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Save to My PortfolioGlobal Economic Crisis: Mixed Forecast for Jordan and Syria

Navtej Dhillon, Nader Kabbani and Taher Kanaan, December 01, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Global Economic Crisis: Mixed Forecast for Jordan and SyriaJordan and Syria have recently faced similar economic challenges such as absorbing large numbers of Iraqi refugees and fighting high inflation. Yet the global economic slowdown may have unique implications for development and reform in each country, as Taher Kanaan and Nader Kabbani reveal in interviews with the Middle East Youth Initiative’s Navtej Dhillon. Read More

Middle East, Financial Markets, Global Economics, Development, Jordan

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioExpecting the Unexpected: Macroeconomic Volatility and Climate Policy

Warwick J. McKibbin, Adele Morris and Peter J. Wilcoxen, November 2008, The Brookings Institution

The global financial crisis stresses the importance of developing a global climate architecture that can withstand major economic disruptions. In a new working paper, Warwick McKibbin, Adele Morris, and Peter Wilcoxen examine the effects of unanticipated macroeconomic shocks to growth in developing countries or a global financial crisis on the performance of three climate policy regimes: a globally-harmonized carbon tax; a global cap and trade system; and the McKibbin-Wilcoxen hybrid. Read More

Climate and Energy Economics, Climate Change, Development, Developing Countries, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDetroit Needs a Selloff, Not a Bailout

Robert W. Crandall and Clifford Winston, November 27, 2008, The Wall Street Journal

Robert Crandall and Clifford Winston discuss a proposal for automakers they think will cost taxpayers less and, in the long run, be more beneficial to labor and the overall economy than either a straight bailout or bankruptcy. Read More

Financial Markets, Transportation, Fiscal Policy, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Origins of the Financial Crisis

Martin Neil Baily, Robert E. Litan and Matthew S. Johnson, November 2008, The Brookings Institution

The Origins of the Financial CrisisIn the third installment of the Fixing Finance series, Martin Baily, Robert Litan and Matthew Johnson conduct a thorough analysis of the origins of the financial crisis. They conclude that the crisis had its origins in an asset price bubble that interacted with new kinds of financial innovations that masked risk, with companies that failed to follow their own risk management procedures, and with regulators and supervisors who failed to restrain excessive taking. Read More

Financial Markets, Financial Institutions, Housing, Banking, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioOffer the Big Three Automakers a Helping Hand, with Conditions

Gary Burtless, November 18, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Offer the Big Three Automakers a Helping Hand, with ConditionsCongress is considering legislation that would extend loan guarantees to the U.S. auto industry. Gary Burtless argues that a government bailout would help save American manufacturing jobs and could give taxpayers a good return on their investment. Read More

Financial Markets, Fiscal Policy, U.S. Economic Growth, U.S. Economy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAssessing the Key Outcomes of the G-20 Summit

Mauricio Cárdenas, November 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Assessing the Key Outcomes of the G-20 SummitWhat were the biggest outcomes of the G-20 summit on the financial crisis? Mauricio Cardenas examines the results and notes which steps were worthwhile, what is next and what is left hanging. Read More

Global Governance, Global Finance, International Monetary Fund, Financial Markets, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe G-20 Financial Summit: A New Day for Global Governance

Colin I. Bradford, November 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution

The G-20 Financial Summit: A New Day for Global GovernanceFollowing the G-20 summit, Colin Bradford analyses the outcomes of the meeting and the governance implications, noting the G-20 has now de facto replaced the G-8. Read More

Global Governance, Financial Markets, Global Economics, Global Finance, Financial Institutions

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRebuild Economic Confidence by Reforming Entitlements

Isabel V. Sawhill, Robert L. Bixby and Stuart Butler, November 17, 2008, The Washington Times

“Washington may bail out Wall Street. But who will bail out Washington?” The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour group, Robert Bixby, Stuart Butler and Isabel Sawhill, discusses the importance of fundamentally recasting Medicare versus solely focusing on immediate health care reform. Read More

Health Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Financial Markets, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTrade and the G-20 Financial Summit: Next Steps for the Doha Round?

Paul Blustein, November 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution

Trade and the G-20 Financial Summit: Next Steps for the Doha Round?At the G20 summit, leaders pledged to strive to reach an agreement on the Doha Round this year and also resist the temptation to raise new barries to investment and trade. Paul Blustein, an expert on the WTO, discusses the outcome and what is ahead for the global trade agenda. Read More

Global Governance, Financial Institutions, Global Economics, Trade, Global Finance

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe G-20 Summit: The Medium was the Message

Lex Rieffel, November 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution

The G-20 Summit: The Medium was the MessageDespite having seats at the G-20 summit table, emerging market countries are only beginning to work within the broader system, argues Lex Rieffel in a new commentary post-summit, and big tasks lie ahead for the global financial system and the future of the G-8/G-20. Read More

Global Governance, Emerging Markets, Global Economics, Global Finance, Financial Markets

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe G20 Financial Summit: What’s at Stake?

Friday, November 14, 2008
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Washington, DC

The G20 Financial Summit: What’s at Stake?For the first time, leaders of G-20 countries gathered in Washington for an emergency summit on the global financial crisis. Brookings experts discussed the critical issues, including what is at stake and what can be accomplished, at a briefing on Friday, November 14. Read More

Global Economics, Global Finance, Global Governance, Financial Institutions, Financial Markets

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTargeted Improvements in Crisis Resolution, Not a New Bretton Woods

Erik Berglöf and Jeromin Zettelmeyer, November 2008, VoxEU.org

In a recent article, Erik Berglöf discusses what G-20 leaders must do to stabilise our economy and fix the financial system. Read More

Financial Markets, Global Governance, Global Economics, Global Finance, Financial Institutions

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWhat the G-20 Wants

Carlos Pascual and Thomas Wright, November 13, 2008, The Brookings Institution and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

What the G-20 WantsWorld leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. to respond to the international financial crisis. The Managing Global Insecurity project and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted a special online forum of global perspectives on the summit. The result is an intriguing glimpse into pivotal issues that will continue to dominate discussions about the crisis. Read More

Global Economics, Global Finance, Global Governance, Financial Institutions, Financial Markets

Featured Experts

Eswar Prasad

Eswar Prasad

Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Eswar Prasad is the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He was previously head of the Financial Studies Division and the China Division at the IMF.
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Ralph C. Bryant

Ralph C. Bryant

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Global Economy and Development

Ralph Bryant’s research concentrates on international economic issues and open-economy macroeconomics. He has recently emphasized governance for international institutions and the global dimensions of demographic change.
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Martin Neil Baily

Martin Neil Baily

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Martin Baily, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration (1999–2001) and one of three members of the council from 1994 to 1996, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform, and U.S. economic policy.
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