The Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: 'Worsening Global Projections'
Jul 10, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: The U.S. debates the most effective stimulus policies as the country surpasses 3 million coronavirus cases. The EU slashed...
View ArticleThe Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: 'Uneven Economic Response'
Jul 16, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: China returns to growth while Europe begins negotiations over a recovery fund. The effects of the pandemic are disproportionate...
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘A Deal for Europe but not for...
Jul 23, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: Europe reaches a deal on a recovery fund while the U.S. continues to struggle to devise a budget plan.
View ArticleChina and U.S. Must Learn From One Another and Collaborate on CBDC
Jul 28, 2020A digital currency war between China and the U.S. will not improve the lives of the Chinese or American people, much less the world. Instead, it risks creating two separate payments systems...
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘GOP Unveils Pandemic Response...
Jul 30, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: The GOP unveils its pandemic response plan while Europe show signs of slowly recovering from the economic fallout of Covid-19.
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘An Economic Sinkhole, not...
Aug 6, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: U.S. GDP fell 9.5 percent in the second quarter, and Congress has yet to negotiate a relief bill before August recess begins next...
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘U.S. and UK Face Job Crisis’
Aug 13, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 10.2% while the UK is in a recession and sheds 750,000 jobs. Africa is vastly undercounting the...
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘Pandemic Will Have Uneven Impact’
Aug 20, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: Experts are concerned that the U.S. economy could struggle to recover as states face a $555 billion budget shortfall. EU employment...
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘A Half-Finished Bridge'
Aug 27, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: The Fed announces changes to its policy framework. The UK exceeded £2 trillion in public debt and GDP is expected to increase;...
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘Shrinking Emerging Economies’
Sep 3, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: The eurozone slides into deflation and emerging economies' GDP shrinks significantly.
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘Slowing Eurozone Recovery’
Sep 10, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: Eurozone recovery is beginning to slow. China announces its “dual circulation” policy, and major emerging economies struggle to...
View ArticleCentral Bank Digital Currencies: Tools for an Inclusive Future?
Sep 21, 2020In this brief, we outline the common motivations driving central bank work on CBDCs. We then explore CBDCs’ potential impacts on financial inclusion, a primary motivation in developing and...
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘Global Worker Income Fell By 10%’
Sep 25, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: Global worker income fell by 10% equating to a $3.5 trillion loss. Without fiscal support, the U.S. economic recovery is at risk...
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘Poverty in Asia will Rise for...
Oct 2, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: Eurozone’s economic rebound shows signs of slowing. Poverty in Asia will rise for the first time in 20 years. A Federal Reserve...
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘Pandemic’s Impact Far From...
Oct 9, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: Fed Chair Jerome Powell states the need for more fiscal stimulus. Spain announces plans on how it will use the EU recovery fund....
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘Pandemic Wreaks Lasting Damage...
Oct 16, 2020The IMF states that austerity isn’t needed and that the pandemic will wreak lasting damage on living standards. Eight million Americans have fallen into poverty as Cares Act aid runs out....
View ArticleThis Week in COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: ‘Eurozone Fiscal Deficit Nears...
Oct 22, 2020In this week’s update on COVID-19 and Economic Diplomacy: Eurozone governments fiscal deficit nears €1T. The Chinese economy will be the only major economy to grow this year as the U.S....
View ArticleStaying Safe Today, Preparing for Tomorrow
Dec 15, 2020Since March, the Belfer Center’s scholars and practitioners have been physically distanced but intellectually close. They’ve faced the pandemic head-on, launching new types of research to...
View ArticleU.S.-China Bipolar Rivalry in the Digital Age
Dec 15, 2020From trade disputes to digital governance to multilateral institutions in need of reform, the incoming Biden Administration faces a full international economics policy agenda. Rising...
View ArticleUnited States Entity List: Limits on American Exports
Mar 1, 2021The Economic Diplomacy Initiative (EDI) at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is presenting a first-of-its-kind analysis of the makeup of the Commerce Department’s...
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