November’s presidential election will be dominated by the economy, of course, but there is a big foreign policy agenda that President Obama…
It is with regret that we announce the death of inflation targeting. The monetary regime, known affectionately as “IT” to its friends,…
The recent decision by the Obama administration to ease economic sanctions on Myanmar (also known as Burma) presents an important…
Almost three billion people around the world—or 4 out of every 10 individuals—are exposed to high levels of smoke each day from traditional…
As the Bio International Convention begins here in Boston Monday, the most brilliant thinkers around the world will meet to discuss…
As the G20 leaders prepare to conclude their meeting today, once again good news has had a half-life in the markets of less than 24 hours.…
We show that world trade network datasets contain empirical evidence that the dynamics of innovation in the world economy indeed follows…
Empirical Confirmation of Creative Destruction from World Trade Data. Ricardo Hausmann, June 18, 2012, Paper. "We show that world trade…
When should states intervene militarily to stop atrocities in other countries? The question is an old and well-traveled one. Indeed, it is…
Fifty years ago, the Cuban missile crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster. During the standoff, President John F.…