Fiscal adjustments: lessons from recent history. Alberto Alesina, April 2010, Paper. "In the aftermath of the Great Recession, many…
The Politics of Monetary Policy. Alberto Alesina, April 2010, Paper."In this paper we critically review the literature on the…
In the world of economics and finance, revolutions occur rarely and are often detected only in hindsight. But what happened on Feb. 19 can…
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In less than three decades, China has grown from playing a negligible role in world trade to being one of the world's largest exporters, a…
Spreading the Wealth Around: Reflections Inspired by Joe the Plumber. N. Gregory Mankiw, March 2010, Paper. "This essay discusses the…
This paper, written for a conference at the Fordham University Law School, examines
various facets of the “too big to fail” debate. It…
Thirty years ago, China had a tiny footprint on the global economy and little influence outside its borders, save for a few countries with…
It is striking how often countries with oil or other natural resource wealth have failed to grow more rapidly than those without. This is…
A new technique for estimating countries’ de facto exchange rate regimes synthesizes two approaches. One approach estimates the implicit…
Redemption or Abstinence? Original Sin, Currency Mismatches and Counter-Cyclical Policies in the New Millenium. Ricardo Hausmann, February…