reprinted from The Washington Post
July 12, 1998
Speeches and Papers
Economic Sanctions Against Iran: Is the Third Decade a Charm?
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Business Economics. Reposted with permission.
July 2012
US v. Iran (1979–81: Hostages)
[pdf]
Economic Sanctions Case Study 79-1
June 2012
US v. Iran (1984–2005) and UN, US [EU] v. Iran (2006– )
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Julia Muir, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Economic Sanctions Case Studies 84-1 and 2006-1
June 2012
Post-2000 Sanctions Episodes
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Julia Muir, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Update to table 1A.2 from chapter 1, appendix 1A of Economic Sanctions Reconsidered
May 2012
Post-2000 Sanctions Episodes
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Julia Muir, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Update to table 1A.2 from chapter 1, appendix 1A of Economic Sanctions Reconsidered
May 2012
Australia, Canada, EU, Japan, NATO, UN, US v. Libya (2011– : Gadhafi, human rights)
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Julia Muir, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Milica Cosic, University of California, Santa Barbara
Economic Sanctions Case Study 2011-1
February 2012
Revised
US v. Cuba (1960– : Castro)
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Milica Cosic, University of California, Santa Barbara
Economic Sanctions Case Study 60-3
October 2011
US v. Sudan (1989– : Human Rights; Civil War; Democracy)
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Julia Muir, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Economic Sanctions Case Study 89-3
August 2011
EU, US v. Syrian Arab Republic (2011– : human rights, democracy)
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Julia Muir, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Economic Sanctions Case Study 2011-2
July 2011
China's Role in Squeezing North Korea
[pdf]
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
July 30, 2009
Escalating Tensions with North Korea
[pdf]
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
July 9, 2009
Case Studies in Economic Sanctions and Terrorism
Index of selected and updated case studies available online, originally published in the book Economic Sanctions Reconsidered
May 2008
Revised June 2012
Economic Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool
[pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2006
Can Sanctions Stop the Iranian Bomb?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2006
Targeted Sanctions: A Policy Alternative?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for a symposium on "Sanctions Reform? Evaluating the Economic Weapon in Asia and the World"
February 23, 2000
Trade as a Weapon
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the Fred J. Hansen Institute for World Peace
World Peace Week
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
April 12-18, 1999
US Economic Sanctions: Good Intentions, Bad Execution
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Statement before the Committee on International Relations
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
June 3, 1998
Backing Illegal Sanctions
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article reprinted from the Journal of Commerce
August 6, 1997
Essential Reading Items
Congressional Testimony:
US Leadership in the Global Food Crisis
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services, hearing on Contributing Factors and International Responses to the Global Food Crisis
May 14, 2008
Op-ed:
Hungry for Human Rights
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The Washington Post
September 28, 2005
Op-ed:
Food and Free Trade
by Nancy Birdsall, Center for Global Development
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Asia
April 25, 2008
Working Papers
08-1:
Exit Polls: Refugee Assessments of North Korea's Transition
[pdf]
by Yoonok Chang, Hansei University
and Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2008
Congressional Testimony
US Leadership in the Global Food Crisis
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services, hearing on Contributing Factors and International Responses to the Global Food Crisis
May 14, 2008
Op-eds
Making Aid Work
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the DailyNK
May 25, 2011
Asia's Other Crisis
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Newsweek
May 17, 2008
Food and Free Trade
by Nancy Birdsall, Center for Global Development
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Asia
April 25, 2008
Economic Implications of Summit Agreement
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Korea Herald
October 12, 2007
What Are the North Koreans Up To?
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Korea Times
September 21, 2007
Aid Could Nip the North Korean Nuclear Threat
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Newsweek International
September 17, 2007
A Farewell to Alms
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
August 22, 2007
Aid to North Korea
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the KoreAm Journal, 18, no. 8
August 2007
Hungry for Human Rights
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The Washington Post
September 28, 2005
Speeches and Papers
Aid, Dutch Disease, and Manufacturing Growth
[pdf]
by Raghuram G. Rajan, University of Chicago
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Forthcoming article in the Journal of Development Economics
December 2009
The Silent Tsunami—the Globalization of the Hunger Challenge
by Josette Sheeran, UN World Food Program
Keynote address delivered at the Peterson Institute
May 6, 2008
Aid and Growth: What Does the Cross-Country Evidence Really Show?
[pdf]
by Raghuram G. Rajan, University of Chicago
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Forthcoming in the Review of Economics and Statistics
July 2007
A Ten-Year Strategy for Increasing Capital Flows to Africa
[pdf]
by the Commission on Capital Flows to Africa
June 2003
Tax Policy in a Global Economy: Issues Facing Europe and the United States
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the AICGS Taxation Seminar
Washington, DC
February 12, 1999
Revised February 22, 1999
Essential Reading Items
Paper:
Three US-China Trade Disputes
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Note prepared for the conference "The China Balance Sheet in 2007 and Beyond"
Co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2, 2007
Policy Brief 03-1:
Steel Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2003
Policy Briefs
12-9:
US Tire Tariffs: Saving Few Jobs at High Cost
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Sean Lowry, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2012
04-5:
China Bashing 2004
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Yee Wong, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 2004
03-1:
Steel Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2003
02-1:
Time for a Grand Bargain in Steel?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2002
01-9:
Steel: Big Problems, Better Solutions
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2001
01-6:
Prospects for Transatlantic Competition Policy
by Mario Monti, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2001
00-2:
Decision-Making in the WTO
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jayashree Watal, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2000
00-1:
The Next Trade Policy Battle
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2000
99-5:
Steel Quotas: A Rigged Lottery
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Erika Wada, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 1999
Working Papers
10-17:
Trade Disputes Between China and the United States: Growing Pains so Far, Worse Ahead?
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jared C. Woollacott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 2010
96-11:
Trade, Investment, and Economic Conflict Between the US and Asia
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-eds
Protecting Open Markets
by Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in VoxEU.org
December 4, 2008
Boeing vs. Airbus: Fighting the Last War
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Handelsblatt
June 19, 2007
Lost in the Woods
by Lawrence Herman, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 25, 2005
A Clash of the Titans Could Hurt Us All
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
August 25, 2005
Speeches and Papers
Trade Rift Deepens with Mexico
[pdf]
by Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
March 19, 2009
Three US-China Trade Disputes
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Note prepared for the conference "The China Balance Sheet in 2007 and Beyond"
Co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2, 2007
The FSC Case: Background and Implications
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
February 27, 2002
"American Trade Leadership: What is at Stake"
[pdf]
by Robert B. Zoellick, US Trade Representative
Speech before the Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 24, 2001
Antidumping: A look at US Experience--Lessons for Indonesia
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the Ministry of Industry and Trade
Republic of Indonesia
August 20, 1999
Essential Reading Items
Op-ed:
The Democrats' Dangerous Trade Games
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
May 20, 2008
Policy Briefs
06-2:
The Doha Round after Hong Kong
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2006
01-8:
Dealing with Labor and Environment Issues in Trade
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2001
01-5:
Fin(d)ing Our Way on Trade and Labor Standards?
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2001
01-2:
A Prescription to Relieve Worker Anxiety
by Lori G. Kletzer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Robert E. Litan, The Brookings Institution
March 2001
Congressional Testimony
The Need for Fast Track Authority
by I. M. Destler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Trade Committee on Ways and Means
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
September 30, 1997
The Need for New Fast Track Legislation
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Finance
United States Senate
Washington, DC
June 3, 1997
Op-eds
The Democrats' Dangerous Trade Games
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
May 20, 2008
Korea’s Unique Historic Opportunity
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Chosun Ilbo
February 10, 2007
Speeches and Papers
"American Trade Leadership: What is at Stake"
[pdf]
by Robert B. Zoellick, US Trade Representative
Speech before the Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 24, 2001
Trade Strategy in the Bush Administration
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks at the trade issues forum entitled "Commotion over Trade Promotion: Taking Stock of Domestic and International Views on America's Stake in Global Trade"
Organized by The Global Economic Policy Project
at the New America Foundation
March 19, 2001
Trade Policy and Trade Legislation in 1998
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech given to a conference titled "Restarting Fast Track"
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
February 3, 1998
International Economic Leadership: Keeping America on the Right Track for the Twenty-First Century
by Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State
Address and Q&A Session before the Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 18, 1997
Essential Reading Items
Congressional Testimony:
The Fed at 100: Can Monetary Policy Close the Growth Gap and Promote a Sound Dollar?
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on "The Fed at 100: Can Monetary Policy Close the Growth Gap and Promote a Sound Dollar?"
April 18, 2013
Op-ed:
How the IMF Can Help Cut US Joblessness
by Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Bloomberg. Reposted with permission.
February 4, 2013
Policy Brief 12-25:
Currency Manipulation, the US Economy, and the Global Economic Order
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 2012
Policy Brief 12-15:
Restoring Fiscal Equilibrium in the United States
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2012
Congressional Testimony:
A New Regime for Regulating Large, Complex Financial Institutions
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on "A New Regime for Regulating Large, Complex Financial Institutions."
December 7, 2011
Congressional Testimony:
Spend Less, Owe Less, Grow the Economy
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, hearing on "Spend Less, Owe Less, Grow the Economy"
June 21, 2011
Op-ed:
Why the World Needs Three Global Currencies
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
February 15, 2011
Article:
The Dollar and the Deficits: How Washington Can Prevent the Next Crisis
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Foreign Affairs, Volume 88 No. 6, November/December 2009
November 2009
Speech:
Rescuing and Rebuilding the US Economy: A Progress Report
by Lawrence H. Summers, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
Prepared remarks at an event held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 17, 2009
Policy Brief 09-3:
A Green Recovery? Assessing US Economic Stimulus and the Prospects for International Coordination
by Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Shashank Mohan, Rhodium Group
and Robert Heilmayr, World Resources Institute
February 10, 2009
Op-ed:
An Economic Strategy for Mr. Obama
by Peter Boone, Effective Intervention
and Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and James Kwak, Yale Law School
Post on the Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics
November 11, 2008
Congressional Testimony:
The Dollar and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services, US House of Representatives
July 24, 2008
Congressional Testimony:
Why Deficits Matter: The International Dimension
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives
January 23, 2007
Op-ed:
Bubbles Are Getting Blown Out of All Proportion
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 8, 2004
Working Paper 05-6:
Postponing Global Adjustment: An Analysis of the Pending Adjustment of Global Imbalances
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2005
Article:
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Global Co-dependency, Collective Action, and the Challenges of Global Adjustment
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article published in the CESifo Forum
January 2005
Policy Briefs
12-25:
Currency Manipulation, the US Economy, and the Global Economic Order
[pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 2012
12-15:
Restoring Fiscal Equilibrium in the United States
[pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2012
09-21:
The Future of the Dollar
[pdf]
by Richard N. Cooper, Harvard University
September 2009
09-10:
2009 Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates
[pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2009
09-3:
A Green Recovery? Assessing US Economic Stimulus and the Prospects for International Coordination
[pdf]
by Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Shashank Mohan, Rhodium Group
and Robert Heilmayr, World Resources Institute
February 10, 2009
04-3:
Senator Kerry on Corporate Tax Reform: Right Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Paul L. E. Grieco, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2004
98-3:
Exchange Rates for the Dollar, Yen, and Euro
[pdf]
by Simon Wren-Lewis, University of Exeter
July 1998
Working Papers
12-10:
The Dollar and Its Discontents
[pdf]
by Olivier Jeanne, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2012
09-13:
Mortgage Loan Modifications: Program Incentives and Restructuring Design
[pdf]
by Dan Magder, Lone Star Funds
November 2009
07-8:
Congress, Treasury, and the Accountability of Exchange Rate Policy: How the 1988 Trade Act Should Be Reformed
[pdf]
by C. Randall Henning, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 2007
05-6:
Postponing Global Adjustment: An Analysis of the Pending Adjustment of Global Imbalances
[pdf]
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2005
01-8:
Finance and Changing US-Japan Relations: Convergence Without Leverage--Until Now
[pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2001
00-6:
Inflation, Monetary Transparency, and G3 Exchange Rate Volatility
[pdf]
by Kenneth N. Kuttner, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2000
Congressional Testimony
The Fiscal and Economic Effects of Austerity
[pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Senate Budget Committee hearing on "The Fiscal and Economic Effects of Austerity"
June 4, 2013
The Fed at 100: Can Monetary Policy Close the Growth Gap and Promote a Sound Dollar?
[pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on "The Fed at 100: Can Monetary Policy Close the Growth Gap and Promote a Sound Dollar?"
April 18, 2013
Flirting with Disaster: Solving the Federal Debt Crisis
[pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to Joint Economic Committee of Congress, hearing on "Flirting with Disaster: Solving the Federal Debt Crisis."
March 14, 2013
America Needs More Expansionary Monetary Policy
[pdf]
by Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Statement before the US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services' Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade hearing entitled, "Near-Zero Rate, Near-Zero Effect? Is 'Unconventional' Monetary Policy Really Working?"
March 5, 2013
The Statutory Debt Limit
[pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee, hearing on statutory debt limit
January 22, 2013
Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the House Financial Services Committee, the Joint Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, and the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee Hearing on "Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule on Markets, Businesses, Investors, and Job Creation."
January 18, 2012
A New Regime for Regulating Large, Complex Financial Institutions
[pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on "A New Regime for Regulating Large, Complex Financial Institutions."
December 7, 2011
Tax Reform and Consumption-based Tax Systems
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Congressional testimony submitted to the US House Ways and Means Committee hearing on "Tax Reform and Consumption-based Tax Systems"
July 26, 2011
Legislative Proposals Regarding Bank Examination Practices
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on "Legislative Proposals Regarding Bank Examination Practices"
July 8, 2011
Spend Less, Owe Less, Grow the Economy
[pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, hearing on "Spend Less, Owe Less, Grow the Economy"
June 21, 2011
Lifting the Crushing Burden of Debt
by Carmen M. Reinhart, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the hearing "Lifting the Crushing Burden of Debt" of the US House of Representatives Committee on the Budget
March 10, 2011
Status Report on the US Economy
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Senate Budget Committee hearing "A Status Report on the US Economy"
August 3, 2010
The Role of the International Monetary Fund and Federal Reserve in the Stabilization of Europe
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology
May 20, 2010
China's Lending Activities and the US Debt
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing on US Debt to China: Implications and Repercussions, Panel I: China's Lending Activities and the US Debt
February 25, 2010
Crisis and Aftermath: The Economic Outlook and Risks for the US Federal Budget and Debt
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the Senate Budget Committee hearing on "Crisis and Aftermath: The Economic Outlook and Risks for the Federal Budget and Debt"
February 9, 2010
The Impact of the Recovery Act on Economic Growth
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on "The Impact of the Recovery Act on Economic Growth"
October 29, 2009
The Science of Insolvency
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House of Representatives, Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight hearing, "The Science of Insolvency"
May 19, 2009
Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Save? Examining the Systemic Threats of Large Financial Institutions
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress hearing, "Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Save? Examining the Systemic Threats of Large Financial Institutions"
April 21, 2009
US Foreign Economic Policy in the Global Crisis
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, Committee on Foreign Affairs, US House of Representatives
March 12, 2009
The Global Economy: Outlook, Risks, and the Implications for Policy
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Senate Budget Committee
January 29, 2009
The Economic Outlook and Options for Stimulus
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Senate Budget Committee
November 19, 2008
The Dollar and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services, US House of Representatives
July 24, 2008
Sovereign Wealth Fund Acquisitions and Other Foreign Government Investments in the United States: Assessing the Economic and National Security Implications
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
November 14, 2007
Currency Misalignments and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittees on Trade, Ways and Means Committee; Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Energy, and Commerce Committee; and Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology, Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives
May 9, 2007
Assessing Progress on China’s Exchange Rate Policies
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Hearing on
"Risks and Reform: The Role of Currency in the US–China Relationship"
Committee on Finance, US Senate
Washington, DC
March 28, 2007
The Current Account Deficit and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Budget Committee of the United States Senate
February 1, 2007
The Chinese Exchange Rate and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Hearing on the Treasury Department's Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy and the Strategic Economic Dialogue Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
January 31, 2007
Why Deficits Matter: The International Dimension
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives
January 23, 2007
German Experience with Fiscal Rules: Lessons for the US Budget Process
[pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process Committee on Rules
July 27, 2005
The IMF and Exchange Rates
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
United States Senate
Washington, DC
May 19, 2004
The Correction of the Dollar and Foreign Intervention in the Currency Markets
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Small Business
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
June 25, 2003
Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth
by Martin Neil Baily, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
March 29, 2001
Op-eds
Five Myths about Taxes
by Steven R. Weisman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
April 14, 2013
How the IMF Can Help Cut US Joblessness
by Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Bloomberg. Reposted with permission.
February 4, 2013
Obama's Historic Budget Opportunity
by Robert B. Zoellick, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
December 9, 2012
Time for a Fightback in the Currency Wars
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 4, 2012
No Excuse for Inaction
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Reuters
August 31, 2011
Deal or No Deal, a US Downgrade Is Deserved
by Carmen M. Reinhart, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Vincent R. Reinhart, American Enterprise Institute
Op-ed in the Financial Times
August 1, 2011
Arrogance and Authority
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Project Syndicate
April 26, 2011
The Future of Banking: Is More Regulation Needed?
by Peter Boone, London School of Economics
and Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed for the Financial Times
April 10, 2011
The Road to Fiscal Crisis
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Project Syndicate
March 23, 2011
Why the World Needs Three Global Currencies
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
February 15, 2011
Did the Poor Cause the Crisis?
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Project Syndicate
January 19, 2011
Getting the Job Done: Lessons from Moynihan
by Steven R. Weisman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Fiscal Times
December 28, 2010
Voodoo Economics Revisited
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Project Syndicate
December 15, 2010
China's Currency and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in VoxEU
November 1, 2010
America Cannot Win the Currency Wars Alone
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
October 20, 2010
Who Caused the Currency Wars?
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Project Syndicate
October 13, 2010
America Should Open Its Vaults and Sell Gold
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
October 12, 2010
We Can Fight Fire with Fire on the Renminbi
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
October 4, 2010
Four Steps to US Fiscal Health
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and James Kwak, Yale Law School
Op-ed in Project Syndicate
August 17, 2010
What Actions Should the Fed Be Taking?
by Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Economist
August 17, 2010
A Roosevelt Moment for America’s Megabanks?
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Project Syndicate
July 14, 2010
To Battle Wall Street, Obama Should Channel Teddy Roosevelt
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and James Kwak, Yale Law School
Op-ed in the Washington Post
April 4, 2010
Too Much Stimulus or Not Enough?
by Steven R. Weisman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Fiscal Times
February 16, 2010
Healthcare Reform Is the Second US Stimulus Package
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Eurointelligence
January 22, 2010
Can Limits on Executive Pay Solve the Too Big To Fail Problem?
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Originally posted on TNR.com
October 23, 2009
America Cannot Resolve Global Imbalances on Its Own
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
August 19, 2009
Fiscal Prudence, Now and Here
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
June 24, 2009
Lax Governance and Poor Supervision
[pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the International Economy
April 2009
Temporary Nationalization Is Needed to Save the US Banking System
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Commentary on Google News on the news story "Nationalization Fears Dominate BofA, Citi," (foxbusiness.com)
February 23, 2009
Put the Puritans in Charge of the Punchbowl
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
February 11, 2009
Rules for a Bank Bailout
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
February 6, 2009
To Save the Banks We Must Stand Up to the Bankers
by Peter Boone, Effective Intervention
and Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
January 27, 2009
An Economic Strategy for Mr. Obama
by Peter Boone, Effective Intervention
and Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and James Kwak, Yale Law School
Post on the Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics
November 11, 2008
Volcker-Reagan Rerun
[pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the column "The Monetary Realist" in the International Economy
August 22, 2008
Monetary Stimulus Will Work
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Welt am Sonntag
February 6, 2008
How to Cushion the Cost of the Right Decision
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
January 29, 2008
The Four Horsemen of Subprime Stupidity
[pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the International Economy
January 2008
A Drag, But Not a Crisis
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Welt am Sonntag
September 27, 2007
Structure Makes the Central Banker
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Welt am Sonntag
August 26, 2007
Landing the Reverse Greenspan
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The International Economy
"The Monetary Realist" Column
July 15, 2007
What's In A Name?
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The International Economy
April 21, 2007
What's a Treasury Secretary to Do? An Agenda for Henry Paulson, Here and Abroad
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The Washington Post
June 26, 2006
How the United States Benefited from Fiscal Activism
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Die Zeit
September 8, 2005
The Fed Must Be Open About Applying the Brakes
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
May 2, 2005
When the Dollar Bill Comes Due
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Katharina Plück, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed
April 27, 2005
America Badly Needs a Value Added Tax
by Paul L. E. Grieco, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
April 21, 2005
The Economics of a Second Term
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
November 9, 2004
Bubbles Are Getting Blown Out of All Proportion
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 8, 2004
America Cannot Afford Tax Cuts
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed published in the Financial Times
January 11, 2001
Speeches and Papers
Currency Wars, the Economy of the United States, and Reform of the International Monetary System
[pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 15, 2013
Keynote Address: Reviving US Competitiveness and Economic Growth
[pdf]
by Orrin Hatch, US Senate Committee on Finance
Unedited transcript of keynote address delivered at the conference "Reviving US Competitiveness and Economic Growth"
December 12, 2012
Setting the Stage: Reviving US Competitiveness and Economic Growth
[pdf]
by Eric Solomon, Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy
Unedited transcript of keynote address delivered at the conference "Reviving US Competitiveness and Economic Growth"
December 12, 2012
The Dollar and US Power
[pdf]
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the conference "Currencies of Power and the Power of Currencies" organized by the International Institute of Strategic Studies in Bahrain from September 29, 2012 to October 2, 2012
October 2, 2012
The United States in the World Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech delivered at the Chautauqua Lecture Series, "The US Economy: Beyond a Quick Fix"
August 12, 2011
Why the U.S. Needs to Cut the Deficit
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Interview by Christopher Alessi, Associate Staff Writer, Council on Foreign Relations
July 21, 2011
Regulating Systemically Important Financial Firms
[pdf]
by Daniel K. Tarullo, Federal Reserve Board
Prepared remarks delivered at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
June 3, 2011
Two Years after the Crisis: The Global Economic Agenda
by Lael Brainard, Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs
Prepared remarks delivered at the event "Two Years after the Crisis: The Global Economic Agenda"
July 26, 2010
Essential Elements of Financial Reform
by Paul A. Volcker, Chairman of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board
Transcript of speech delivered at the Peterson Institute event "Volcker on Essential Elements on Financial Reform"
March 30, 2010
The Dollar and the Deficits: How Washington Can Prevent the Next Crisis
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Foreign Affairs, Volume 88 No. 6, November/December 2009
November 2009
The Case for an Orderly Resolution Regime for Systemically-Important Financial Institutions
[pdf]
by H. Rodgin Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
and Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Pew Charitable Trusts Briefing Paper 13 reposted with permission
October 2009
Challenges to the Federal Reserve's Independence
[pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
July 31, 2009
Rescuing and Rebuilding the US Economy: A Progress Report
by Lawrence H. Summers, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
Prepared remarks at an event held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 17, 2009
A Step Forward on Financial Regulation
[pdf]
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
July 7, 2009
Is the United States De-emphasizing its Bank Clean-Up Plan?
[pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
June 8, 2009
Lingering Perils of Bank Insolvency
[pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
May 19, 2009
Bank Stress Tests: How Big a Step Forward?
[pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
May 8, 2009
Goldman Sachs's Challenge to Treasury
[pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
April 15, 2009
A Short-Lived Recovery?
[pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
April 10, 2009
Economics of the Geithner Plan
[pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Thomas Emmons, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 1, 2009
Seven Broad Lessons for the United States from Japan’s Lost Decade
[pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks presented at Japan's Lost Decade: Lessons for the United States, The Brookings Institution
March 26, 2009
The Global Economic Crisis as a National Security Issue
[pdf]
by I. M. Destler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
February 13, 2009
Social Security, the Financial Crisis, and Lessons from Abroad
[pdf]
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
January 27, 2009
The Deepening Banking Crisis
[pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
January 26, 2009
Incremental Steps Toward a Radical Solution
[pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
December 16, 2008
Global Imbalances and Currency Misalignments
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Outline of remarks at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
January 2008
The Role of US and EU Financial Markets in the Global Economy
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks at the conference "The Euro and the Dollar: Pillars in Global Finance"
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
April 17, 2007
Paulson's First Challenge
[pdf]
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in The International Economy
August 2006
Running the World's Central Bank
[pdf]
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Global Agenda
March 2006
The End of Large Current Account Deficits, 1970-2002: Are There Lessons for the United States?
[pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper in the symposium volume The Greenspan Era: Lessons for the Future, a symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
August 2005
The Euro and the World Economy
[pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech at a conference on "The Eurosystem, the Union and Beyond: The Single Currency and Implications for Governance"
European Central Bank
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
April 27, 2005
Reflections
[pdf]
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review
March-April 2005
US Trade Policy in 2005
by Robert Rubin, Citigroup
Luncheon Address at the conference "US Trade Policy in 2005"
Institute for International Economics
February 15, 2005
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Global Co-dependency, Collective Action, and the Challenges of Global Adjustment
[pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article published in the CESifo Forum
January 2005
The Risks Ahead for the World Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article by invitation for The Economist
September 9, 2004
Running on Empty: How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It
[pdf]
by Peter G. Peterson, The Blackstone Group
Presentation of the book and discussion at the Institute for International Economics
August 9, 2004
The US Current Account Deficit and the Euro Area
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech prepared for "The ECB and Its Watchers VI" Conference
Frankfurt, Germany
July 2, 2004
Managing Exchange Rates: Achievement of Global Re-balancing or Evidence of Global Co-dependency
[pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Business Economics
July 2004
The United States and the Global Adjustment Process
by Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University
Speech at the Third Annual Stavros S. Niarchos Lecture
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
March 23, 2004
North American Monetary and Financial Integration: Notes on the US Perspective
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at a meeting of the
Study Group on North American Monetary and Financial Integration
Montreal, Canada
December 13, 2002
What Washington Means by Policy Reform
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Chapter 2 from Latin American Adjustment: How Much Has Happened?
Edited by John Williamson. Published April 1990.
November 2002
Can the United States Afford the Tax Cuts of 2001?
[pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presented to a roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association
Atlanta, Georgia
January 5, 2002
A Critical Assessment and an Appeal for Fundamental Tax Reform
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the World Trade Organization Panel Report (dated October 8, 1999)
Report of the Appellate Body (dated February 24, 2000)
United States Tax Treatment for "Foreign Sales Corporations"
March 11, 2000
On the Causes of the US Current Account Deficit
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Briefing for the Trade Deficit Review Commission
August 19, 1999
Essential Reading Items
Policy Brief 12-21:
How Can Trade Policy Help America Compete?
by Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2012
Policy Brief 11-20:
The United States Should Establish Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2011
Policy Brief 11-8:
What Should the United States Do about Doha?
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2011
Op-ed:
New Imbalances Will Threaten Global Recovery
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
June 10, 2010
Op-ed:
How Best to Boost US Exports
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
February 3, 2010
Op-ed:
Cooling the Planet Without Chilling Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Lori Wallach, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Op-ed in the Washington Post
November 13, 2009
Paper:
Submission to the USTR in Support of a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper submitted to the United States Trade Representative on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
January 25, 2010
Working Paper 09-2:
Policy Liberalization and US Merchandise Trade Growth, 1980–2006
by Matthew Adler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2009
Policy Brief 09-2:
Buy American: Bad for Jobs, Worse for Reputation
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2009
Paper:
Report to the President-Elect and the 111th Congress on A New Trade Policy for the United States
December 17, 2008
Op-ed:
The Payoff from Globalization
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Paul L. E. Grieco, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
June 7, 2005
Policy Brief 08-5:
World Trade at Risk
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2008
Policy Briefs
13-13:
Sizing Up US Export Disincentives for a New Generation of National-Security Export Controls
[pdf]
by J. David Richardson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Asha Sundaram, University of Cape Town, South Africa
May 2013
13-11:
Dealing with Cybersecurity Threats Posed by Globalized Information Technology Suppliers
[pdf]
by Theodore H. Moran, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2013
13-9:
Corporate Taxation and US MNCs: Ensuring a Competitive Economy
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Martin Vieiro, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2013
13-8:
Crafting a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: What Can Be Done
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Cathleen Cimino, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2013
13-6:
Liquefied Natural Gas Exports: An Opportunity for America
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Allie E. Bagnall, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Julia Muir, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2013
12-21:
How Can Trade Policy Help America Compete?
[pdf]
by Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2012
12-9:
US Tire Tariffs: Saving Few Jobs at High Cost
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Sean Lowry, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2012
11-20:
The United States Should Establish Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia
[pdf]
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2011
11-8:
What Should the United States Do about Doha?
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2011
11-7:
Logistics Reform for Low-Value Shipments
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Yee Wong, Government Accountability Office
June 2011
11-6:
Revitalizing the Export-Import Bank
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Meera Fickling, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Woan Foong Wong, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2011
10-28:
KORUS FTA 2.0: Assessing the Changes
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 2010
10-23:
Prospects for Implementing the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2010
10-20:
Renminbi Undervaluation, China’s Surplus, and the US Trade Deficit
[pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2010
10-13:
Hobbling Exports and Destroying Jobs
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Theodore H. Moran, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2010
10-11:
A Trade Agenda for the G-20
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2010
10-10:
Higher Taxes on Multinationals Would Hurt US Workers and Exports
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Theodore H. Moran, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2010
09-4:
Money for the Auto Industry: Consistent with WTO Rules?
[pdf]
by Claire Brunel, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2009
09-2:
Buy American: Bad for Jobs, Worse for Reputation
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2009
08-5:
World Trade at Risk
[pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2008
08-2:
Strengthening Trade Adjustment Assistance
[pdf]
by Howard F. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2008
07-7:
The Korea-US Free Trade Agreement: A Summary Assessment
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2007
07-5:
American Trade Politics in 2007: Building Bipartisan Compromise
[pdf]
by I. M. Destler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Document available in English and Spanish
May 2007
06-9:
Can America Still Compete or Does It Need a New Trade Paradigm?
[pdf]
by Martin Neil Baily, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 2006
06-4:
Negotiating the Korea–United States Free Trade Agreement
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Scott C. Bradford, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Thomas Moll, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2006
04-5:
China Bashing 2004
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Yee Wong, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 2004
03-10:
Next Move in Steel: Revocation or Retaliation?
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2003
03-8:
More Pain, More Gain: Politics and Economics of Eliminating Tariffs
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2003
03-4:
The Impact of Economic Sanctions on US Trade: Andrew Rose's Gravity Model
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2003
03-1:
Steel Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2003
02-10:
The Foreign Sales Corporation: Reaching the Last Act?
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2002
02-1:
Time for a Grand Bargain in Steel?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2002
01-10:
Economic Policy Following the Terrorist Attacks
[pdf]
by Martin Neil Baily, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2001
01-9:
Steel: Big Problems, Better Solutions
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2001
01-6:
Prospects for Transatlantic Competition Policy
by Mario Monti, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2001
01-5:
Fin(d)ing Our Way on Trade and Labor Standards?
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2001
01-3:
The US Export-Import Bank: Time for an Overhaul
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2001
01-2:
A Prescription to Relieve Worker Anxiety
by Lori G. Kletzer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Robert E. Litan, The Brookings Institution
March 2001
00-7:
"No" to Foreign Telecoms Equals "No" to the New Economy!
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Edward M. Graham, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 2000
00-6:
The ILO and Enforcement of Core Labor Standards
[pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2000
00-3:
American Access to China's Marketplace: The Congressional Vote on PNTR
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Daniel H. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2000
00-2:
Decision-Making in the WTO
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jayashree Watal, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2000
00-1:
The Next Trade Policy Battle
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2000
99-10:
World Trade After Seattle: Implications for the United States
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 1999
99-7:
Trade and Income Distribution: The Debate and New Evidence
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 1999
99-5:
Steel Quotas: A Rigged Lottery
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Erika Wada, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 1999
99-1:
Implementing Japanese Recovery
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 1999
98-6:
The Transatlantic Economic Partnership
by Ellen L. Frost, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 1998
Working Papers
13-5:
Peers and Tiers and US High-Tech Export Controls: A New Approach to Estimating Export Shortfalls
[pdf]
by Asha Sundaram, University of Cape Town, South Africa
and J. David Richardson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2013
10-17:
Trade Disputes Between China and the United States: Growing Pains so Far, Worse Ahead?
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jared C. Woollacott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 2010
10-10:
Wholesalers and Retailers in US Trade
[pdf]
by Andrew B. Bernard, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and NBER
and J. Bradford Jensen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Stephen J. Redding, London School of Economics
and Peter K. Schott, Yale School of Management and NBER
June 2010
10-6:
Toward a Sunny Future? Global Integration in the Solar PV Industry
[pdf]
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Thilo Hanemann, Rhodium Group
and Lutz Weischer, World Resources Institute
and Matt Miller
May 2010
10-4:
The Margins of US Trade
[pdf]
by Andrew B. Bernard, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and NBER
and J. Bradford Jensen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Stephen J. Redding, London School of Economics
and Peter K. Schott, Yale School of Management and NBER
May 2010
10-3:
Intra-Firm Trade and Product Contractibility
[pdf]
by Andrew B. Bernard, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and NBER
and J. Bradford Jensen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Stephen J. Redding, London School of Economics
and Peter K. Schott, Yale School of Management and NBER
May 2010
09-3:
American Multinationals and American Economic Interests: New Dimensions to an Old Debate
[pdf]
by Theodore H. Moran, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2009
09-2:
Policy Liberalization and US Merchandise Trade Growth, 1980–2006
[pdf]
by Matthew Adler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2009
07-1:
The Trade Effects of Preferential Arrangements: New Evidence from the Australia Productivity Commission
[pdf]
by Dean A. DeRosa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2007
05-3:
Affinity and International Trade
[pdf]
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2005
03-4:
Falling Trade Costs, Heterogeneous Firms, and Industry Dynamics
[pdf]
by Andrew B. Bernard, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and NBER
and J. Bradford Jensen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Peter K. Schott, Yale School of Management and NBER
May 2003
01-8:
Finance and Changing US-Japan Relations: Convergence Without Leverage--Until Now
[pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2001
01-2:
Subsidies, Market Closure, Cross-Border Investment, and Effects on Competition: The Case of FDI in the Telecommunications Sector
[pdf]
by Edward M. Graham, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2001
00-7:
Transatlantic Issues in Electronic Commerce
[pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2000
00-2:
International Economic Agreements and the Constitution
[pdf]
by Richard M. Goodman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John M. Frost, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2000
97-3:
Open Regionalism
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
97-2:
US-Japan Civil Aviation: Prospects for Progress
by Jacqueline McFadyen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
97-1:
Chasing Phantoms: The Political Economy of USTR
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
SPECIAL:
Globalization and Productivity in the United States and Germany
[pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
International Finance Discussion Paper Number 595 for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
96-11:
Trade, Investment, and Economic Conflict Between the US and Asia
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
96-8:
The Future of US-Korea Economic Relations
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Congressional Testimony
Deepening US-India Trade Relations
[pdf]
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Ways and Means Committee of the United States Congress, hearing on "US-India trade relations."
March 13, 2013
Opportunities for US Exports of Business Services
[pdf]
by J. Bradford Jensen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Prepared statement submitted before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means
September 20, 2012
Assessing the Strategic and Economic Dialogue
[pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Statement before the Hearing on Reviewing the US–China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
May 23, 2012
A Muscular Multilateralism to Engage China on Trade
[pdf]
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Congress, hearing on "Manufacturing in the USA: How Trade Policy Offshores Jobs"
September 21, 2011
Evaluating the Impact of Small Business Trade Policy on Job Creation and Economic Growth
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House of Representatives Committee on Small Business hearing on "Evaluating the Impact of Small Business Trade Policy on Job Creation and Economic Growth"
April 28, 2010
The Export Imperative
[pdf]
by Howard F. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony prepared for the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on International Trade
December 9, 2009
Policy Options to Prevent Climate Change
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
September 18, 2008
US Leadership in the Global Food Crisis
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services, hearing on Contributing Factors and International Responses to the Global Food Crisis
May 14, 2008
The Current Account Deficit and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Budget Committee of the United States Senate
February 1, 2007
The US Trade Deficit and China
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Hearing on US-China Economic Relations Revisited
Committee on Finance, United States Senate
March 29, 2006
Do China's Abusive Labor Practices Encourage Outsourcing and Drive Down American Wages?
by Nicholas R. Lardy, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearing
March 29, 2004
Liberalizing Services: Key to Faster Global Growth and the Sustainability of the US Trade Deficit
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittee on International Trade
Senate Finance Committee
United States Senate
Washington, DC
October 21, 1999
The Need for Fast Track Authority
by I. M. Destler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Trade Committee on Ways and Means
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
September 30, 1997
The Need for New Fast Track Legislation
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Finance
United States Senate
Washington, DC
June 3, 1997
Op-eds
China and America Should Strike a Grand Bargain
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
June 6, 2013
The Great Powers’ Relationship Hinges on the Pacific
by Robert B. Zoellick, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
June 4, 2013
Getting Japan to Guzzle American Gas
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed on Bloomberg.com
April 24, 2013
As Other Nations Prosper, So Will United States
by Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Lawrence Edwards, Cape Town University
Op-ed in the Miami Herald
April 14, 2013
US Must Learn to Live with India's Frailties
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
March 19, 2013
A New US International Economic Strategy
by Robert B. Zoellick, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
February 5, 2013
How the IMF Can Help Cut US Joblessness
by Joseph E. Gagnon, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Bloomberg. Reposted with permission.
February 4, 2013
The Costs of Not Granting Russia PNTR
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Hill
August 31, 2012
Moldova Deserves PNTR As Well
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Hill
June 20, 2012
The United States Should Focus on Business Services, Not Manufacturing
by J. Bradford Jensen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
February 23, 2012
An Overlooked Way to Create Jobs
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the New York Times
September 28, 2011
TAA Reauthorization: Necessary and Appropriate
by Greg Mastel, Dutko Worldwide
and Howard F. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Hill
July 21, 2011
Trade: An Opportunity About to Be Lost?
by Greg Mastel, Dutko Worldwide
and Howard F. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Hill
May 20, 2011
US Trade Policy and the Doha Round: An Alternative View
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in VoxEU.org
May 18, 2011
Obama Has to Tell Beijing Some Hard Truths
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
November 29, 2010
Congress and the KORUS FTA
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Korea Times
November 8, 2010
Trade Adjustment Assistance: Lost in the Shuffle
by Greg Mastel, Dutko Worldwide
and Howard F. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Hill
November 5, 2010
What Obama Can Offer in India
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
October 29, 2010
We Can Fight Fire with Fire on the Renminbi
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
October 4, 2010
Let's Make a Deal: How to Bring the Doha Trade Talks to a Close
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Foreign Affairs
August 17, 2010
Taiwan Is Next Stop in US Reengagement in Asia
by Daniel H. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Posted in the China Real Time Report, Wall Street Journal
August 8, 2010
Let's Do a Doha Deal
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in VoxEU.org
July 6, 2010
Will the New Climate Bill Damage US Energy Security?
by Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Michael A. Levi, Council on Foreign Relations
Op-ed on Slate.com
June 15, 2010
New Imbalances Will Threaten Global Recovery
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
June 10, 2010
Obama Trade Initiatives Are a Good Start
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Hill
March 22, 2010
How Best to Boost US Exports
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
February 3, 2010
Cooling the Planet Without Chilling Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Lori Wallach, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Op-ed in the Washington Post
November 13, 2009
America Cannot Resolve Global Imbalances on Its Own
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
August 19, 2009
Obama Needs To Be Bold on Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
June 23, 2009
US Free Trade Promises Must Be Honored
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
May 20, 2009
Why Carbon Tariffs Are a Bad Idea—For Now
by Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Originally posted on the Argument at ForeignPolicy.com
March 26, 2009
Restoring Economic Diplomacy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the National Voter
January 27, 2009
Balance Trade with Healthcare
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Raymond C. Offenheiser, Oxfam America
Op-ed in the Miami Herald
December 16, 2008
Trade Saves the Day
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
September 17, 2008
Trade Has Saved America from Recession
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
June 30, 2008
The Democrats' Dangerous Trade Games
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
May 20, 2008
Bullying Latin America
by Eric Farnsworth, Council of the Americas
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Baltimore Sun
August 2, 2007
Why a “Grand Deal” on Labor Could End Trade Talks
by Theodore H. Moran, Georgetown University
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
March 12, 2007
Korea’s Unique Historic Opportunity
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Chosun Ilbo
February 10, 2007
The Payoff from Globalization
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Paul L. E. Grieco, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
June 7, 2005
When the Dollar Bill Comes Due
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Katharina Plück, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed
April 27, 2005
End This Damaging Tax and Trade Charade
by Ernest Christian, US Export Coalition
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
March 8, 2004
Trade Frictions in an Election Year
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Oriental Morning Post
January 30, 2004
A Competitive Approach to Free Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
December 4, 2002
America Cannot Afford Tax Cuts
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed published in the Financial Times
January 11, 2001
Speeches and Papers
Payoff from the World Trade Agenda 2013
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Cathleen Cimino, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Julia Muir, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Report to the ICC Research Foundation
April 22, 2013
American Exceptionalism: Time for New Thinking on Economics and Security
[pdf]
by Robert B. Zoellick, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Prepared remarks for the Alastair Buchan Memorial Lecture delivered at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, London
July 25, 2012
Outlook for US Trade Policy for 2012-13
[pdf]
by Kevin Brady, Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
Transcript of speech delivered at a conference on US trade policy held at the Peterson Institute
June 20, 2012
Russia after the Presidential Election: What It Means for the United States
[pdf]
by Michael A. McFaul, US Ambassador to Russia
Transcript of speech delivered at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 12, 2012
Why the Korea–United States Free Trade Agreement Is a Big Deal
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in SERI Quarterly
July 2011
Asia-Pacific Perspectives on the Future of the World Trade System
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript of portion of Panel 1, Asia-Pacific Perspectives on the Future of the World Trade System, of the East-West Center / US Asia Pacific Council 8th Annual Washington Conference, Washington, DC
May 23, 2011
When It Comes to Globalization, Listen to the American People
by Howard F. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Foreign Policy
April 18, 2011
The Middle East and North Africa: A New Social Contract for Development
by Robert B. Zoellick, President, World Bank
Prepared remarks delivered at a Peterson Institute event
April 6, 2011
Foreign Manufacturing Multinationals and the Transformation of the Chinese Economy: Faustian Bargain to Trade Technology for Access?
by Theodore H. Moran, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing on "Chinese State-Owned Enterprises and US-China Bilateral Investment"
March 30, 2011
Reshaping US Trade Policy in a Globalizing Economy
by Sander M. Levin, United States House of Representatives
Prepared remarks delivered at a Peterson Institute for International Economics event
March 29, 2011
World Trade and the American Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Keynote address at the World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast in Los Angeles, California
May 3, 2010
Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Integration and Architecture
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech delivered via video at the conference on Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Integration and Architecture at Auckland University, New Zealand
March 25, 2010
US Protectionist Impulses in the Wake of the Great Recession
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Woan Foong Wong, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jared C. Woollacott, Duke University
Report to the International Chamber of Commerce Research Foundation
March 2010
Submission to the USTR in Support of a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper submitted to the United States Trade Representative on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
January 25, 2010
America, Europe, and the New Trade Order
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Business and Politics (Berkeley Electronic Press), Vol. 11 : 3
November 2009
FTAs and the Future of US-Korean Trade Relations
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper prepared for the KEI conference "Navigating Turbulence in Northeast Asia: The Future of the US-ROK Alliance" held October 24, 2009, in Honolulu, HI
November 2009
A Snag for the Panama FTA
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
June 9, 2009
Will the US Auto Rescue Disrupt Global Trade?
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
June 9, 2009
Policy Liberalization and US Merchandise Trade Growth, 1980–2006
[pdf]
by Matthew Adler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 21, 2009
Trade Rift Deepens with Mexico
[pdf]
by Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
March 19, 2009
What To Do about Doha
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation before the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum
February 27, 2009
Does the Auto Bailout Undermine Global Trade Rules?
[pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
February 26, 2009
Trade Policy and the Obama Administration
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcription of comments at a joint meeting of the Institute for Global Economics and the Korea International Trade Association in Seoul, Korea
February 25, 2009
The Global Economic Crisis as a National Security Issue
[pdf]
by I. M. Destler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
February 13, 2009
Will Buy American Produce Jobs for America?
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
February 4, 2009
Jobs on Main Street, Customers Around the World: A Positive Trade Agenda for US Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
by Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative
Prepared Remarks at the USTR Conference on Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
January 21, 2009
Report to the President-Elect and the 111th Congress on A New Trade Policy for the United States
[pdf]
December 17, 2008
The North American Free Trade Agreement: Time for a Change?
[pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
7th Annual North American Regional Meeting
The Trilateral Commission
November 21-23, 2008
Is a Trade Deal in the Offing in Congress?
[pdf]
by I. M. Destler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues 
November 14, 2008
Remarks Regarding Trade Adjustment Assistance
by Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
Keynote address at an event held at the Peterson Institute
January 30, 2008
US Trade Policy Over the Coming Period
by Charles Rangel, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee
Remarks at a special dinner meeting
Peterson Institute
April 23, 2007
Americans and Free Trade: Discussion with Trade Expert Gary Hufbauer
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Interview conducted by the Policy Council
September 2006
Embedding Pacific Asia in the Asia Pacific: The Global Impact of an East Asian Community
[pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech at the Japan National Press Club, Tokyo
September 2, 2005
US Trade Policy in 2005
by Robert Rubin, Citigroup
Luncheon Address at the conference "US Trade Policy in 2005"
Institute for International Economics
February 15, 2005
This is Bangalore Calling: Hang Up or Speed Dial? What Technology-Enable International Trade in Services Means for the US Economy
[pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
January 15, 2005
The Risks Ahead for the World Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article by invitation for The Economist
September 9, 2004
The US Economic Outlook: April 2004
[pdf]
by Martin Neil Baily, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at "Global Economic Forecasts"
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
April 1, 2004
Foreign Economic Policy for the Next President
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Essay in Foreign Affairs
March-April 2004
US-Brazil Trade Relations in a New Era
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
To be published in O Brasil e os Estados Unidos num Mundo em Mutação
edited by Paulo Roberto de Almeida and Rubens Antonio Barbosa
November 2003
The Digital Trade Agenda of the US: Parallel Tracks of Bilateral, Regional, and Multilateral Liberalization
[pdf]
by Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Forthcoming in Swiss Review of International Economic Relations (Aussenwirtschaft), Vol. 58., No. 1, March 2003, Zürich: Rüegger, pp. 7-46
March 2003
A Renaissance for United States Trade Policy?
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Foreign Affairs
November-December 2002
US Trade Policy: Method to the Madness?
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Revised version of paper prepared for the International Affairs Institute
Rome, Italy
October 11, 2002
The FSC Case: Background and Implications
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
February 27, 2002
"American Trade Leadership: What is at Stake"
[pdf]
by Robert B. Zoellick, US Trade Representative
Speech before the Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 24, 2001
World Trade and Transatlantic Relations
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
American-German Biennial Conference
Toward A New Transatlantic Agenda
Alexandria, Virginia
June 14-16, 2001
North American Convergence: An American Perspective
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks at the annual policy conference of the Canadian Association for Business Economics
Washington, DC
March 30, 2001
Trade Strategy in the Bush Administration
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks at the trade issues forum entitled "Commotion over Trade Promotion: Taking Stock of Domestic and International Views on America's Stake in Global Trade"
Organized by The Global Economic Policy Project
at the New America Foundation
March 19, 2001
NAFTA and the Environment: Lessons for Trade Policy
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Diana Orejas, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech delivered at the International Policy Forum
Organized by The Bildner Center, Western Hemisphere Studies
New York
February 28, 2001
Business Opportunities From Global E-Commerce Policies
[pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presented at the Northern Virginia Technology Council
January 2001
Global Electronic Commerce: Issues and Policy for Developing Countries
[pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at the e-commerce workshop
Sponsored by the government of Bangladesh
January 2001
(Mis)Managing Diversity: Worker Rights and US Trade Policy
[pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper reprinted from International Negotiation
September 2000
Economic Reform: Content, Progress, Prospects
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presented at the 50th anniversary celebration of the University of Baroda
November 23, 1999
Antidumping: A look at US Experience--Lessons for Indonesia
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the Ministry of Industry and Trade
Republic of Indonesia
August 20, 1999
On the Causes of the US Current Account Deficit
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Briefing for the Trade Deficit Review Commission
August 19, 1999
Economists, Policy Reform, and Political Economy
by John Williamson, The World Bank
Keynote address to a conference at the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
December 6, 1998
On Markets and Regulation
by John Williamson, The World Bank
Paper presented to a conference held at the University of California, Santa Cruz
November 20-21, 1998
Trade Policy and Trade Legislation in 1998
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech given to a conference titled "Restarting Fast Track"
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
February 3, 1998
Competition Policy and the World Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech given before the World Economic Forum
Davos, Switzerland
January 30, 1998
International Economic Leadership: Keeping America on the Right Track for the Twenty-First Century
by Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State
Address and Q&A Session before the Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 18, 1997