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Essential Reading Items

Book: Economic Sanctions Reconsidered, 3rd Edition (hardcover + CD-ROM)
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Jeffrey J. Schott , Kimberly Ann Elliott and Barbara Oegg
May 2008

Working Paper SPECIAL: US Economic Sanctions: Their Impact on Trade, Jobs, and Wages
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Tess Cyrus, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Elizabeth Winston, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 1997

Policy Brief 01-11: Using Sanctions to Fight Terrorism
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2001

Policy Brief 98-4: Sanctions-Happy USA
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 1998

Op-ed: The Snake Oil of Diplomacy: When Tensions Rise, the US Peddles Sanctions
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Editorial reprinted from The Washington Post
July 12, 1998

Policy Briefs

03-4: The Impact of Economic Sanctions on US Trade: Andrew Rose's Gravity Model [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2003

03-3: Economic Leverage and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis [pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2003

02-6: Capital-Market Access: New Frontier in the Sanctions Debate
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2002

01-11: Using Sanctions to Fight Terrorism
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2001

98-4: Sanctions-Happy USA
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 1998

Working Papers

09-4: Sanctioning North Korea: The Political Economy of Denuclearization and Proliferation [pdf]
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2009

08-12: The (Non) Impact of UN Sanctions on North Korea [pdf]
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 19, 2008

SPECIAL: US Economic Sanctions: Their Impact on Trade, Jobs, and Wages
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Tess Cyrus, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Elizabeth Winston, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 1997

Speeches, Testimony, Papers

China's Role in Squeezing North Korea [pdf]
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
July 30, 2009

Escalating Tensions with North Korea [pdf]
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
July 9, 2009

Economic Sanctions, Oil, and Iran
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, United States Congress Hearing on “Energy and the Iranian Economy”
July 25, 2006

Economic Sanctions as a Foreign Policy Tool [pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2006

Can Sanctions Stop the Iranian Bomb?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2006

Targeted Sanctions: A Policy Alternative?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for a symposium on "Sanctions Reform? Evaluating the Economic Weapon in Asia and the World"
February 23, 2000

Trade as a Weapon
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the Fred J. Hansen Institute for World Peace
World Peace Week
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
April 12-18, 1999

US Economic Sanctions: Good Intentions, Bad Execution
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Statement before the Committee on International Relations
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
June 3, 1998

Evidence on the Costs and Benefits of Economic Sanctions
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech given before the Subcommittee on Trade Committee on Ways and Means
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
October 23, 1997

Backing Illegal Sanctions
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article reprinted from the Journal of Commerce
August 6, 1997

The Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996: Results to Date
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on International Relations
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
July 23, 1997

Op-eds

What To Do about North Korea: Will Sanctions Work?
by Stephan Haggard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Oriental Economist
July 3, 2009

North Korea: Take Away Their Mercedes
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Newsweek
February 14, 2009

The West Should Use Economics to Rein in Russia
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 5, 2008

Aid Could Nip the North Korean Nuclear Threat
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Newsweek International
September 17, 2007

Confronting the “Dear Leader”
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Los Angeles Times
July 15, 2006

The Snake Oil of Diplomacy: When Tensions Rise, the US Peddles Sanctions
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Editorial reprinted from The Washington Post
July 12, 1998

Books

Economic Sanctions Reconsidered, 3rd Edition (paper + CD-ROM)
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Jeffrey J. Schott , Kimberly Ann Elliott and Barbara Oegg
June 2009

Economic Sanctions Reconsidered, 3rd Edition (paper)
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Jeffrey J. Schott , Kimberly Ann Elliott and Barbara Oegg
June 2009

Economic Sanctions Reconsidered, 3rd Edition (hardcover + CD-ROM)
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Jeffrey J. Schott , Kimberly Ann Elliott and Barbara Oegg
May 2008

Economic Sanctions Reconsidered, 3rd Edition (hardcover)
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Jeffrey J. Schott , Kimberly Ann Elliott and Barbara Oegg
November 2007

Awakening Monster: The Alien Tort Statute of 1789
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Nicholas K. Mitrokostas
July 2003

Economic Sanctions Reconsidered, 2nd Edition
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Jeffrey J. Schott and Kimberly Ann Elliott
December 1990

> Case Studies

Essential Reading Items

Book: Delivering on Debt Relief: From IMF Gold to a New Aid Architecture
by Nancy Birdsall and John Williamson assisted by Brian Deese
April 2002

Testimony: US Leadership in the Global Food Crisis
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services, hearing on Contributing Factors and International Responses to the Global Food Crisis
May 14, 2008

Op-ed: Hungry for Human Rights
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The Washington Post
September 28, 2005

Op-ed: Food and Free Trade
by Nancy Birdsall, Center for Global Development
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Asia
April 25, 2008

Working Papers

08-1: Exit Polls: Refugee Assessments of North Korea's Transition [pdf]
by Yoonok Chang, Hansei University
and Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2008

Speeches, Testimony, Papers

Aid, Dutch Disease, and Manufacturing Growth [pdf]
by Raghuram G. Rajan, University of Chicago
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Forthcoming article in the Journal of Development Economics
December 2009

US Leadership in the Global Food Crisis
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services, hearing on Contributing Factors and International Responses to the Global Food Crisis
May 14, 2008

The Silent Tsunami—the Globalization of the Hunger Challenge
by Josette Sheeran, UN World Food Program
Keynote address delivered at the Peterson Institute
May 6, 2008

Aid and Growth: What Does the Cross-Country Evidence Really Show? [pdf]
by Raghuram G. Rajan, University of Chicago
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Forthcoming in the Review of Economics and Statistics
July 2007

A Ten-Year Strategy for Increasing Capital Flows to Africa [pdf]
by the Commission on Capital Flows to Africa
June 2003

Tax Policy in a Global Economy: Issues Facing Europe and the United States
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the AICGS Taxation Seminar
Washington, DC
February 12, 1999
Revised February 22, 1999

Op-eds

Asia's Other Crisis
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Newsweek
May 17, 2008

Food and Free Trade
by Nancy Birdsall, Center for Global Development
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Asia
April 25, 2008

Economic Implications of Summit Agreement
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Korea Herald
October 12, 2007

What Are the North Koreans Up To?
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Korea Times
September 21, 2007

A Farewell to Alms
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
August 22, 2007

Aid to North Korea
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the KoreAm Journal, 18, no. 8
August 2007

Hungry for Human Rights
by Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego
and Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The Washington Post
September 28, 2005

Books

From Social Assistance to Social Development: Targeted Education Subsidies in Developing Countries
by Samuel Morley and David Coady
September 2003

Challenging Foreign Aid: A Policymaker's Guide to the Millennium Challenge Account
by Steven Radelet
May 2003

Delivering on Debt Relief: From IMF Gold to a New Aid Architecture
by Nancy Birdsall and John Williamson assisted by Brian Deese
April 2002

Transforming Foreign Aid: United States Assistance in the 21st Century
by Carol Lancaster
August 2000 (Out-of-Print)

Essential Reading Items

Paper: Three US-China Trade Disputes
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Note prepared for the conference "The China Balance Sheet in 2007 and Beyond"
Co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2, 2007

Book: US-China Trade Disputes: Rising Tide, Rising Stakes
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Yee Wong and Ketki Sheth
August 2006

Book: Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Two Volume Set
by Charan Devereaux , Robert Lawrence and Michael D. Watkins
September 2006

Policy Brief 03-1: Steel Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2003

Policy Briefs

04-5: China Bashing 2004 [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Yee Wong, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 2004

03-1: Steel Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2003

02-1: Time for a Grand Bargain in Steel?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2002

01-9: Steel: Big Problems, Better Solutions
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2001

01-6: Prospects for Transatlantic Competition Policy
by Mario Monti, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2001

00-2: Decision-Making in the WTO
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jayashree Watal, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2000

00-1: The Next Trade Policy Battle
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2000

99-5: Steel Quotas: A Rigged Lottery
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Erika Wada, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 1999

Working Papers

96-11: Trade, Investment, and Economic Conflict Between the US and Asia
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Speeches, Testimony, Papers

Trade Rift Deepens with Mexico [pdf]
by Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
March 19, 2009

Three US-China Trade Disputes
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Note prepared for the conference "The China Balance Sheet in 2007 and Beyond"
Co-hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2, 2007

The FSC Case: Background and Implications
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
February 27, 2002

"American Trade Leadership: What is at Stake" [pdf]
by Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative
Speech before the Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 24, 2001

Antidumping: A look at US Experience--Lessons for Indonesia
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the Ministry of Industry and Trade
Republic of Indonesia
August 20, 1999

Op-eds

Protecting Open Markets
by Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in VoxEU.org
December 4, 2008

Boeing vs. Airbus: Fighting the Last War
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Handelsblatt
June 19, 2007

Lost in the Woods
by Lawrence Herman, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 25, 2005

A Clash of the Titans Could Hurt Us All
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
August 25, 2005

Essential Reading Items

Op-ed: The Democrats' Dangerous Trade Games
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
May 20, 2008

Policy Briefs

06-2: The Doha Round after Hong Kong [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2006

01-8: Dealing with Labor and Environment Issues in Trade
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2001

01-5: Fin(d)ing Our Way on Trade and Labor Standards?
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2001

01-2: A Prescription to Relieve Worker Anxiety
by Lori G. Kletzer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Robert E. Litan, The Brookings Institution
March 2001

Speeches, Testimony, Papers

"American Trade Leadership: What is at Stake" [pdf]
by Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative
Speech before the Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 24, 2001

Trade Strategy in the Bush Administration
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks at the trade issues forum entitled "Commotion over Trade Promotion: Taking Stock of Domestic and International Views on America's Stake in Global Trade"
Organized by The Global Economic Policy Project
at the New America Foundation
March 19, 2001

Trade Policy and Trade Legislation in 1998
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech given to a conference titled "Restarting Fast Track"
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
February 3, 1998

The Need for Fast Track Authority
by I. M. Destler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Trade Committee on Ways and Means
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
September 30, 1997

International Economic Leadership: Keeping America on the Right Track for the Twenty-First Century
by Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State
Address and Q&A Session before the Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 18, 1997

The Need for New Fast Track Legislation
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Finance
United States Senate
Washington, DC
June 3, 1997

Op-eds

The Democrats' Dangerous Trade Games
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
May 20, 2008

Korea’s Unique Historic Opportunity
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Chosun Ilbo
February 10, 2007

Essential Reading Items

Book: Long-Term International Economic Position of the United States
edited by C. Fred Bergsten
April 2009

Article: The Dollar and the Deficits: How Washington Can Prevent the Next Crisis
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Foreign Affairs, Volume 88 No. 6, November/December 2009
November 2009

Speech: Rescuing and Rebuilding the US Economy: A Progress Report
by Lawrence H. Summers, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
Prepared remarks at an event held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 17, 2009

Book: US Pension Reform: Lessons from Other Countries
by Martin Neil Baily and Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
February 2009

Policy Brief 09-3: A Green Recovery? Assessing US Economic Stimulus and the Prospects for International Coordination
by Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Shashank Mohan, Rhodium Group
and Robert Heilmayr, World Resources Institute
February 10, 2009

Op-ed: An Economic Strategy for Mr. Obama
by Peter Boone, Effective Intervention
and Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and James Kwak, Yale Law School
Post on the Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics
November 11, 2008

Testimony: The Dollar and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services, US House of Representatives
July 24, 2008

Testimony: Why Deficits Matter: The International Dimension
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives
January 23, 2007

Book: Accountability and Oversight of US Exchange Rate Policy
by C. Randall Henning
June 2008

Op-ed: When the Dollar Bill Comes Due
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Katharina Plück, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed
April 27, 2005

Op-ed: Bubbles Are Getting Blown Out of All Proportion
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 8, 2004

Working Paper 05-6: Postponing Global Adjustment: An Analysis of the Pending Adjustment of Global Imbalances
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2005

Article: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Global Co-dependency, Collective Action, and the Challenges of Global Adjustment
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article published in the CESifo Forum
January 2005

Speech: The United States and the Global Adjustment Process
by Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University
Speech at the Third Annual Stavros S. Niarchos Lecture
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
March 23, 2004

Op-ed: America Cannot Afford Tax Cuts
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed published in the Financial Times
January 11, 2001

Op-ed: America Badly Needs a Value Added Tax
by Paul L. E. Grieco, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
April 21, 2005

Book: Is the U.S. Trade Deficit Sustainable?
by Catherine L. Mann
September 1999

Book: United States as a Debtor Nation
by William R. Cline
September 2005

Policy Briefs

09-21: The Future of the Dollar [pdf]
by Richard N. Cooper, Harvard University
September 2009

09-10: 2009 Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2009

09-3: A Green Recovery? Assessing US Economic Stimulus and the Prospects for International Coordination [pdf]
by Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Shashank Mohan, Rhodium Group
and Robert Heilmayr, World Resources Institute
February 10, 2009

04-3: Senator Kerry on Corporate Tax Reform: Right Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Paul L. E. Grieco, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2004

03-8: More Pain, More Gain: Politics and Economics of Eliminating Tariffs [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2003

98-3: Exchange Rates for the Dollar, Yen, and Euro [pdf]
by Simon Wren-Lewis, University of Exeter
July 1998

Working Papers

09-13: Mortgage Loan Modifications: Program Incentives and Restructuring Design [pdf]
by Dan Magder, Lone Star Funds
November 2009

07-8: Congress, Treasury, and the Accountability of Exchange Rate Policy: How the 1988 Trade Act Should Be Reformed [pdf]
by C. Randall Henning, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 2007

05-6: Postponing Global Adjustment: An Analysis of the Pending Adjustment of Global Imbalances [pdf]
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2005

01-8: Finance and Changing US-Japan Relations: Convergence Without Leverage--Until Now [pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2001

00-6: Inflation, Monetary Transparency, and G3 Exchange Rate Volatility [pdf]
by Kenneth N. Kuttner, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2000

Speeches, Testimony, Papers

China's Lending Activities and the US Debt
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing on US Debt to China: Implications and Repercussions, Panel I: China's Lending Activities and the US Debt
February 25, 2010

Crisis and Aftermath: The Economic Outlook and Risks for the US Federal Budget and Debt
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony submitted to the Senate Budget Committee hearing on "Crisis and Aftermath: The Economic Outlook and Risks for the Federal Budget and Debt"
February 9, 2010

The Dollar and the Deficits: How Washington Can Prevent the Next Crisis
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Foreign Affairs, Volume 88 No. 6, November/December 2009
November 2009

The Impact of the Recovery Act on Economic Growth
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on "The Impact of the Recovery Act on Economic Growth"
October 29, 2009

The Case for an Orderly Resolution Regime for Systemically-Important Financial Institutions [pdf]
by H. Rodgin Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
and Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Pew Charitable Trusts Briefing Paper 13 reposted with permission
October 2009

Challenges to the Federal Reserve's Independence [pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
July 31, 2009

Rescuing and Rebuilding the US Economy: A Progress Report
by Lawrence H. Summers, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
Prepared remarks at an event held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 17, 2009

A Step Forward on Financial Regulation [pdf]
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
July 7, 2009

Is the United States De-emphasizing its Bank Clean-Up Plan? [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
June 8, 2009

Lingering Perils of Bank Insolvency [pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
May 19, 2009

The Science of Insolvency
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House of Representatives, Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight hearing, "The Science of Insolvency"
May 19, 2009

Bank Stress Tests: How Big a Step Forward? [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
May 8, 2009

Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Save? Examining the Systemic Threats of Large Financial Institutions
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress hearing, "Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Save? Examining the Systemic Threats of Large Financial Institutions"
April 21, 2009

Goldman Sachs's Challenge to Treasury [pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
April 15, 2009

A Short-Lived Recovery? [pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
April 10, 2009

Economics of the Geithner Plan [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Thomas Emmons, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 1, 2009

Seven Broad Lessons for the United States from Japan’s Lost Decade [pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks presented at Japan's Lost Decade: Lessons For The United States, The Brookings Institution
March 26, 2009

US Foreign Economic Policy in the Global Crisis
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, Committee on Foreign Affairs, US House of Representatives
March 12, 2009

The Global Economic Crisis as a National Security Issue [pdf]
by I. M. Destler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
February 13, 2009

The Global Economy: Outlook, Risks, and the Implications for Policy
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Senate Budget Committee
January 29, 2009

Social Security, the Financial Crisis, and Lessons from Abroad [pdf]
by Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
January 27, 2009

The Deepening Banking Crisis [pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
January 26, 2009

Incremental Steps Toward a Radical Solution [pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
December 16, 2008

The Economic Outlook and Options for Stimulus
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Senate Budget Committee
November 19, 2008

The Dollar and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services, US House of Representatives
July 24, 2008

Global Imbalances and Currency Misalignments
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Outline of remarks at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
January 2008

Sovereign Wealth Fund Acquisitions and Other Foreign Government Investments in the United States: Assessing the Economic and National Security Implications
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
November 14, 2007

Currency Misalignments and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittees on Trade, Ways and Means Committee; Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Energy, and Commerce Committee; and Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology, Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives
May 9, 2007

The Role of US and EU Financial Markets in the Global Economy
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks at the conference "The Euro and the Dollar: Pillars in Global Finance"
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
April 17, 2007

Assessing Progress on China’s Exchange Rate Policies
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Hearing on
"Risks and Reform: The Role of Currency in the US–China Relationship"
Committee on Finance, US Senate
Washington, DC
March 28, 2007

The Current Account Deficit and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Budget Committee of the United States Senate
February 1, 2007

The Chinese Exchange Rate and the US Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Hearing on the Treasury Department's Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy and the Strategic Economic Dialogue Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
January 31, 2007

Why Deficits Matter: The International Dimension
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives
January 23, 2007

Paulson's First Challenge [pdf]
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in The International Economy
August 2006

Running the World's Central Bank [pdf]
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Global Agenda
March 2006

The End of Large Current Account Deficits, 1970-2002: Are There Lessons for the United States? [pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper in the symposium volume The Greenspan Era: Lessons for the Future, a symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
August 2005

German Experience with Fiscal Rules: Lessons for the US Budget Process [pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process Committee on Rules
July 27, 2005

The Euro and the World Economy [pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech at a conference on "The Eurosystem, the Union and Beyond: The Single Currency and Implications for Governance"
European Central Bank
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
April 27, 2005

Reflections [pdf]
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review
March-April 2005

US Trade Policy in 2005
by Robert Rubin, Citigroup
Luncheon Address at the conference "US Trade Policy in 2005"
Institute for International Economics
February 15, 2005

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Global Co-dependency, Collective Action, and the Challenges of Global Adjustment [pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article published in the CESifo Forum
January 2005

The Risks Ahead for the World Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article by invitation for The Economist
September 9, 2004

Running on Empty: How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It [pdf]
by Peter G. Peterson, The Blackstone Group
Presentation of the book and discussion at the Institute for International Economics
August 9, 2004

The US Current Account Deficit and the Euro Area
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech prepared for "The ECB and Its Watchers VI" Conference
Frankfurt, Germany
July 2, 2004

Managing Exchange Rates: Achievement of Global Re-balancing or Evidence of Global Co-dependency [pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Business Economics
July 2004

The IMF and Exchange Rates
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
United States Senate
Washington, DC
May 19, 2004

The United States and the Global Adjustment Process
by Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University
Speech at the Third Annual Stavros S. Niarchos Lecture
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
March 23, 2004

The Correction of the Dollar and Foreign Intervention in the Currency Markets
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Small Business
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
June 25, 2003

North American Monetary and Financial Integration: Notes on the US Perspective
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at a meeting of the
Study Group on North American Monetary and Financial Integration
Montreal, Canada
December 13, 2002

What Washington Means by Policy Reform
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Chapter 2 from Latin American Adjustment: How Much Has Happened?
Edited by John Williamson. Published April 1990.
November 2002

Can the United States Afford the Tax Cuts of 2001? [pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presented to a roundtable at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association
Atlanta, Georgia
January 5, 2002

Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth
by Martin Neil Baily, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC
March 29, 2001

A Critical Assessment and an Appeal for Fundamental Tax Reform
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the World Trade Organization Panel Report (dated October 8, 1999)
Report of the Appellate Body (dated February 24, 2000)
United States Tax Treatment for "Foreign Sales Corporations"
March 11, 2000

On the Causes of the US Current Account Deficit
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Briefing for the Trade Deficit Review Commission
August 19, 1999

Op-eds

Too Much Stimulus or Not Enough?
by Steven R. Weisman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Fiscal Times
February 16, 2010

Healthcare Reform Is the Second US Stimulus Package
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Eurointelligence
January 22, 2010

Can Limits on Executive Pay Solve the Too Big To Fail Problem?
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Originally posted on TNR.com
October 23, 2009

America Cannot Resolve Global Imbalances on Its Own
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
August 19, 2009

Fiscal Prudence, Now and Here
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Business Standard, New Delhi
June 24, 2009

Lax Governance and Poor Supervision [pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the International Economy
April 2009

Temporary Nationalization Is Needed to Save the US Banking System
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Commentary on Google News on the news story "Nationalization Fears Dominate BofA, Citi," (foxbusiness.com)
February 23, 2009

Put the Puritans in Charge of the Punchbowl
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
February 11, 2009

Rules for a Bank Bailout
by Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
February 6, 2009

To Save the Banks We Must Stand Up to the Bankers
by Peter Boone, Effective Intervention
and Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
January 27, 2009

An Economic Strategy for Mr. Obama
by Peter Boone, Effective Intervention
and Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and James Kwak, Yale Law School
Post on the Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics
November 11, 2008

Volcker-Reagan Rerun [pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the column "The Monetary Realist" in the International Economy
August 22, 2008

Monetary Stimulus Will Work
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Welt am Sonntag
February 6, 2008

How to Cushion the Cost of the Right Decision
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
January 29, 2008

The Four Horsemen of Subprime Stupidity [pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the International Economy
January 2008

A Drag, But Not a Crisis
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Welt am Sonntag
September 27, 2007

Structure Makes the Central Banker
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Welt am Sonntag
August 26, 2007

Landing the Reverse Greenspan
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The International Economy
"The Monetary Realist" Column
July 15, 2007

What's In A Name?
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The International Economy
April 21, 2007

What's a Treasury Secretary to Do? An Agenda for Henry Paulson, Here and Abroad
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in The Washington Post
June 26, 2006

How the United States Benefited from Fiscal Activism
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in Die Zeit
September 8, 2005

The Fed Must Be Open About Applying the Brakes
by Edwin M. Truman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
May 2, 2005

When the Dollar Bill Comes Due
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Katharina Plück, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed
April 27, 2005

America Badly Needs a Value Added Tax
by Paul L. E. Grieco, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
April 21, 2005

The Economics of a Second Term
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
November 9, 2004

Bubbles Are Getting Blown Out of All Proportion
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
September 8, 2004

America Cannot Afford Tax Cuts
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed published in the Financial Times
January 11, 2001

Books

Long-Term International Economic Position of the United States
edited by C. Fred Bergsten
April 2009

US Pension Reform: Lessons from Other Countries
by Martin Neil Baily and Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
February 2009

Accountability and Oversight of US Exchange Rate Policy
by C. Randall Henning
June 2008

Reforming the US Corporate Tax
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Paul L. E. Grieco
September 2005

United States as a Debtor Nation
by William R. Cline
September 2005

Is the U.S. Trade Deficit Sustainable?
by Catherine L. Mann
September 1999

America in the World Economy: A Strategy for the 1990s
by C. Fred Bergsten
November 1988 (Out-of-Print)

Essential Reading Items

Book: Long-Term International Economic Position of the United States
edited by C. Fred Bergsten
April 2009

Op-ed: How Best to Boost US Exports
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
February 3, 2010

Working Paper 09-2: Policy Liberalization and US Merchandise Trade Growth, 1980–2006
by Matthew Adler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2009

Policy Brief 09-2: Buy American: Bad for Jobs, Worse for Reputation
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2009

Paper: Report to the President-Elect and the 111th Congress on A New Trade Policy for the United States
December 17, 2008

Policy Brief 08-5: World Trade at Risk
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2008

Book: American Trade Politics, 4th Edition
by I. M. Destler
June 2005

Op-ed: The Payoff from Globalization
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Paul L. E. Grieco, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
June 7, 2005

Article: A Renaissance for United States Trade Policy?
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Foreign Affairs
November-December 2002

Speech: US Trade Policy in 2005
by Robert Rubin, Citigroup
Luncheon Address at the conference "US Trade Policy in 2005"
Institute for International Economics
February 15, 2005

Policy Brief 03-8: More Pain, More Gain: Politics and Economics of Eliminating Tariffs
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2003

Op-ed: A Competitive Approach to Free Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
December 4, 2002

Policy Brief 01-2: A Prescription to Relieve Worker Anxiety
by Lori G. Kletzer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Robert E. Litan, The Brookings Institution
March 2001

Policy Briefs

09-4: Money for the Auto Industry: Consistent with WTO Rules? [pdf]
by Claire Brunel, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2009

09-2: Buy American: Bad for Jobs, Worse for Reputation [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2009

08-5: World Trade at Risk [pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2008

08-2: Strengthening Trade Adjustment Assistance [pdf]
by Howard F. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2008

07-7: The Korea-US Free Trade Agreement: A Summary Assessment [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2007

07-5: American Trade Politics in 2007: Building Bipartisan Compromise [pdf]
by I. M. Destler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Document available in English and Spanish
May 2007

06-9: Can America Still Compete or Does It Need a New Trade Paradigm? [pdf]
by Martin Neil Baily, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Robert Z. Lawrence, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 2006

06-4: Negotiating the Korea–United States Free Trade Agreement [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Scott C. Bradford, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Thomas Moll, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2006

04-5: China Bashing 2004 [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Yee Wong, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 2004

03-10: Next Move in Steel: Revocation or Retaliation? [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2003

02-10: The Foreign Sales Corporation: Reaching the Last Act? [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2002

02-1: Time for a Grand Bargain in Steel?
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2002

01-10: Economic Policy Following the Terrorist Attacks [pdf]
by Martin Neil Baily, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2001

01-9: Steel: Big Problems, Better Solutions
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Ben Goodrich, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2001

01-6: Prospects for Transatlantic Competition Policy
by Mario Monti, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2001

01-5: Fin(d)ing Our Way on Trade and Labor Standards?
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2001

01-3: The US Export-Import Bank: Time for an Overhaul
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2001

01-2: A Prescription to Relieve Worker Anxiety
by Lori G. Kletzer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Robert E. Litan, The Brookings Institution
March 2001

00-7: "No" to Foreign Telecoms Equals "No" to the New Economy! [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Edward M. Graham, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 2000

00-6: The ILO and Enforcement of Core Labor Standards [pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2000

00-3: American Access to China's Marketplace: The Congressional Vote on PNTR [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Daniel H. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2000

00-2: Decision-Making in the WTO
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jayashree Watal, Peterson Institute for International Economics
March 2000

00-1: The Next Trade Policy Battle
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2000

99-10: World Trade After Seattle: Implications for the United States
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 1999

99-7: Trade and Income Distribution: The Debate and New Evidence
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 1999

99-5: Steel Quotas: A Rigged Lottery
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Erika Wada, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 1999

99-1: Implementing Japanese Recovery
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 1999

98-6: The Transatlantic Economic Partnership
by Ellen L. Frost, Peterson Institute for International Economics
September 1998

Working Papers

09-3: American Multinationals and American Economic Interests: New Dimensions to an Old Debate [pdf]
by Theodore H. Moran, Peterson Institute for International Economics
July 2009

09-2: Policy Liberalization and US Merchandise Trade Growth, 1980–2006 [pdf]
by Matthew Adler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
May 2009

07-1: The Trade Effects of Preferential Arrangements: New Evidence from the Australia Productivity Commission [pdf]
by Dean A. DeRosa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
January 2007

05-3: Affinity and International Trade [pdf]
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics
June 2005

03-4: Falling Trade Costs, Heterogeneous Firms, and Industry Dynamics [pdf]
by Andrew B. Bernard, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and NBER
and J. Bradford Jensen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Peter K. Schott, Yale School of Management and NBER
May 2003

01-8: Finance and Changing US-Japan Relations: Convergence Without Leverage--Until Now [pdf]
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2001

01-2: Subsidies, Market Closure, Cross-Border Investment, and Effects on Competition: The Case of FDI in the Telecommunications Sector [pdf]
by Edward M. Graham, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2001

00-7: Transatlantic Issues in Electronic Commerce [pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
October 2000

00-2: International Economic Agreements and the Constitution [pdf]
by Richard M. Goodman, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John M. Frost, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2000

97-3: Open Regionalism
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics

97-2: US-Japan Civil Aviation: Prospects for Progress
by Jacqueline McFadyen, Peterson Institute for International Economics

97-1: Chasing Phantoms: The Political Economy of USTR
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics

SPECIAL: Globalization and Productivity in the United States and Germany [pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
International Finance Discussion Paper Number 595 for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

96-11: Trade, Investment, and Economic Conflict Between the US and Asia
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics

96-8: The Future of US-Korea Economic Relations
by Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Speeches, Testimony, Papers

Submission to the USTR in Support of a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper submitted to the United States Trade Representative on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
January 25, 2010

The Export Imperative [pdf]
by Howard F. Rosen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony prepared for the Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on International Trade
December 9, 2009

America, Europe, and the New Trade Order [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Business and Politics (Berkeley Electronic Press), Vol. 11 : 3
November 2009

A Snag for the Panama FTA [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
June 9, 2009

Will the US Auto Rescue Disrupt Global Trade? [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
June 9, 2009

Policy Liberalization and US Merchandise Trade Growth, 1980–2006 [pdf]
by Matthew Adler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 21, 2009

Trade Rift Deepens with Mexico [pdf]
by Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
March 19, 2009

What To Do about Doha
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation before the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum
February 27, 2009

Does the Auto Bailout Undermine Global Trade Rules? [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
February 26, 2009

Trade Policy and the Obama Administration
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcription of comments at a joint meeting of the Institute for Global Economics and the Korea International Trade Association in Seoul, Korea
February 25, 2009

Will Buy American Produce Jobs for America? [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
February 4, 2009

Jobs on Main Street, Customers Around the World: A Positive Trade Agenda for US Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
by Ron Kirk, United States Trade Representative
Prepared Remarks at the USTR Conference on Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
January 21, 2009

Report to the President-Elect and the 111th Congress on A New Trade Policy for the United States [pdf]
December 17, 2008

The North American Free Trade Agreement: Time for a Change? [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
7th Annual North American Regional Meeting
The Trilateral Commission
November 21-23, 2008

Is a Trade Deal in the Offing in Congress? [pdf]
by I. M. Destler, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
November 14, 2008

Policy Options to Prevent Climate Change [pdf]
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
September 18, 2008

Remarks Regarding Trade Adjustment Assistance
by Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
Keynote address at an event held at the Peterson Institute
January 30, 2008

US Trade Policy Over the Coming Period
by Charles Rangel, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee
Remarks at a special dinner meeting
Peterson Institute
April 23, 2007

Americans and Free Trade: Discussion with Trade Expert Gary Hufbauer
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Interview conducted by the Policy Council
September 2006

The US Trade Deficit and China
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Hearing on US-China Economic Relations Revisited
Committee on Finance, United States Senate
March 29, 2006

Embedding Pacific Asia in the Asia Pacific: The Global Impact of an East Asian Community [pdf]
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech at the Japan National Press Club, Tokyo
September 2, 2005

US Trade Policy in 2005
by Robert Rubin, Citigroup
Luncheon Address at the conference "US Trade Policy in 2005"
Institute for International Economics
February 15, 2005

This is Bangalore Calling: Hang Up or Speed Dial? What Technology-Enable International Trade in Services Means for the US Economy [pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
January 15, 2005

The Risks Ahead for the World Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article by invitation for The Economist
September 9, 2004

The US Economic Outlook: April 2004 [pdf]
by Martin Neil Baily, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at "Global Economic Forecasts"
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
April 1, 2004

Do China's Abusive Labor Practices Encourage Outsourcing and Drive Down American Wages?
by Nicholas R. Lardy, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearing
March 29, 2004

Foreign Economic Policy for the Next President
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Essay in Foreign Affairs
March-April 2004

US-Brazil Trade Relations in a New Era
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
To be published in O Brasil e os Estados Unidos num Mundo em Mutação
edited by Paulo Roberto de Almeida and Rubens Antonio Barbosa
November 2003

The Digital Trade Agenda of the US: Parallel Tracks of Bilateral, Regional, and Multilateral Liberalization [pdf]
by Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Forthcoming in Swiss Review of International Economic Relations (Aussenwirtschaft), Vol. 58., No. 1, March 2003, Zürich: Rüegger, pp. 7-46
March 2003

A Renaissance for United States Trade Policy?
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Foreign Affairs
November-December 2002

US Trade Policy: Method to the Madness?
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Revised version of paper prepared for the International Affairs Institute
Rome, Italy
October 11, 2002

The FSC Case: Background and Implications
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
February 27, 2002

"American Trade Leadership: What is at Stake" [pdf]
by Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative
Speech before the Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 24, 2001

World Trade and Transatlantic Relations
by Adam S. Posen, Peterson Institute for International Economics
American-German Biennial Conference
Toward A New Transatlantic Agenda
Alexandria, Virginia
June 14-16, 2001

North American Convergence: An American Perspective
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks at the annual policy conference of the Canadian Association for Business Economics
Washington, DC
March 30, 2001

NAFTA and the Environment: Lessons for Trade Policy
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Diana Orejas, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech delivered at the International Policy Forum
Organized by The Bildner Center, Western Hemisphere Studies
New York
February 28, 2001

Business Opportunities From Global E-Commerce Policies [pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presented at the Northern Virginia Technology Council
January 2001

Global Electronic Commerce: Issues and Policy for Developing Countries [pdf]
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at the e-commerce workshop
Sponsored by the government of Bangladesh
January 2001

(Mis)Managing Diversity: Worker Rights and US Trade Policy [pdf]
by Kimberly Ann Elliott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper reprinted from International Negotiation
September 2000

Economic Reform: Content, Progress, Prospects
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presented at the 50th anniversary celebration of the University of Baroda
November 23, 1999

Liberalizing Services: Key to Faster Global Growth and the Sustainability of the US Trade Deficit
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittee on International Trade
Senate Finance Committee
United States Senate
Washington, DC
October 21, 1999

On the Causes of the US Current Account Deficit
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Briefing for the Trade Deficit Review Commission
August 19, 1999

Economists, Policy Reform, and Political Economy
by John Williamson, The World Bank
Keynote address to a conference at the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
December 6, 1998

On Markets and Regulation
by John Williamson, The World Bank
Paper presented to a conference held at the University of California, Santa Cruz
November 20-21, 1998

Competition Policy and the World Economy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech given before the World Economic Forum
Davos, Switzerland
January 30, 1998

Op-eds

How Best to Boost US Exports
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
February 3, 2010

Cooling the Planet Without Chilling Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Lori Wallach, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Op-ed in the Washington Post
November 13, 2009

Obama Needs To Be Bold on Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
June 23, 2009

US Free Trade Promises Must Be Honored
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
May 20, 2009

Why Carbon Tariffs Are a Bad Idea—For Now
by Trevor Houser, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Originally posted on the Argument at ForeignPolicy.com
March 26, 2009

Restoring Economic Diplomacy
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the National Voter
January 27, 2009

Balance Trade with Healthcare
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Raymond C. Offenheiser, Oxfam America
Op-ed in the Miami Herald
December 16, 2008

Trade Saves the Day
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
September 17, 2008

Trade Has Saved America from Recession
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
June 30, 2008

The Democrats' Dangerous Trade Games
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
May 20, 2008

Bullying Latin America
by Eric Farnsworth, Council of the Americas
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Baltimore Sun
August 2, 2007

Why a “Grand Deal” on Labor Could End Trade Talks
by Theodore H. Moran, Georgetown University
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
March 12, 2007

Korea’s Unique Historic Opportunity
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Chosun Ilbo
February 10, 2007

The Payoff from Globalization
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Paul L. E. Grieco, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Washington Post
June 7, 2005

When the Dollar Bill Comes Due
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Katharina Plück, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed
April 27, 2005

End This Damaging Tax and Trade Charade
by Ernest Christian, US Export Coalition
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
March 8, 2004

Trade Frictions in an Election Year
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Oriental Morning Post
January 30, 2004

A Competitive Approach to Free Trade
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
December 4, 2002

America Cannot Afford Tax Cuts
by C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed published in the Financial Times
January 11, 2001

Books

Reengaging Egypt: Options for US-Egypt Economic Relations
by Barbara Kotschwar and Jeffrey J. Schott
January 2010

China's Rise: Challenges and Opportunities (paper)
by C. Fred Bergsten , Charles Freeman , Nicholas R. Lardy and Derek J. Mitchell
October 2009

Capitalizing on the Morocco-US Free Trade Agreement: A Road Map for Success
edited by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Claire Brunel
September 2009

Long-Term International Economic Position of the United States
edited by C. Fred Bergsten
April 2009

Maghreb Regional and Global Integration: A Dream to Be Fulfilled
edited by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Claire Brunel
October 2008

China's Rise: Challenges and Opportunities (hardcover)
by C. Fred Bergsten , Charles Freeman , Nicholas R. Lardy and Derek J. Mitchell
September 2008

Sustaining Reform with a US-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Shahid Javed Burki
November 2006

US-Middle East Trade Agreement: A Circle of Opportunity?
by Robert Z. Lawrence
November 2006

Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Making the Rules
by Charan Devereaux , Robert Z. Lawrence and Michael D. Watkins
September 2006

Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Resolving Disputes
by Charan Devereaux , Robert Z. Lawrence and Michael D. Watkins
September 2006

Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation: Two Volume Set
by Charan Devereaux , Robert Lawrence and Michael D. Watkins
September 2006

Trade Relations Between Colombia and the United States
by Jeffrey J. Schott
August 2006

US-China Trade Disputes: Rising Tide, Rising Stakes
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Yee Wong and Ketki Sheth
August 2006

Delivering on Doha: Farm Trade and the Poor
by Kimberly Ann Elliott
July 2006

China: The Balance Sheet
by C. Fred Bergsten , Bates Gill , Nicholas R. Lardy and Derek J. Mitchell
April 2006

Shape of a Swiss-US Free Trade Agreement
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Richard E. Baldwin
February 2006

NAFTA Revisited: Achievements and Challenges
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Jeffrey J. Schott assisted by Paul L. E. Grieco and Yee Wong
October 2005

American Trade Politics, 4th Edition
by I. M. Destler
June 2005

Anchoring Reform with a US-Egypt Free Trade Agreement
by Ahmed Galal and Robert Z. Lawrence
May 2005

United States and the World Economy: Foreign Economic Policy for the Next Decade
by C. Fred Bergsten and the Institute for International Economics
January 2005

Prospects for a US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement
by Nicholas R. Lardy and Daniel H. Rosen
December 2004

Trade Policy and Global Poverty
by William R. Cline
June 2004

Free Trade Agreements: US Strategies and Priorities
edited by Jeffrey J. Schott
April 2004

Benefits of Price Convergence: Speculative Calculations
by Tony Warren , Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Erika Wada
January 2002

No More Bashing: Building a New Japan-United States Economic Relationship
by C. Fred Bergsten , Takatoshi Ito and Marcus Noland
October 2001

Measuring the Costs of Protection in Europe: European Commercial Policy in the 2000s
by Patrick A. Messerlin
September 2001

Toward A North American Community: Lessons from the Old World for the New
by Robert A. Pastor
August 2001

New Regional Trading Arrangements in the Asia Pacific?
by Robert Scollay and John P. Gilbert
May 2001

Globalization and the Perceptions of American Workers
by Kenneth F. Scheve and Matthew J. Slaughter
March 2001

Ex-Im Bank in the 21st Century: A New Approach?
edited by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Rita M. Rodriguez
January 2001

Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Economy
by Keith Maskus
August 2000

Transforming Foreign Aid: United States Assistance in the 21st Century
by Carol Lancaster
August 2000 (Out-of-Print)

Global Electronic Commerce: A Policy Primer
by Catherine L. Mann , Sue E. Eckert and Sarah Cleeland Knight
July 2000

Congressional Trade Votes: From NAFTA Approval to Fast-Track Defeat
by Robert E. Baldwin and Christopher S. Magee
February 2000

American Trade Politics and Supplement

January 2000

Is the U.S. Trade Deficit Sustainable?
by Catherine L. Mann
September 1999

Measuring the Costs of Protection in China
by Zhang Yansheng , Wan Zhongxin and Zhang Shuguang
November 1998

Agricultural Trade Policy: Completing the Reform
by Tim Josling
April 1998

Improving Trade Policy Reviews in the World Trade Organization
by Donald B. Keesing
April 1998

Restarting Fast Track
edited by Jeffrey J. Schott
April 1998 (Out-of-Print)

Global Competition Policy
edited by J. David Richardson and Edward M. Graham
December 1997

Trade and Income Distribution
by William R. Cline
November 1997

Whither APEC? The Progress to Date and Agenda for the Future
edited by C. Fred Bergsten
October 1997 (Out-of-Print)

Has Globalization Gone Too Far?
by Dani Rodrik
March 1997

National Economic Council: A Work in Progress
by I. M. Destler
November 1996 (Out-of-Print)

American Trade Politics, 3rd Edition
by I. M. Destler
April 1995

Measuring the Costs of Protection in Japan
by Yoko Sazanami , Shujiro Urata and Hiroki Kawai
January 1995 (Out-of-Print)

Reciprocity and Retaliation in US Trade Policy
by Kimberly Ann Elliott and Thomas O. Bayard with contributions from Charles Iceland and Amelia Porges
September 1994 (Out-of-Print)

Measuring the Costs of Protection in the United States
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Kimberly Ann Elliott
January 1994 (Out-of-Print)

Reconcilable Differences? United States-Japan Economic Conflict
by C. Fred Bergsten and Marcus Noland
June 1993 (Out-of-Print)

Economic Sanctions Reconsidered, 2nd Edition
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer , Jeffrey J. Schott and Kimberly Ann Elliott
December 1990

America in the World Economy: A Strategy for the 1990s
by C. Fred Bergsten
November 1988 (Out-of-Print)

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