International Economics

The Carnegie International Economics Program monitors and analyzes short- and long-term trends in the global economy, including macroeconomic developments, trade, commodities, and capital flows, and draws out policy implications. The current focus of the Program is the global financial crisis and the policy issues raised. Among other research, the Program examines the ramifications of the rising weight of developing countries in the global economy.
 
In the spotlight
 

Emerging Markets Are Not The Answer

Developing economies have performed strongly, while their advanced-country counterparts have struggled to sustain comparable economic growth. Emerging markets can help the advanced economies, but they are still too small and vulnerable to do the job on their own.

Wanted: A Brazilian Mark Zuckerberg

The giant Latin American economy of Brazil could learn a thing or two from U.S. immigration reform policy as initiated by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. Unemployed professionals in Portugal, Spain, Venezuela, and Argentina could move to Brazil and propel its economy.

Cold Water for Hot Trade Deals

The nature of global trade has transformed and adapted greatly since the stalled Doha Round of the World Trade Organization.

The Accidental Trade Policy

U.S. trade policy has undergone an epic shift in the last decade. The ambitious new strategy is promising, but it will also prove challenging and risky.

The Three-Speed World is Not Forever

Although the United States weathered the global recession relatively better than its European counterparts, it is not as strong as it looks and Europe’s long-term prospects are better than its current dismal performance suggests.

 
  • Op-Ed
    Emerging Markets Are Not The Answer To Our Growth Problem
    Uri Dadush May 30, 2013 L'Espresso

    Developing economies have performed strongly, while their advanced-country counterparts have struggled to sustain comparable economic growth. Emerging markets can help the advanced economies, but they are still too small and vulnerable to do the job on their own.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Wanted: A Brazilian Mark Zuckerberg
    Moisés Naím May 24, 2013 Financial Times

    The giant Latin American economy of Brazil could learn a thing or two from U.S. immigration reform policy as initiated by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. Unemployed professionals in Portugal, Spain, Venezuela, and Argentina could move to Brazil and propel its economy.

     
  • Op-Ed
    What Are the Biggest Challenges Facing the Next USTR?
    Uri Dadush May 14, 2013 Inter-American Dialogues

    President Obama's recently nominated his assistant and deputy national security advisor for international economics to the position of U.S. trade representative. Given the dynamic trade environment, what will be the implications?

     
  • Op-Ed
    Cold Water for Hot Trade Deals
    Uri Dadush May 13, 2013 National Interest

    The nature of global trade has transformed and adapted greatly since the stalled Doha Round of the World Trade Organization.

     
  • Op-Ed
    The Accidental Trade Policy
    Uri Dadush May 9, 2013 Politica Exterior

    U.S. trade policy has undergone an epic shift in the last decade. The ambitious new strategy is promising, but it will also prove challenging and risky.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Venezuela: Scenes From a Democracy
    Moisés Naím May 7, 2013 Financial Times

    The Venezuelan presidential election produced a posthumous win for Chavez, but although his successor Nicolas Maduro was deemed the winner of the election, the results have not gone uncontested.

     
  • Op-Ed
    The Three-Speed World is Not Forever
    Uri Dadush May 3, 2013 L'Espresso

    Although the United States weathered the global recession relatively better than its European counterparts, it is not as strong as it looks and Europe’s long-term prospects are better than its current dismal performance suggests.

     
  • Op-Ed
    If I Ruled the World
    Moisés Naím April 24, 2013 Prospect Magazine

    The negative connotation associated with political parties has led to dwindling youth membership. Changes must take root in order to get the U.S. political system out of gridlock and paralysis.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Why Power Is Decaying in the Modern World
    Moisés Naím April 19, 2013 U.S.News & World Report

    The shifting nature of power is changing the geopolitical world. The "more, mobility, and mentality" revolutions are initiating these changes in power dynamics.

     
  • Op-Ed
    A Waste of the Crisis
    Moisés Naím April 17, 2013 El País

    Although the United States is recovering from the economic crisis, the challenges of low household savings, rising costs of healthcare, and growing income inequality have yet to be addressed.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    On Power and World Religions
    Moisés Naím June 12, 2013 VOA Press Conference

    There are a number of obstacles facing major established religious institutions in today’s globalized world, where the number of smaller religious affiliations has proliferated.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Democracy in Trouble
    Moisés Naím May 28, 2013 NPR’s Diane Rehm Show

    With voter turnout decreasing and trust in politicians and public institutions eroding, a global disconnect is appearing in Europe, the United States, and many emerging democracies in and around the world.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    EU Economy
    Uri Dadush May 8, 2013 CRI English

    If growth does not return to Europe in the next two years, the political situation will become more difficult.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Obama in Mexico
    Moisés Naím May 3, 2013 NPR Diane Rehm Show

    President Obama’s 72 hour visit to Latin America widely ignored the critical issues of drugs and immigration due to the delicate nature of U.S. negotiations on immigration as well as the security issues associated with the illicit drug trade.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Kim Jong Un’s Troubles
    Moisés Naím April 11, 2013 PBS NewsHour

    Kim Jong Un’s challenge is to hold power in a world where democracies seem to be overtaking autocracies.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Tracing the History and Decline of Political Power
    Moisés Naím April 11, 2013 PBS NewsHour

    Power is both harder to use and easier to lose than ever before.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Power: Not What It Used to Be
    Moisés Naím April 8, 2013 WNYC Brian Lehrer Show

    In almost every realm, micro-powers are challenging the grip of old entrenched powers.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Emerging Markets Unite!
    Uri Dadush March 29, 2013 Brian Lehrer Show

    A new initiative by the BRICS coalition of emerging countries, intended to establish a new development bank, will rival traditional development groups such as the IMF and World Bank and may shift the balance of power of the world's economy.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Being In Charge Ain’t What It Used to Be
    Moisés Naím March 28, 2013 Yahoo's Daily Ticker

    Although the change in power dynamics has led to increased competition and advanced opportunities for voters, citizens, workers, and entrepreneurs, it is also tied to the political gridlock taking place around the world.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Power Outage
    Moisés Naím March 26, 2013 BBC World News America

    Power has become more fleeting and transient, with a number of different kinds of constraints limiting the abilities of those in power, whether countries, corporations, churches, or armies.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    On Power and World Religions
    Moisés Naím June 12, 2013 VOA Press Conference

    There are a number of obstacles facing major established religious institutions in today’s globalized world, where the number of smaller religious affiliations has proliferated.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Emerging Markets Are Not The Answer To Our Growth Problem
    Uri Dadush May 30, 2013 L'Espresso

    Developing economies have performed strongly, while their advanced-country counterparts have struggled to sustain comparable economic growth. Emerging markets can help the advanced economies, but they are still too small and vulnerable to do the job on their own.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    Democracy in Trouble
    Moisés Naím May 28, 2013 NPR’s Diane Rehm Show

    With voter turnout decreasing and trust in politicians and public institutions eroding, a global disconnect is appearing in Europe, the United States, and many emerging democracies in and around the world.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Wanted: A Brazilian Mark Zuckerberg
    Moisés Naím May 24, 2013 Financial Times

    The giant Latin American economy of Brazil could learn a thing or two from U.S. immigration reform policy as initiated by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. Unemployed professionals in Portugal, Spain, Venezuela, and Argentina could move to Brazil and propel its economy.

     
  • Op-Ed
    What Are the Biggest Challenges Facing the Next USTR?
    Uri Dadush May 14, 2013 Inter-American Dialogues

    President Obama's recently nominated his assistant and deputy national security advisor for international economics to the position of U.S. trade representative. Given the dynamic trade environment, what will be the implications?

     
  • Op-Ed
    Cold Water for Hot Trade Deals
    Uri Dadush May 13, 2013 National Interest

    The nature of global trade has transformed and adapted greatly since the stalled Doha Round of the World Trade Organization.

     
  • Op-Ed
    The Accidental Trade Policy
    Uri Dadush May 9, 2013 Politica Exterior

    U.S. trade policy has undergone an epic shift in the last decade. The ambitious new strategy is promising, but it will also prove challenging and risky.

     
  • TV/Radio Broadcast
    EU Economy
    Uri Dadush May 8, 2013 CRI English

    If growth does not return to Europe in the next two years, the political situation will become more difficult.

     
  • Op-Ed
    Venezuela: Scenes From a Democracy
    Moisés Naím May 7, 2013 Financial Times

    The Venezuelan presidential election produced a posthumous win for Chavez, but although his successor Nicolas Maduro was deemed the winner of the election, the results have not gone uncontested.

     
  • Op-Ed
    The Three-Speed World is Not Forever
    Uri Dadush May 3, 2013 L'Espresso

    Although the United States weathered the global recession relatively better than its European counterparts, it is not as strong as it looks and Europe’s long-term prospects are better than its current dismal performance suggests.

     

Carnegie Experts on International Economics

  • Uri Dadush
    Senior Associate and Director
    International Economics Program

    Dadush is senior associate and director of Carnegie’s International Economics Program. He focuses on trends in the global economy and is currently tracking developments in the eurozone crisis.

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  • Moisés Naím
    Senior Associate
    International Economics Program

    Naím is a senior associate in Carnegie’s International Economics Program, where his research focuses on international economics and global politics. He is currently the chief international columnist for El País, Spain’s largest newspaper, and his weekly column is published worldwide.

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About the Program

The Carnegie International Economics Program monitors and analyzes short- and long-term trends in the global economy, including macroeconomic developments, trade, commodities, and capital flows, drawing out their policy implications. The current focus of the program is the global financial crisis and its related policy issues. The program also examines the ramifications of the rising weight of developing countries in the global economy among other areas of research.

 
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