The People’s Bank of China’s network of local currency swap arrangements provide Asian countries with a much-needed safety net, while also strengthening China’s diplomatic position.
Article | Government & Politics, History
Lessons from the First New Deal for the Next One
Whether it is called “Build Back Better” or a “Green Industrial Policy” or, indeed, a Green New Deal, it is imperative to reject the false dichotomy of “jobs against climate.”
Article | Business & Industry, Government & Politics
Stock Buybacks Stand in the Way of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
Hedge fund managers are pushing American firms to play Wall Street games instead of investing in technologies of the future. China doesn’t have that problem.
Working Paper | Race
Mass Incarceration Retards Racial Integration
Formerly incarcerated Black people emerge from prison with far less education and social skills than white ex-cons. And they have great trouble forming families or earning a good living.
By Peter Temin
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Your identity is being used against you. Can economics help?
Featuring George Akerlof, Rachel Kranton, and Rob Johnson
Article | Government & Politics
An interview with African development specialist Bara Guèye
By Folashadé Soulé and Camilla Toulmin
Working Paper | Government & Politics
The People’s Bank of China’s network of local currency swap arrangements provide Asian countries with a much-needed safety net, while also strengthening China’s diplomatic position
Mortality and economic data show how constraints to government spending and a skepticism of redistributive policies have made the pandemic far worse
Working Paper | Macroeconomics
This paper argues that there are many reasons to question reliance on monetary policy to provide economic stimulus, particularly over successive financial cycles.
Working Paper | Macroeconomics
The New Keynesian Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) is a straightjacket for macroeconomics
Working Paper | Labor
A large and growing percentage of households are missed in the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS).
By Julie Yixia Cai and Dean Baker
Working Paper | Laws
Conservative legal theory is based on a shoddy definition of what constitutes “efficiency”
By Mark Glick and Gabriel Lozada
Feb 23, 2021
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Does the COVID recession still have the potential to turn into a broader financial meltdown?
Jan 26, 2021
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Given the mounting need to create good jobs, effect structural change, and transform the economy, what should policy priorities be in the digital era? Is there a role for industrial policy? What new policy options do we need to achieve inclusive prosperity?
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Traditional welfare systems have emphasized the need for redistribution post-production. Are these policies sufficient in the future?
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Can developing countries cope with high debt levels? How dire is the situation? Has the policy response been adequate? And what’s the situation in private external debt, and what should be done about private creditors? This edition of Debt Talks will discuss the situation in developing country debt during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dec 02, 2020
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The central challenge confronting us in the future of work is this: can we create a future where work exists for all who need one with fair rewards, or will we end up on the path of increasing displacement, leaving workers vulnerable, dispensable, and miserable?
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