Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues

Seminal Visit by India's Prime Minister

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Arvind Subramanian says that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in the first state visit of the Obama administration, will hold crucial talks on climate change, energy, the global economic crisis, Iran, and the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Obama Embraces a Trans-Pacific Partnership

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

C. Fred Bergsten says the US intention to engage with the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP) could address concerns about the emergence of a China-led, Asian-only trading bloc.

Financial Regulatory Reform Moves Ahead

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Morris Goldstein rates the new legislation offered by Senator Christopher Dodd as a positive step, especially in its proposal to establish a tough new prudential regulator.

The Declining Dollar: No Cause for Concern

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Joseph E. Gagnon discusses the consequences of a declining dollar and sees little likelihood of the dollar crashing in relation to other currencies.

Capitalism 20 Years after the Berlin Wall

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Anders Åslund assesses the record of post-Communist Europe's transition to free markets and questions whether the United States has learned the right lessons from history.

Can Obama Help Revive Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Jeffrey J. Schott says the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, which President Obama will attend in Singapore, offers an opportunity for him to try to clarify his intentions to a group that accounts for most world trade.

Obama in China: Limited Expectations

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Nicholas R. Lardy credits the President with moves to stabilize the relationship with China but expects few breakthroughs when he travels there later in the month.

Obama Will Face a Skeptical Asia

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Marcus Noland says President Obama's Asia trip, starting November 11, will highlight questions among many in Asia over the administration's leadership on trade and economic and security issues.

A Return to Capital Controls?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Arvind Subramanian says Brazil's latest move to tax certain kinds of foreign investments was sensible and should force a reevaluation of the orthodoxy that opposes all capital controls.

Will China Cooperate with the United States on Economic Sanctions?

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Gary Clyde Hufbauer assesses the prospects for President Obama winning agreement from China to cooperate on possible economic sanctions against Iran and North Korea.

Is the "Chicago School" to Blame in the Economic Crisis?

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Michael Mussa, a former student and professor at the University of Chicago, assesses the influence—for good and for ill—of economics as espoused at the University of Chicago.

Pittsburgh G-20 Summit Gets Only a B

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Morris Goldstein says the G-20 did all right on financial regulation, global governance, and stimulus, less well on the new framework for growth and combating protectionism.

An A-minus for the Pittsburgh G-20?

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Edwin M. Truman finds that the G-20 summit accomplished more than might have been expected on a future growth strategy, financial regulation, and global governance.

A Synthetic Currency Can Help the Real Economy

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

John Williamson argues that major, regular issues of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), created to satisfy part of the growing need for international liquidity, could help reconcile payments objectives.

Pressures on Obama at the G-20 in Pittsburgh

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

C. Fred Bergsten suggests that Obama may welcome pressure on the United States from summit partners to disavow protectionism and rein in the federal deficit in coming years.

Ahead of Pittsburgh, Little Progress on Financial Reform

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Simon Johnson says the Obama administration is not doing much to fix the financial system, and the G-20 summit may do even less.

Before Pittsburgh, a US-China Trade Blowout Over Tires

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Nicholas R. Lardy, analyzing the origins of the dispute with China over tire imports, warns that the fight could imperil future US-China economic and political cooperation.

Toward a Global Financial Regulatory Regime

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Morris Goldstein says that Treasury Secretary Geithner's proposals for regulatory reform are a step forward that could be endorsed in principle at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh.

A Pat on the Back at Pittsburgh?

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Michael Mussa, noting that the global economy is heading out of its slump, says that the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh should also deal with an "exit strategy" from stimulus programs and the future of global financial regulation.

Russia's Faltering Economy

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Anders Aslund says Russia has made consistently bad economic choices and is falling behind economically while the rest of the world climbs out of the global recession.

Economic Recovery in Europe?

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Michael Mussa says that while Asia surges economically, the recession appears to be bottoming out in Europe as well as the United States, but it is too soon to determine the strength of the coming global recovery.

Challenges to the Federal Reserve's Independence

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Adam S. Posen assesses the record of the Fed before and during the recent crisis and discusses the role of its independence and openness as the United States embarks on an "exit strategy."

China's Role in Squeezing North Korea

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Marcus Noland reports that the Chinese are divided internally between those who want to confront North Korea and those who see it as a useful pawn in a global power game.

Benefits of More Trade Between South Asian Rivals

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mohsin S. Khan argues that India and Pakistan have much to gain from putting aside their hostilities and increasing economic cooperation and trade.

Escalating Tensions with North Korea

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Marcus Noland cautions that more political, economic, and military pressure on North Korea could push the regime in Pyongyang toward more provocative behavior.

A Step Forward on Financial Regulation

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Morris Goldstein, assessing the merits and defects of the US Treasury Department's financial regulatory proposals, finds the balance on the positive side.

Russia's WTO Rebuff: A Challenge for Obama

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Anders Aslund sees Vladimir Putin's reassertion of control in Russia, exemplified by its walking away from the WTO, as reducing US leverage just as President Obama travels to Moscow this month.

Renegotiation of NAFTA: Economic Implications and Political Risks

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Gary Clyde Hufbauer assesses what Canada and Mexico would seek in any NAFTA renegotiation and what the economic effects of any new labor standards introduced by the United States would be.