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March 28, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: The Case for Reorganizing Government

In an op-ed in Politico, Jeff Zients, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, and John Engler, former republican governor of Michigan, argue for increasing presidential power to reorg…

U.S. President Obama discusses plans to consolidate six trade and commerce agencies at the White House on January 13, 2012 (Kevin Lamarque/Courtesy Reuters).

April 30, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: States Take the Lead on Renewable Energy

As federal funding for renewable energy dwindles with the drawdown of stimulus funds, states are increasingly taking the lead in creating incentives for renewable energy (Stateline). Budget pressures…

Wind turbines are seen on the northshore of Oahu, Hawaii in November 2011. (Yuriko Nakao/Courtesy Reuters)

April 12, 2005

Economics
My New Job

If you read Justin Lahart’s Ahead of the Tape column in today’s Wall Street Journal carefully, you may have noticed that he quoted Brad Setser of Roubini Global Economics, not Brad Setser of the Glob…

October 10, 2017

Puerto Rico
What Puerto Rico Tells Us About Global Trade

Trade in tax often trumps trade in tasks.

What Puerto Rico Tells Us About Global Trade

April 17, 2006

Economics
Does the Journal think 6.2% is a credible forecast for the 2006 US current account deficit?

The actual source for this forecast is Moody's Economy.com.   But the Journal now uses Moody's Economy.com regularly for their "Global economic snapshot" (page a8 of the print editition).  The qualit…