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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.
Speeches & Papers
Reflections of a proponent of open economies, European integration, and a green economy
Op-Eds
What the Federal Reserve, Supreme Court and Senate Need to Do After Lisa Cook’s Firing
via New York Times
Op-Eds
The New Economic Geography: Who Profits in a Post-American World?
via Foreign Affairs
Op-Eds
Why the Trump Tariff Merry-Go-Round Won't Stop
Robert B. Zoellick (Brunswick Group; Harvard Kennedy School)
via Wall Street Journal
Op-Eds
Trump's trade deals punish US allies. American consumers will pay the cost.
via USA TODAY
Op-Eds
Trump’s tariffs leave us in the second worst of all worlds
via Financial Times
Op-Eds
Raw Power: How the Global South Can Leverage the Critical Minerals Race
Cullen S. Hendrix (PIIE) and Morgan Bazilian (Colorado School of Mines)
via Modern Diplomacy
Op-Eds
The Stealth Reform of India's Electricity Sector
Arvind Subramanian (PIIE), Navneeraj Sharma (Energy Economist), Abhishek Anand (Madras Institute for Development Studies) and Praveen Ravi (Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States)
via Project Syndicate
Op-Eds
Why Trump’s Firing of the B.L.S. Commissioner Is So Damaging
via New York Times
Op-Eds
The Tariffs Kicked In. The Sky Didn’t Fall. Were the Economists Wrong?
via New York Times