International trade Articles

Grassroots Economics

Raghuram Rajan | Jun 28, 2010
The IMF has become little more than an abettor of bad policymaking. To avoid the next meltdown, the IMF must become a global advocacy group. Diplospeak is out; punchy prose and clear policy recommendations are in.

Death Cometh for the Greenback

Joseph E. Stiglitz | Oct 27, 2009
America’s debt is ballooning. Runaway inflation threatens our creditors. Faith in the almighty dollar is wavering. Soon a global reserve, complete with its own currency, will land the final blow against the dollar. But contrary to popular opinion,

Manchurian Paradox

Stephen S. Roach | Apr 27, 2009
The America-China symbiosis cannot be overstated. Beijing’s willingness to buy U.S. debt allowed us to live on credit, while our purchase of Chinese goods propelled their meteoric rise. But as the financial markets have soured, some in the United

The Free Trade Debate

Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Joseph E. Stiglitz
| Apr 25, 2008
Joseph Stiglitz and Gary Hufbauer

The Fair Play Debate: Fair Trade

Joseph E. Stiglitz | Apr 25, 2008
The odds are against developing countries when it comes to trade. Social safeguards level the playing field.

The Fair Play Debate: Free Trade

Gary Clyde Hufbauer | Apr 25, 2008
Rhetoric aside, free trade can benefit everyone—if only countries were a little more open to the rules of the game.

Covering Your Assets

Brad Setser | Apr 25, 2008
A second look at the threat of global financial annihilation.

Trading Up

Shanker A. Singham | Jul 01, 2007
Policymakers can break down regulatory barriers to trade by concerning themselves with consumer, not producer, welfare.

Money, Money Everywhere. . . .

Maurice R. Greenberg | Jul 01, 2007
The dollar's international dominance, which underwrites our global economic leadership, can no longer be taken for granted.

Brussels Unbound

Jeffrey L. Cimbalo | Jun 01, 2006
The EU has "unilateralist" ambitions.

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