Lowering the Corporate Tax Rate a Good Start
When Japan lowers its corporate tax rate on April 1, the United States will have the highest corporate tax rate among industrialized nations.
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Obama's Recovery?
With November’s election in the United States fast approaching, the Republican candidates seeking to challenge President Barack Obama claim that his policies have done nothing to support recovery from
Spending Won’t Fix What Ails U.S. Infrastructure
President Barack Obama’s announcement yesterday of a six-year, $476 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, as part of his 2013 budget, is the latest demonstration of a longstanding presi
Cycle of Crisis Looms Over Emerging Markets
Emerging markets have performed amazingly well over the last seven years.
Why Isn’t Capitalism Working?
Americans have traditionally been the most enthusiastic champions of capitalism.
What Small Countries Can Teach the World
In the past, various great powers have taken the stage as models of economic and social development.
In Economists’ Paradise, Lessons for US
Governor Patrick visited Chile this month in an attempt to enhance the state’s collaborations with Latin America in education, clean energy, and biotechnology.
The Unintended Consequences of Successful Resource Mobilization: Financing Development in Vietnam
The total amount of development finance generated by Vietnam has been exceptionally high from all significant sources using all standard measures of comparison.
If the Banks are Doing so Well, Why Can't I Get a Loan? Regulatory Constraints to Financial Inclusion in Indonesia
Indonesia's financial sector has two paradoxes: (i) Indonesia has been a global leader in microfinance for the past 25 years, but access to microfinance services is declining; and (ii) Indonesia's com
Let European Technocrats Weave Their Magic
Greece and Italy, desperate after their gridlocked political systems left them mired in debt and crisis, have chosen technocratic economists - Lucas Papademos and Mario Monti, respectively - rather th
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