Economics and Globalization
The Wilson Center and Economics and Globalization
The Quarterly Report: Lesson of the Great Depression
Feb 22, 2012
Steve Lagerfeld, Wilson Quarterly editor; Robert Aliber, Professor Emeritus of International Economics and Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business; David Wessel, a current public policy scholar at the center and economics editor for The Wall Street Journal . more
Stuck: Rwandan Youth and the Struggle for Adulthood
February 28, 2012 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Spotlighting failed masculinity, urban desperation, and forceful governance, Marc Sommers tells the dramatic story of young Rwandans who are “stuck,” striving against near-impossible odds to become adults. more
Webs of Conflict and Pathways to Peace in the Horn of Africa: A New Approach?
February 29, 2012 // 10:00am — 11:30am
The Horn of Africa is one of the world’s most conflicted regions, experiencing over 200 armed conflicts since 1990.
In response to this on-going crisis, the Wilson Center’s Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity established a Horn of Africa Steering Committee in 2010 that focused on developing a set of recommendations for a regional US policy framework for the Horn.
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Mexico Institute in the News: Mexico’s Election Draws Eyes From Across Border
Jan 08, 2012Politicians and economists in Texas observe presidential race in Mexico to how their relations may change with a new President.
Mexico Institute In the News: "The importance of Mexico's elections"
Jan 03, 2012Mexicans will go to the polls to choose a new president, new senators and federal deputies - and if opinion polls are to be believed, possibly a new governing party. A major election issue is the country's crackdown against organised crime which is now in its sixth year. It has caused violence to flare in states that are on the drug route to the US and more than 50,000 people have been killed since 2006.
Canada Institute's Beyond the Border Initiative
Dec 14, 2011The Wilson Center’s Canada Institute has launched a major initiative to measure the progress of the “Beyond the Border” agreement unveiled by President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Stuck: Rwandan Youth and the Struggle for Adulthood
February 28, 2012 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Spotlighting failed masculinity, urban desperation, and forceful governance, Marc Sommers tells the dramatic story of young Rwandans who are “stuck,” striving against near-impossible odds to become adults.
Webs of Conflict and Pathways to Peace in the Horn of Africa: A New Approach?
February 29, 2012 // 10:00am — 11:30am
The Horn of Africa is one of the world’s most conflicted regions, experiencing over 200 armed conflicts since 1990.
In response to this on-going crisis, the Wilson Center’s Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity established a Horn of Africa Steering Committee in 2010 that focused on developing a set of recommendations for a regional US policy framework for the Horn.
North American Integration Essential to Renewed U.S. Manufacturing Prowess?
February 14, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Unlike China or Europe, Mexico and Canada are fundamentally different trading partners to the United States. They more closely resemble side-by-side workers on a common assembly line than transactional buyers and sellers separated by long distances. Working Together argues that enhanced economic integration can help meet the goal of doubled U.S. exports by 2015, sustain jobs throughout North America, and sharpen the region’s competitiveness against other world blocs. At the report’s launch Wednesday, author Chris Wilson of the Mexico Institute also stressed the largely unpublicized benefits Mexico trade poses for interior U.S. districts far from the southern border.
Innovation and Development in Mexico: The Promising Road Ahead
Despite the tenuous state of public security in Mexico and the impact the U.S. economic recession has had on the country, Mexico has been successful at boosting its economic performance, while at the same time demonstrating innovation in its agricultural, aerospace, automobile manufacturing and energy sectors.
Mexico: A Middle Class Society, Poor No More, Developed Not Yet
In the updated and translated version of their latest book, renowned economic and political analysts Luis de la Calle and Luis Rubio put forth the provocative notion that Mexico has been transformed from a mostly poor to a predominantly middle class country. They document the rise of the middle class and analyze its profound implications.
A Review of "My Country: Insights to Understand and Change Mexico"
Eric L. Olson, Senior Associate at the Mexico institute, has reviewed Denise Dresser's book titled "My Country: Insights to Understand and Change Mexico". The review appears on page 10 of the recent issue of 'Americas Quarterly' for winter the of 2012.
The Quarterly Report: Lesson of the Great Depression
Steve Lagerfeld, Wilson Quarterly editor; Robert Aliber, Professor Emeritus of International Economics and Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business; David Wessel, a current public policy scholar at the center and economics editor for The Wall Street Journal .
Cut or Spend: What's the Long Term Solution to America's Budget Challenge?
John Milewski is joined by Kathryn Lavelle and Kent Hughes to discuss the long term implications of the recent budget and debt debate in Washington.
Abraham Kim
Vice President, Korea Economic Institute
Abraham Kim is vice president of the Korea Economic Institute. Formerly, Kim was the research manager of government services and the principal Korea analyst at the global political risk consulting firm, Eurasia Group. There he managed a group of analysts and editors that supported a variety of US go...
Amy Wilkinson
Senior Fellow, Center for Business and Government, Harvard University
Amy M. Wilkinson is a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and senior fellow in the Center for Business and Government at Harvard University. Fascinated by how leaders must reinvent their approaches to excel in an entrepreneurial age, she is writing a book on...
