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October 27, 2014
Monetary Policy
Our Fed Dual-Mandate Tracker Affirms Taper Timing
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard continues to burnish his reputation as the FOMC’s least predictable member, reversing course on policy for the second time in 3 months—going from dove to hawk…
February 11, 2014
Budget, Debt, and Deficits
“It’s the Growth, Stupid” (Or Half of It): Unemployment in North Carolina
In July, North Carolina cut off unemployment benefits for those who have been on benefits for 19 weeks, down from 99. This made it a test run for what would happen nationally after January 1, whe…
March 5, 2014
Europe and Eurasia
Lew Does Not Need IMF Reform to Aid Ukraine
The new provisional government in Ukraine is seeking $15 billion in assistance from the International Monetary Fund. This would represent 700% of the country’s quota with the Fund, added on top o…
May 18, 2015
Emerging Markets
Expanding Private Sector Engagement in Developing Countries
Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners, highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is by Elizabeth Littlefield, presid…
February 21, 2013
China
Dr. Strangelove or: How China Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Dollar
China has since 1994 operated some form of currency peg, harder or softer, between its yuan and the U.S. dollar. While China’s state-run Xinhua news agency has in recent years railed against U.S. …
