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- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History
- 2009
- Chapter
Constructivism as an Approach to International Political Economy
By: Rawi Abdelal
This Handbook gives an overview of the range and scope of International Political Economy (IPE) scholarship by mapping the different regional schools of IPE and noting the distinctive way IPE is practiced and conceptualized around the world. The Handbook examines, in a... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Trade; Higher Education; Globalized Economies and Regions; Government and Politics
Abdelal, Rawi. "Constructivism as an Approach to International Political Economy." In Handbook of International Political Economy, edited by Mark Blyth, 57–71. London: Routledge, 2009.
- 06 Mar 2011
- News
How to Stop Trading Away the Future
- 25 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
A Macroeconomic View of the Current Economy
economy as a whole. Micro is about firms and individual actors and how they behave; macro is about aggregate performance of the economy: overall GDP, trade surplus or deficit, inflation. In principle, we... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 2010
- Introduction
Constructing the International Economy
By: Rawi Abdelal, Mark Blyth and Craig Parsons
Abdelal, Rawi, Mark Blyth, and Craig Parsons. "Constructing the International Economy." Introduction to Constructing the International Economy, edited by Rawi Abdelal, Mark Blyth, and Craig Parsons, 1–19. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2010.
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
Why the Era of Free Trade May Be Coming to an End
- 20 Jan 2017
- News
The Economy And Trump: Gestures Versus Policy
- 2011
- Book
Translating Empire: Emulation and the Origins of Political Economy
Historians have traditionally used the discourses of free trade and laissez-faire to explain the development of political economy during the Enlightenment. But from Sophus Reinert's perspective, eighteenth-century political economy can be understood only in the context... View Details
Reinert, Sophus A. Translating Empire: Emulation and the Origins of Political Economy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2011. (Received the 2012 Joseph J. Spengler Prize for the best book in the history of economics.)
- 2003
- Chapter
Export-Led Development in Regional Economies
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Export-Led Development in Regional Economies." In Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World. 4 vols. Edited by Karen Christensen, Robin Jarrett, Dennis Judd, David Levinson, William Metcalf, Roberta Moudry, Ray Oldenburg, Sonya Salamon, Thomas Sander, Michael Shuman, Barry Wellman, and Michael Zuckerman. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing, 2003.
- July 1986
- Case
Nicaragua and the U.S. Trade Embargo
By: James E. Austin
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Policy; International Relations; Nicaragua; United States
Austin, James E. "Nicaragua and the U.S. Trade Embargo." Harvard Business School Case 387-027, July 1986.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Trade Policy in the Shadow of Conflict: The Case of Dual-use Goods
By: Maxim Alekseev and Xinyue Lin
Policymakers increasingly use trade instruments to address national security concerns. This paper studies optimal policy for dual-use goods, items with both military and civilian applications. We begin by documenting that regulation and trade flows of dual-use goods... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- What Do You Think?
Is China About to Overtake the US for World Trade Leadership?
to lose much sleep over the question. For example, Shadrick Shaili commented “China’s motive is to make the best out of any economy they have an opportunity to trade or deal with so that the benefits... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 10 Jun 2024
- News
Charting Trade Chokepoints: A How-to Guide
- 27 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
The Coffee Economy That Bloomed Out of Nowhere
her academic career studying the coffee economy of southern Mexico in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While her geographical focus is narrow, her research yields insights into export economies—and broad lessons for anyone... View Details
- 01 Aug 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?
belief that the Partnership would not produce job losses. He cites the significant gains made by Far Eastern economies in the 1970s and 1980s in spite of significant trade barriers at the time. He also... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Oct 2024
- Research & Ideas
Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?
Exports from Vietnam to the United States have grown significantly since America’s trade war with China began in 2018. At the same time, Vietnam has been importing more Chinese goods. This has led many to question: is “Made in Vietnam”... View Details
- 2021
- Book
Global Goliaths: Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy
By: C. Fritz Foley, James R. Hines Jr. and David Wessel
Globalization and multinational corporations have long seemed partners in the enterprise of economic growth: globalization-led prosperity was the goal, and giant corporations spanning the globe would help achieve it. In recent years, however, the notion that all... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Globalization; Economy; Economic Growth; Equality and Inequality; Employment; Policy
Foley, C. Fritz, James R. Hines Jr., and David Wessel, eds. Global Goliaths: Multinational Corporations in the 21st Century Economy. Brookings Institution Press, 2021.
- April 1986 (Revised March 1987)
- Case
EEC Competitiveness in the World Economy
By: Norman A. Berg
Berg, Norman A. "EEC Competitiveness in the World Economy." Harvard Business School Case 386-134, April 1986. (Revised March 1987.)
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
ownership to the private sector and become regulators—a position that will, in fact, give them more power to shape the competitive environment of industries not only in their own country but throughout the continent, as the European Union develops." Growth Of... View Details