Economy

Analysis

    • Op-Ed

    Small Change

    China must not only reform its income tax system, but also enact policies to increase labor wages, redistribute wealth, and fight corruption if it is to significantly reduce income inequality.

    • Article

    China as a Development Bank

    By relying on low-interest loans to catalyze economic growth, China’s growth model resembles that of a huge development bank. While this approach has been successful so far, it remains to be seen whether it can be sustained.

    • Op-Ed

    Why China's Crackdown Is Selective

    When popular protests occur in China, Beijing’s official response is shaped by a number of factors, including the level of organization of the protesters, the media coverage the protests receive, the demands the protesters make, and the location of the protests.

    • Article

    Russia’s Currency Policy Struggles

    Twenty years after Russia cast off its Soviet economic model, its central bank is still struggling to keep inflation under control. To moderate price increases, the central bank must clarify its approach to monetary policy.

    • Op-Ed

    Half a Miracle

    The transformation of the Columbian city of Medellín offers an example to Mexico of how a government engaged in a drug war can bolster its legitimacy and gain greater public support.

    • Op-Ed

    Expand Cities to Stop Dissent

    In order to reduce rural-urban inequality and prevent widespread unrest, China needs to invest its citizens with greater mobility and property rights by reforming its system for household registration.

    • Op-Ed

    Who Lost Mexico?

    There are no simple solutions to the violence plaguing Mexico, but unless Mexican leaders of all parties and social sectors realize that it is everyone’s problem—and not just the president’s—violence will continue to be the beleaguered country's main story.

    • Article

    The Surge in Food Prices: What’s Different This Time?

    • Shimelse Ali, Vera Eidelman
    • April 21, 2011

    Though global food prices have now passed the record highs reached in 2008, important differences between the two surges have prevented today’s crisis from having as severe of an impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations.

    • Op-Ed

    Rising Chinese Consumption Won't Lead to U.S. Rates Jump

    If China is able to rebalance its economy by increasing consumption and thus reducing its trade surplus, the United States would benefit from the decline in its trade deficit with China.

    • Op-Ed

    Why the Consensus May Be Wrong About Chinese Rebalancing and U.S. Interest Rates

    Although an increase in China's domestic consumption as a share of its GDP will cause its current account surplus to decline as it buys fewer U.S. government bonds, this will not necessarily be a bad thing for the U.S. economy.

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    Rozlyn C. Engel
    Nonresident Scholar
    Geoeconomics and Strategy Program
    Rozlyn C. Engel is a nonresident scholar in the Geoeconomics and Strategy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she focuses on global macroeconomic risks, U.S. economic policy (foreign and domestic), and questions facing the economic intelligence community.
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    Yukon Huang
    Senior Fellow
    Asia Program
    Huang is a senior fellow in the Carnegie Asia Program, where his research focuses on China’s economy and its regional and global impact.
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    Moisés Naím
    Distinguished Fellow
    Moisés Naím is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a best-selling author, and an internationally syndicated columnist.
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    Michael Pettis
    Nonresident Senior Fellow
    Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
    Pettis, an expert on China’s economy, is professor of finance at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management, where he specializes in Chinese financial markets.
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    Sinan Ülgen
    Visiting Scholar
    Carnegie Europe
    Ülgen is a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on Turkish foreign policy, nuclear policy, cyberpolicy, and transatlantic relations.

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    Nonresident Fellow
    Carnegie Europe
    Adebahr is a nonresident fellow at Carnegie Europe. His research focuses on foreign and security policy, in particular regarding Iran and the Persian Gulf, on European and transatlantic affairs, and on citizens’ engagement.
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    Salman Ahmed
    Nonresident Senior Fellow
    Geoeconomics and Strategy Program
    Salman Ahmed is a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on the future of U.S. national security strategy and its role in promoting national economic interests.
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    Thomas Carothers
    Harvey V. Fineberg Chair for Democracy Studies
    Senior Vice President for Studies
    Thomas Carothers is senior vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is a leading authority on international support for democracy, human rights, governance, the rule of law, and civil society.
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    James F. Collins
    Nonresident Senior Fellow
    Russia and Eurasia Program;
    Diplomat in Residence
    Ambassador Collins was the U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation from 1997 to 2001 and is an expert on the former Soviet Union, its successor states, and the Middle East.
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    Nonresident Senior Fellow
    Carnegie Europe
    Editor in chief
    Strategic Europe
    Dempsey is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie Europe and editor in chief of Strategic Europe.
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    Evan A. Feigenbaum
    Vice President for Studies
    Evan A. Feigenbaum is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he oversees research in Washington, Beijing and New Delhi on a dynamic region encompassing both East Asia and South Asia.
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    Nonresident Senior Fellow
    Asia Program
    Godement, an expert on Chinese and East Asian strategic and international affairs, is a nonresident senior fellow in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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    Paul Haenle
    Maurice R. Greenberg Director’s Chair
    Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
    Paul Haenle holds the Maurice R. Greenberg Director’s Chair at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center based at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Haenle served as the director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia Affairs on the National Security Council staffs of former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama prior to joining Carnegie.
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    Kheder Khaddour
    Nonresident Scholar
    Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
    Kheder Khaddour is a nonresident scholar at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. His research centers on civil military relations and local identities in the Levant, with a focus on Syria.
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    Jessica Tuchman Mathews
    Distinguished Fellow
    Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She served as Carnegie’s president for 18 years.
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    Marwan Muasher
    Vice President for Studies
    Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East.
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    Douglas H. Paal
    Nonresident Scholar
    Asia Program
    Paal previously served as vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase International and as unofficial U.S. representative to Taiwan as director of the American Institute in Taiwan.
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    Pang Xun
    Resident Scholar
    Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
    Pang Xun is a resident scholar at the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, where she is part of the China and the Developing World Program.
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    George Perkovich
    Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Chair
    Vice President for Studies
    Perkovich works primarily on nuclear strategy and nonproliferation issues; cyberconflict; and new approaches to international public-private management of strategic technologies.
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    Tang Xiaoyang
    Deputy Director
    Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy
    Tang Xiaoyang is a resident scholar and the deputy director of the Carnegie–Tsinghua Center for Global Policy and an associate professor in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University. His research interests include political philosophy, China’s modernization process, and China’s engagement in Africa.
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    Director
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    Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, has been with the center since its inception. He also chairs the research council and the Foreign and Security Policy Program.
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    Director and Senior Fellow
    South Asia Program
    Vaishnav’s primary research focus is the political economy of India, and he examines issues such as corruption and governance, state capacity, distributive politics, and electoral behavior.
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    Richard Youngs
    Senior Fellow
    Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
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