Trade

International trade and investment are vital drivers of economic growth. As the size and shape of the world economy enters a new period of change, trade patterns reflect an evolving reality

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Why "Free Trade" Agreements Serve Corporations First

Feb 22, 2018

Far from spreading benefits across the economy, agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership enrich individual corporations by design—at the expense of workers and national economies

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Why Economic Recovery Requires Rethinking Capitalism

Nov 15, 2016

Mission-oriented public investment is vital to spur a revival of private-sector investment

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Capitalism: Competition, Conflict, Crisis

Feb 16, 2016

Exploring the genesis of an important work, one that critiques mainstream neoclassical economics and offers an alternative framework for understanding modern economies.

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Inequality As Policy: Selective Trade Protectionism Favors Higher Earners

Oct 27, 2016

Offshoring manufacturing may have hurt many working people in America, but professionals and intellectual property have been robustly protected

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Escaping the New Normal of Weak Growth

Oct 7, 2016

Eight years after the crisis erupted, what the global economy is experiencing is starting to look less like a slow recovery than like a new low-growth equilibrium. With monetary policy unable to stimulate demand, or even inflation, it’s time for fiscal authorities to relieve the burden on central banks.