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  • 12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12

Publication:Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (spring 2011) Abstract This paper examines the optimal response of monetary and fiscal policy to a decline in aggregate demand. The theoretical framework is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Apr 2019
  • What Do You Think?

Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking?

Wildebeest added: “There is a good case to be made that deficits from loose monetary policy are the actual cause of the ever-widening income disparity in the US and nearly every major economy.” (JohnfrmClevelnd reminded Wildebeest that... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

capitalism in Russia and the government's central role in business. A brief history of Russia's economic policy and business conditions since 2000 is given. The growth of Russia's economy and the fiscal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Dec 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Affordable Housing: Israel and the United States

more from shopping malls, they have shown little interest in building affordable apartments. Government policies have favored home ownership, and today's interest rates are low. Finally, the rising prosperity of Israel has exacerbated... View Details
Keywords: by Nicolas P. Retsinas, John H. Vogel & Charles S. Laven; Construction; Real Estate
  • 08 Mar 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

In Argentina, provinces had considerable autonomy, including over spending, and policies were designed and executed by the President interacting with both the legislature and provincial governors. Chile functioned as a unity state with no... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 May 2015
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First Look: May 19

according to different local strategies for economic prosperity and political stability. In particular, the author links fiscal relations and economic bases to property rights regimes, finding that more "open" cities are subject... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Jan 2019
  • Research & Ideas

The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit

UK economy for years, starting with a white paper solicited by the government in 2003. He recently published the paper, "UK Competitiveness after Brexit." Despite a stated emphasis on pro-growth policies since then, there has... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 15 Mar 2011
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First Look: March 15

  PublicationsDo Strong Fences Make Strong Neighbors? Authors:Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala Publication:National Tax Journal 63 (December 2010) Abstract Many features of U.S. tax policy towards multinational firms—including the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Jan 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation

billion in fiscal 2012.) "Over the course of the 2000s the representation of executives [in standards-setting organizations] has gotten larger," Lerner says. "Standards bodies move slower and are more politicized than they... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Legal Services
  • 22 Apr 2015
  • Op-Ed

Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths

attract FDI, I believe two of them were the primary determinants: Political uncertainty. Lacking strategy and vision the country has floated with no sense of direction. Policies change constantly. To make things worse, the polyphony... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
  • 07 Sep 2011
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First Look: Sept. 7

the mouse." Book: http://www.IMovedYourCheese.com Commentary: A View from the East: Trade, Investment, and Economic Reform Author:Regina M. Abrami Publication:In Cuban Economic and Social Development: Policy Reforms and Challenges in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 16 Feb 2012
  • Op-Ed

Nitin Nohria: Why US Competitiveness Matters

of US competitiveness. Some of the issues they highlight are familiar: the struggle of US schools to produce employable workers, the hurdles faced by companies that hope to manufacture goods here, the federal government's maddening inability to achieve View Details
Keywords: by Nitin Nohria
  • 12 Jul 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Solving COVID'S Mental Health Crisis

brain science, personalized care and policy and prevention, provide expert training to health care professionals and scientists, develop health promotion and prevention programs, and advocate on public View Details
Keywords: by Howard Stevenson and Shirley Spence; Health
  • 05 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 5, 2019

US courts due to its status as a territory. In 2016, the US Congress had intervened, passing the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (Promesa), which established an eight-member Oversight Board to manage the island’s View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 07 Jul 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Banning Big-box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers

have been increasing their footprint of small urban stores. In February, Walmart announced plans to add 270 to 300 small stores during the fiscal year, adding to the existing stable of 346 Neighborhood Markets and 20 WalMart Express... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail
  • 26 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 26

the point that given the rarity of the strategic approaches to resource allocation, district leaders need more guidance and tools to help them make better decisions and manage the consequences, particularly when they are under enormous View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 14 Sep 2010
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First Look: September 14, 2010

compared to non-founder firms. Overall, the evidence suggests that boards with founder-directors provide more high powered incentives in the form of pay and retention policies than the average U.S. board. Stock returns around M&A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 24

Lakshmi, Xin Meng, Nancy Qian, and Xiaoxue Zhao Abstract—This paper studies the policy determinants of economic transition and estimates the demand for labor in the infant private sector in urban China. We show that a reform that untied... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 19 Jan 2016
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January 19, 2016

significantly positive; on the other hand, the marginal effects of taxation for growth for a state at the 90th percentile of corruption are much lower across the board. We make progress towards causality through Granger-style tests and by considering periphery counties... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Nov 2011
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First Look: Nov. 1

Authors:David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman Publication:Harvard Business Review 89, no. 11 (November 2011) An abstract is unavailable at this time. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/11/kfcs-radical-approach-to-china/ar/1 Tax Policy and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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