Peterson Institute for International Economics

A general view of the border wall from the side of the United States.

SOPA Images/Michael Ho Wai Lee

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Trump vs. Harris on immigration: Future policy proposals

This new resource, compiled by Megan Hogan, provides a useful guide to track future US immigration policy proposals of former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris made on the campaign trail.

Trump's bigger tariff proposals would cost the typical American household over $2,600 a year

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Trump's bigger tariff proposals would cost the typical American household over $2,600 a year

Kimberly Clausing (PIIE) and Mary E. Lovely (PIIE)

August 21, 2024

A person walks through a business district during rainy weather.

REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

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Op-Eds

Forget tariffs — fixing ‘America last’ tax policy would help more with offshoring

Kimberly Clausing (PIIE)

September 10, 2024

via Financial Times

China's private sector has lost ground as state sector has gained share among top corporations since 2021 (featured)

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China's private sector has lost ground as state sector has gained share among top corporations since 2021

Tianlei Huang (PIIE) and Nicolas Véron (PIIE)

September 3, 2024

Trucks travel past containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China. January 13, 2022.

REUTERS/Aly Song

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RealTime Economics

While the US and China decouple, the EU and China deepen trade dependencies

Mary E. Lovely (PIIE) and Jing Yan (PIIE)

August 27, 2024

The economic danger of revoking China's permanent normal trade status

September 17, 2024, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT

Warwick J. McKibbin (PIIE) and Marcus Noland (PIIE)

Sep

17

Richard N. Cooper Lecture

Second annual Richard N. Cooper Lecture featuring Jason Furman

September 27, 2024, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT

Jason Furman (PIIE, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University) and Karen Dynan (PIIE)

Sep

27

Geopolitics and international trade and finance: Knowns and unknowns

October 21, 2024, 9:00 AM to 4:20 PM EDT

Conference jointly organized by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Oct

21

Featured Topics

China

A food delivery worker rides past an urban village in Shenzhen's Futian district, Guangdong province, China May 31, 2022. Picture taken May 31, 2022.

Will China’s latest urbanization push work?

Tianlei Huang (PIIE) and Yeling Tan (PIIE)

Trucks travel past containers at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China. January 13, 2022.

While the US and China decouple, the EU and China deepen trade dependencies

Mary E. Lovely (PIIE) and Jing Yan (PIIE)

View of the container terminal in Taicang Port area of Suzhou Port, in China. Picture taken on August 10, 2024.

The Paradox of China's Globalization

Arvind Subramanian (PIIE)

via Project Syndicate

Climate Change

A special crane is used to lift the pre-assembled propeller to the nacelle of a wind turbine in Hoort, Germany. Picture taken March 31, 2020.

The transition to carbon neutrality: An unusual type of structural reform

Jean Pisani-Ferry (PIIE)

People protest against the expansion of London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone in London, Britain, August 26, 2023.

The Populist Revolt Against Climate Policy

Robert Z. Lawrence (PIIE)

via Foreign Affairs

A worker walks in a container area at a port in Japan, on January 25, 2016.

The perfect storm: Deglobalisation’s headwinds

Olivier Blanchard (PIIE)

via AXA Investment Managers

Protectionism

A general view of the US Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C. Picture taken on January 23, 2024.

Trump II Tariffs: Who said he could do that?

Alan Wm. Wolff (PIIE)

People queue in line at a soup kitchen during the Great Depression, in Washington, 1932.

Trump Ignores the Ruinous History of Tariffs

Steven R. Weisman (PIIE)

via New York Times

Cargo cranes lift containers from ships in the Port of Long Beach, CA.

Can Trump replace income taxes with tariffs?

Kimberly Clausing (PIIE) and Maurice Obstfeld (PIIE)

Election 2024: Assessing presidential economic platforms

A general view of the border wall from the side of the United States.

Trump vs. Harris on immigration: Future policy proposals

Megan Hogan (Former PIIE)

A general view of the US Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C. Picture taken on January 23, 2024.

Trump II Tariffs: Who said he could do that?

Alan Wm. Wolff (PIIE)

The U.S. Federal Reserve headquarters is seen in Washington, D.C.

Donald Trump could return to an outdated Federal Reserve model

David Wilcox (PIIE)

In The News

Kimberly Clausing

How do corporate tax rate changes affect the economy?

via Marketplace

feat. Kimberly Clausing

Jean Pisani-Ferry

‘It’s a war between two strands of capitalism — green and brown’

via Financial Times

feat. Jean Pisani-Ferry

Adam S. Posen

Adam Posen on the Dangers of Powell's 'Rifle Shot' Jackson Hole Speech

via Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast

feat. Adam S. Posen

Karen Dynan

Cooling US jobs market looms over central bankers at Jackson Hole

via Financial Times

feat. Karen Dynan

Resources

What is inflation and how can policymakers control it? (Featured)

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What is inflation and how can policymakers control it?

US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart (featured)

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US-China Trade War Tariffs: An Up-to-Date Chart

Asylum seekers cross the border with Mexico in San Diego, California. Picture taken on November 28, 2023.

Reuters Connect/Qian Weizhong

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Trump vs. Biden on immigration: A side-by-side policy comparison

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How to Fix Economic Inequality?

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How to Fix Economic Inequality?

What Is Globalization?

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What is Globalization?

Globalization has helped raise incomes almost everywhere since the 1980s

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Globalization has helped raise incomes almost everywhere since the 1980s