RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Find out what our senior staff and colleagues have to say about current economic news, financial developments, regional and country issues, and public policy.

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RealTime Economic Issues Watch

What is the “Washington Consensus?”

Douglas A. Irwin (PIIE) and Oliver Ward (PIIE)

September 8, 2021
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How do companies avoid paying international taxes?

Simeon Djankov (PIIE)

September 3, 2021
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Delta slows US labor market recovery in August but effect is much smaller than first wave

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

September 3, 2021
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The Biden administration’s anti-corruption initiative is a welcome first step

Sean Hagan (PIIE)
August 24, 2021
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Don't let CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine supply chain go to waste

Chad P. Bown (PIIE)

August 9, 2021
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Strong growth in US jobs, but labor market remains well short of normal

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

August 6, 2021
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

US workers are getting large raises, but not enough to keep up with higher inflation

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

July 30, 2021
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

How can international institutions support the G7 tax proposals?

Simeon Djankov (PIIE) and Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE)

July 7, 2021
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Pace of US job growth picks up as signs point to tight labor market

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

July 2, 2021
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COVID-19 will not leave a lasting negative imprint on South Korea's economy

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)
July 1, 2021