Review of Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress, by Steven Pinker
Originally published 1/28/2022
Category: Blogs
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
Originally published 4/20/2018
Harvesting Innovation: Brazilian Agriculture in the Twenty-First Century
Originally published on April 20, 2018
The Rise of Patient Capital: The Political Economy of Chinese Global Finance
Originally published on April 20, 2018
Brazilian Trade Policy: Standards and Strategy
Originally published on March 14, 2018
Planting Innovation: Brazilian Agriculture in the Twenty-First Century
Originally published February 12, 2018
Digital Trade and the Data Driven Economy
Originally published on December 13, 2017
Rushing into Action: The Missteps of Youth-Employment Training Programs in Low-Income Countries & What Can Be Done
Originally published on November 30, 2017
Water: Weapon of War or Tool for Cooperation? A Reflection on Marcus King’s Research
Originally published on November 29, 2017
Session Three – Public Services at the 4th Urbanization Conference
Originally published on October 8, 2017
Session Two – Transportation at the 4th Urbanization Conference
Originally published on October 2, 2017
Session One – Land Use and Harris Selod at the 4th Urbanization Conference
Originally published on September 29, 2017
IIEP Co-Hosts 4th Urbanization & Poverty Reduction Research Conference
Originally published on September 28, 2017
How Benchmarks Affect International Asset Allocations and Capital Flows
Originally published on August 22, 2017
China’s New Silk Road Strategy and India’s Options: Competitive Cooperation?
Originally published on May 31, 2017
Growth Strategies in a De-Globalizing World
Originally published on May 5, 2017
Brazil’s Dilma Vana Rousseff: Impeachment or “Coup D’Etat”?
Originally published on April 28, 2017
Comparison of Adaptation and Resilience vs Development Programs: Differences and Implications for International Organizations
Originally published on April 6, 2017
Sending the Wrong Message to Investors: Donald Trump and the Rule of Law
Originally published on March 24, 2017
Why Leftist Latin American Governments Appoint Conservative Advisors in Times of Crisis
Originally published on March 8, 2017
A Quick and Dirty Critique of Trump’s First Trade Policy Agenda
Originally published on March 2, 2017
Trumping Trade Orthodoxy: Remedies & Their Limits
Originally published on February 17, 2017
Bui Quang Vinh and Vietnam 2035: Toward Prosperity, Creativity, Equity, and Democracy
Originally published on December 12, 2016
Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Visits IIEP
Originally published on October 27, 2016
Sustainable Urbanization and Poverty Reduction: What Are the Key Challenges?
Originally published on February 29, 2016
Is the EU Drifting Apart?
Originally published on February 25, 2016
Reflections on COP21 and the Paris Climate Agreement
Originally published on January 11, 2016
TPP: Balancing Trade and Digital Rights
Originally published on December 7, 2015
An Evaluation of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Prospects for Growth
Originally published on December 2, 2015
Determining the Validity of Institutional Forecasts
Originally published on November 20, 2015
Banking Unconditionally: China’s Investment and Influence in Latin America
Originally published on November 12, 2015
Gross National Product or Gross National Happiness? Inside Bhutan’s Unique Index
Originally published on November 6, 2015
Energy Use in Cities: A New Model Simulating Growth and Land Use Policies
Originally published on October 30, 2015
The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya
Originally published on October 19, 2015
Why Investing in Nature Makes Economic Sense
Originally published on Oct 2, 2015
The Future of the Internet: A Recap of IGF-USA 2015
Originally published on August 3, 2015
5 Ways the U.S. Can Increase Trust, Responsiveness, and Transparency in Trade Negotiations
Originally published on June 29, 2015
Thoughts on the Senate Finance Committee hearing
Originally published on January 27, 2015
The Future of US Labor Markets: 5 Questions with Tara Sinclair
Originally published on January 21, 2015
Why a UN Climate Agreement Will Not Be Reached
Originally published on September 22, 2014
Why the U.S. and EU are Failing to Set Information Free
Originally published on July 2, 2014
The Internet That Connects Us–that brings us news, culture, ideas, goods and services–Is Also Increasingly Dividing Us
Originally published on July 1, 2014
PPP’s Impact on Poverty Rates Highlights the Value of Multidimensional Poverty Measures
Originally published on May 9, 2014
Fair Trade and the Multilateral Trading System
Originally published on April 29, 2014
Musing on Netmundial
Originally published on April 28, 2014
The Future of Part-time Jobs in the US Economy
Originally published on November 18, 2013
Janet Yellen leading the Fed – the Perspective of Two Female Economists
Originally published on October 10, 2013
Sen and his Critics: The Momentous and the Inconsequential
Originally published on August 8, 2013
Will a TAFTA make any difference at all?
Originally published on March 19, 2013
The Debt Ceiling Is Not the Way to Control the National Debt
Originally published on January 20, 2013
A Fair-Market Solution to the Gas Shortage in the US Northeast
Originally published on November 9, 2012
Campaign Promises and Anti-Competitive Jobs Policies
Originally published on October 8, 2012
Should the US Retaliate against China’s Currency Manipulation?
Originally published on September 28, 2012
Some Media Exaggeration
Originally published on September 26, 2012
What if China Stumbles?
Originally published on August 30, 2012
Another Look at the US Macro Data
Originally published on July 27, 2012
Why I signed the Manifesto for Economic Sense
Originally published on July 22, 2012
The WTO, Clove Cigarettes, and Individual Freedom
Originally published on April 9, 2012
The Politics of “Energy Independence”
Originally published on March 31, 2012
Apple, Foxconn and Fair Labor Standards
Originally published on March 30, 2012
Health Insurance Mandate Confusions
Originally published on March 28, 2012
Resolving Broken Promises: A Recipe for Economic Recovery
Originally published on March 23, 2012
A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – Part VII: Price Spikes Policy Solutions
Originally published on March 14, 2012
A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – Part VI: Price Volatility Policy Solutions
Originally published on March 14, 2012
A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – Part V: Price Trend Policy Solutions
Originally published on March 14, 2012
The Hidden Good News in the February 2012 Employment Numbers
Originally published on March 11, 2012
Elections, Jobs and What to Do About China
Originally published on March 7, 2012
A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – Part IV: Food Price Spikes
Originally published on March 5, 2012
A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – Part III: Food Price Volatility
Originally published on February 24, 2012
A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses – part II: Rising Price Trend
Originally published on February 22, 2012
A Review – Food Price Increases: Causes, Impacts and Responses *
Originally published on February 22, 2012
Unemployment Rate Forecasts
Originally published on February 12, 2012
Transparency is Supply Side Governance: We also need trust from the demand side
Originally published on February 7, 2012
Groundhog Day Economic Forecasts
Originally published on February 2, 2012
A Different Structure for Making Trade Policy
Originally published on January 31, 2012
The Macroeconomic Impact of Regulatory Agency Spending
Originally published on January 29, 2012
Trade, Politics, and the Growth of Government
Originally published on January 26, 2012
Fed Watching
Originally published on January 20, 2012
Disclaimer
Originally published on January 2, 2012
A WARNING about the US-China Relationship
Originally published on November 20, 2011
More US-China Sparring
Originally published on November 15, 2011
US-China Policy Makes US Look Weaker
Originally published on October 6, 2011
Misguided China Bashing
Originally published on September 30, 2011
Developing a Moderate Party Platform – Part II
Originally published on September 19, 2011
Hurricane Irene and Global Climate Change
Originally published on August 30, 2011
Developing a Moderate Party Platform – Part 1
Originally published on August 27, 2011
Why the US is Not Greece
Originally published on August 18, 2011
Why Excessive Debt is the Real Problem – Part II
Originally published on August 16, 2011
S&P Comments Blame Administration more than Tea Party
Originally published on August 13, 2011
Why Excessive Debt is the Real Problem – Part I
Originally published on August 12, 2011
Evaluation BS
Originally published on August 9, 2011
Going Forward: More Fiscal Stimulus or Debt Reduction?
Originally published on August 7, 2011
Elite Wisdom
Originally published on May 9, 2011
Is Greed Good?
Originally published on April 26, 2011
An Excess of Excess Reserves
Originally published on April 5, 2011
A Season of Silliness and the National Debt Ceiling
Originally published on February 25, 2011
How Public Sector Unions Can Exploit the Taxpayers
Originally published on February 19, 2011
Reducing Inefficiencies in Government
Originally published on February 14, 2011
Two Moralities
Originally published on January 14, 2011
Special Interest Rule Bending
Originally published on January 14, 2011
More Fodder for No Labelers
Originally published on December 21, 2010
Twin Fiscal Problems
Originally published on December 13, 2010
Fiscal Stimulus Effects II
Originally published on December 10, 2010
The Fiscal Stimulus Effects
Originally published on December 9, 2010
Political Condescension and the Rise of Sarah Palin
Originally published on November 13, 2010
More about Fiscal Stimulus
Originally published on November 1, 2010
Problem with another Fiscal Stimulus
Originally published on October 30, 2010
Mixing Comedy and Commentary
Originally published on October 6, 2010
A US-China Trade War?
Originally published on September 27, 2010
A Tale of Three Hollywood Movies
Originally published on September 26, 2010
The Disadvantages of a Chinese Revaluation
Originally published on September 20, 2010
China’s Fixed Exchange Rate
Originally published on September 17, 2010
Is the WTO Bad for America?
Originally published on September 9, 2010
Helping in Haiti
Originally published on January 20, 2010
Macro Science vs. Micro Science
Originally published on December 3, 2009
Immanently Sensible: Politically Impossible
Originally published on November 27, 2009
FED Independence
Originally published on November 19, 2009
Health Care Bill Details
Originally published on November 12, 2009
Health Care Proposal Confusion
Originally published on August 20, 2009
The Principle of Unintended Consequences
Originally published on June 29, 2009
Government Ponzi Schemes are OK (!!??)
Originally published on June 22, 2009
Cap and Trade Protectionism
Originally published on June 11, 2009
A Bicycle Theory of the Economic Crisis
Originally published on June 3, 2009
Cap and Trade Delusions
Originally published on May 21, 2009
How to “Do No Harm”
Originally published on May 20, 2009
Climate Change and Uncertainty
Originally published on May 6, 2009
The Threat of Inflation/Deflation
Originally published on May 4, 2009
More on the Economic Crisis
Originally published on April 27, 2009
Internal Protectionism
Originally published on April 23, 2009
Explaining the Bubble
Originally published on April 6, 2009
Rising US Protectionism
Originally published on March 30, 2009
Pro and Con on Buy American Provision
Originally published on February 13, 2009
Fiscal Stimulus – Part 4
Originally published on January 27, 2009
Fiscal Stimulus – Part 3
Originally published on January 21, 2009
Fiscal Stimulus 101 – Part 2
Originally published on 01/14/2009
Fiscal Stimulus 101 – Part 1
Originally published on 01/09/2009
Disguised Protectionism
Originally published on 01/08/2009
To Spend or Not to Spend
Originally published on 01/07/2009
Thoughts on the Economic Crisis
Originally published on 10/23/2008
Why Price Gouging is a Public Service
Originally published on 09/27/2008
Bilaterals versus Multilaterals
Originally published on 09/05/2008
How to Make America Stronger
Originally published on 08/04/2008
Tennis and Politics
Originally published on 07/08/2008
Problems with Trade Rhetoric
Originally published on 06/26/2008
US Agriculture Debacle
Originally published on 05/20/2008
Campaign Rhetoric
Originally published on 05/14/2008
Clinton, Obama, Delegates and Fairness
Originally published on 03/16/2008
Economic and Social Collapse
Originally published on 07/14/2008
The Presidential Candidates on Trade
Originally published on 02/07/2008
Clinton, Obama and Change
Originally published on 01/17/2008
McCain and Romney In Michigan
Originally published on 01/15/2008
Mike Huckabee on Trade
Originally published on 12/21/2007
Level Playing Fields
Originally published on 10/30/2007
Fundamentals of Fairness
Originally published on 10/09/2007
A Lesson on Comparative Advantage
Originally published on 10/03/2007
US Tariffs
Originally published on 09/14/2007
Economic Costs of Combating Climate Change
Originally published on 07/18/2007
Dealing with a Chinese Tsunami
Originally published on 05/16/2007
What will the New US Jobs be?
Originally published on 04/19/2007
Chinese Tsunami
Originally published on 04/13/2007
Blinder on Trade
Originally published on 04/12/2007
Comparative Advantage with Factor Mobility
Originally published on 04/05/2007
How the WTO works (Q&A)
Originally published on 03/22/2007
Fair Trade Analogy
Originally published on 03/20/2007
Trade Blocs
Originally published on 03/20/2007
Keeping International Contests Legal
Originally published on 03/15/2007
Now That’s Protection!
Originally published on 03/09/2007
Entrepreneurship: John Mackey of Whole Foods
Originally published on 02/27/2007
How to Build a Better Mousetrap
Originally published on 02/25/2007
WTO Tariff Bindings
Originally published on 02/25/2007
More on Economic Churning
Originally published 2/23/2007
Economic Turbulence
Originally published 2/23/2007
Articles about Free Trade Wariness
Originally published 2/22/2007
A Simple Argument for Free Trade
Originally published 2/22/2007
