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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

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

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
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

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 (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

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, Peterson Institute for International Economics
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

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

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

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: 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

Policy Brief 05-4: The Case for a New Plaza Agreement
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 2005

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

Policy Briefs

05-4: The Case for a New Plaza Agreement [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 2005

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

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

Working Papers

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

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

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

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

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

Paper: Global Economic Prospects 2008/2009: Hoping for a Global Slowdown and a US Recession
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the thirteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
April 3, 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

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

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

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

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

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

Global Economic Prospects 2008/2009: Hoping for a Global Slowdown and a US Recession
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the thirteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
April 3, 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