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PIIE's scholars draw on their research to provide commentary and analysis in a broad array of formats outside the Institute. Op-eds, testimony, speeches, and scholarly papers for other organizations all aim for the highest standards of objectivity, rigor and transparency required by the Institute for its own publications. Their writings are not intended to reflect an official view of the Institute or the views of members of the Institute's Board of Directors, and authors must adhere to strict standards of disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest.
Op-Eds
Europe Is Stuck With America
via Foreign Affairs
Op-Eds
Global foreign direct investment falters as Asian investment flows rise strongly
via East Asia Forum
Op-Eds
Every President Tries It. It Never Works.
via New York Times
Speeches & Papers
Reserve currency in jeopardy?
Marcello Estevão (Institute of International Finance), Linda Goldberg (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), Maurice Obstfeld (PIIE) and Nathan Sheets (Citi Research)
via Business Economics | Journal of the National Association for Business Economics
Op-Eds
Europe’s Untapped Arsenal
Elina Ribakova (PIIE) and Lucas Risinger (KSE Institute, Kyiv School of Economics)
via Foreign Affairs
Testimony
Climate Inaction is an Affordability Problem
Op-Eds
Highwayman Trump disarmed but not defeated
via East Asia Forum
Op-Eds
If You Hate Trump’s Economy, I Have News for You
via New York Times
Op-Eds
Forum: Technology in China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
via DigiChina Project, Stanford University
Op-Eds
This Is the Moment Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For
via New York Times