A sketch of the International Monetary Fund’s 70-year history reveals an institution that has reinvented itself over time along multiple…
Calls for international coordination of macroeconomic policy are back, after a 30-year hiatus (e.g. Rajan 2015). To some it looks anomalous…
"Green Bonds" emerged as a new form of environmental financing in 2007. While most investors still view them as a niche product in the…
The author discusses the process of lobbying in relation to affecting public policy. Topics covered include lobbying refers to personal…
The challenge for the nation is to develop an efficient policy for reducing carbon emissions. The challenge for regional transmission…
The author offers insights on a sustainable development agenda launched by the United Nations to call on global policy makers to prioritize…
This essay provides an overview of the major emissions trading programs of the past thirty years on which significant documentation exists…
The emerging pledge and review approach to international climate policy provides countries with substantial discretion in how they craft…
We explore two issues triggered by the crisis. First, in most advanced countries, output remains far below the pre-recession trend,…