These two volumes survey the most important scholarly writings in economics and political science that explain the drivers and constraints…
For a United States citizen, the short trip to Havana requires navigating an obstacle course, owing to the trade and travel embargo that…
In economic systems, the mix of products that
countries make or export has been shown to be a strong leading
indicator of economic…
In the French parliament’s recent debate on Europe’s new fiscal treaty, the country’s Socialist government vehemently denied that…
The possibility that the renminbi may soon join the ranks of international currencies has
generated much excitement. This paper looks to…
The world economy faces considerable uncertainty in the short term. Will the eurozone manage to sort out its problems and avert a breakup?…
We show that world trade network datasets contain empirical evidence that the dynamics of innovation in the world economy indeed follows…
Consider the following scenario. After a victory by the left-wing Syriza party, Greece’s new government announces that it wants to…
The NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics brings together leading American and European economists to discuss a broad range of…
During the five years from 2003 to 2007, global perceptions of risk were unusually low, as reflected in the market pricing of sovereign…