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Carlo Cottarelli: Fiscal Adjustment in Advanced Economies

webmaster@piie.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:20:58 PDT

Carlo Cottarelli, International Monetary Fund, discusses the topic "From Here to Eternity: The Outlook for Fiscal Adjustment in Advanced Economies," on May 20, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. For more information, visit: http://piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=283

Q and A with Carlo Cottarelli: Fiscal Adjustment in Advanced Economies

webmaster@piie.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:11:30 PDT

Carlo Cottarelli, International Monetary Fund, takes audience questions following his speech "From Here to Eternity: The Outlook for Fiscal Adjustment in Advanced Economies," on May 20, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. For more information, visit: http://piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=283

C. Fred Bergsten on Currency Wars and US Economy

webmaster@piie.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:13:01 PDT

C. Fred Bergsten delivers the Stavros Niarchos Lecture on May 16, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Bergsten argues that currency manipulation is the single biggest challenge facing the world economic system and costs millions of US jobs. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=282

Q and A with C. Fred Bergsten on Currency Wars and US Economy

webmaster@piie.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:43:45 PDT

C. Fred Bergsten takes audience questions following his delivery of the Stavros Niarchos Lecture on May 16, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Bergsten argues that currency manipulation is the single biggest challenge facing the world economic system and costs millions of US jobs. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=282

Q and A with Daniel Tarullo on Regulatory Reforms and Financial Stability

webmaster@piie.com — Mon, 06 May 2013 07:13:47 PDT

Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo takes audience questions following his speech on "Evaluating Progress in Regulatory Reforms to Promote Financial Stability" on May 3, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Tarullo examines the issues and difficulties surrounding implementation of reforms of bank capitalization and leverage enacted since 2008 and assesses the lingering vulnerabilities of the current regulatory system to financial shocks. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=281

Daniel Tarullo on Regulatory Reforms and Financial Stability

webmaster@piie.com — Mon, 06 May 2013 07:11:10 PDT

Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo delivers a speech on "Evaluating Progress in Regulatory Reforms to Promote Financial Stability" on May 3, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Tarullo examines the issues and difficulties surrounding implementation of reforms of bank capitalization and leverage enacted since 2008 and assesses the lingering vulnerabilities of the current regulatory system to financial shocks. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=281

Hans-Werner Sinn on the Euro Crisis

webmaster@piie.com — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:26:02 PDT

Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Sinn, president of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, delivers the Peterson Institute's ninth annual Whitman Lecture on the topic of the euro crisis on May 1, 2013. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=280

Q and A with Hans-Werner Sinn on the Euro Crisis

webmaster@piie.com — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:16:15 PDT

Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Sinn, president of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, takes audience questions following his delivery of the Peterson Institute's ninth annual Whitman Lecture on the topic of the euro crisis on May 1, 2013. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=280

Q and A: India's Finance Minister on Economic Reforms in India

webmaster@piie.com — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:40:57 PDT

India's Finance Minister P. Chidambaram engages in discussion and takes audience questions following his presentation at the Peterson Institute on April 19, 2013. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=275

India's Finance Minister on Economic Reforms in India

webmaster@piie.com — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:29:37 PDT

India's Finance Minister P. Chidambaram discusses the state of the Indian economy and economic reforms at the Peterson Institute on April 19, 2013. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=275

Q and A: Financial Assistance in the Euro Area: An Early Evaluation

webmaster@piie.com — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:19:49 PDT

The Peterson Institute hosts the release of a new study from the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel examining the recent programs in Europe by the troika--the European Commission (EC), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the European Central Bank (ECB)--on April 19, 8:30--10:00. Participants engage in discussion and a question-and-answer session with the audience. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=276

Speakers: Financial Assistance in the Euro Area: An Early Evaluation

webmaster@piie.com — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:08:06 PDT

The Peterson Institute hosts the release of a new study from the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel examining the recent programs in Europe by the troika—the European Commission (EC), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the European Central Bank (ECB)—on Friday, April 19, 8:30--10:00 a.m (EDT). Participants include: Jean Pisani-Ferry, Bruegel; Joerg Asmussen, European Central Bank; Reza Moghadam, International Monetary Fund; Servaas Deroose, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission; and Jacob Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute for International Economics. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=276

Anders Borg on the Continuing Impact of the European Crisis

webmaster@piie.com — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:13:17 PDT

Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg reviews the lessons to be learned from Sweden's record as the most successful European country to weather the global financial crisis of 2008-09. He spoke at an event held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on April 18, 2013. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=274

Q and A with Anders Borg on the European Crisis

webmaster@piie.com — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:10:13 PDT

Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg engages in a discussion and takes audience questions following his presentation at an event held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on April 18, 2013. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=274

Speakers: Russian Preparations for the Next G-20 Summit

webmaster@piie.com — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:20:33 PDT

Russia's G-20 Sherpa Ksenia Yudaeva and Deputy Minister of Finance Sergei Storchak discuss what Russia hopes to accomplish as chair of the G-20 at an event held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on April 17, 2013. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=278

Q and A: Russian Preparations for the Next G-20 Summit

webmaster@piie.com — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:20:36 PDT

Russia's G-20 Sherpa Ksenia Yudaeva and Deputy Minister of Finance Sergei Storchak engage in a panel discussion and take audience questions at an event held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on April 17, 2013. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=278

Speakers: National Competitiveness and International Value Chains

webmaster@piie.com — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:26:25 PDT

The Peterson Institute cosponsors with the European Central Bank and the World Bank a panel discussion on the policy implications of deepening global value chains on April 17, 2013. Participants included Bernard Hoekman, World Bank; Richard Baldwin, Graduate Institute, Geneva; Ralph Carter, FedEx; Filippo di Mauro, European Central Bank; and Lucian Cernat, European Commission. Marcus Noland, PIIE, chaired the panel. For more information, visit http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=277

Q and A: National Competitiveness and International Value Chains

webmaster@piie.com — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:25:25 PDT

Participants in the final panel of the conference "National Competitiveness, Scalability of International Value Chains and Location of Production" engage in discussion and take audience questions. The panel was held April 17, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=277

Angel Ubide on "Spain, a Land of Opportunities"

webmaster@piie.com — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:57:51 PDT

PIIE Senior Fellow Angel Ubide discusses the development of Spain's competitiveness and potential economic recovery at a presentation of the paper "Spain, a Land of Opportunities" by the Consejo Empresarial para la Competitividad (Spain's Business Competitiveness Council). The event took place at the Peterson Institute on April 12, 2013. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=273

Q and A on "Spain, a Land of Opportunities"

webmaster@piie.com — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:46:15 PDT

PIIE Senior Fellow Angel Ubide participates in a panel discussion and question and answer session following a presentation of the paper "Spain, a Land of Opportunities" by the Consejo Empresarial para la Competitividad (Spain's Business Competitiveness Council). The event took place at the Peterson Institute on April 12, 2013. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=273

Currency Wars Conference: Panel on G-20 (3): Discussion

webmaster@piie.com — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:54:28 PDT

Presenters Benoit Coeure, European Central Bank; John Murray, Bank of Canada; Luiz Pereira da Silva, Central Bank of Brazil; and Robert Zoellick, PIIE, engage in a discussion panel followed by a question-and-answer session at the final panel of the conference "Currency Wars: Economic Realities, Institutional Responses, and the G-20 Agenda" held on April 2, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The panel moderator was Adam S. Posen, PIIE. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=272

Currency Wars Conference: Panel on G-20 (3): Speakers

webmaster@piie.com — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:54:32 PDT

The final panel of the conference "Currency Wars: Economic Realities, Institutional Responses, and the G-20 Agenda" focused on the global implications of currency wars in the context of the G-20. The presenters were Benoit Coeure, European Central Bank; John Murray, Bank of Canada; Luiz Pereira da Silva, Central Bank of Brazil; and Robert Zoellick, PIIE. The conference was held at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=272

Currency Wars Conference: Legal Panel (2): Speakers

webmaster@piie.com — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:27:07 PDT

Michael Gadbaw, Georgetown University, and Hector Torres, IMF, presented legal views at the second panel of the conference "Currency Wars: Economic Realities, Institutional Responses, and the G-20 Agenda" held on April 2, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The panel focused on the topic of the institutional roles of the IMF and the WTO, and their standing to deal with currency disputes. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=272

Currency Wars Conference: Legal Panel (2): Discussion

webmaster@piie.com — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:41:23 PDT

Michael Gadbaw, Georgetown University; Hector Torres, IMF; and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, PIIE, participate in a discussion and question-and-answer session for the second panel of the conference "Currency Wars: Economic Realities, Institutional Responses, and the G-20 Agenda" held on April 2, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The panel moderator was Aluisio De Lima-Campos, American University. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=272

Currency Wars Conference: Economics Panel (1): Discussion

webmaster@piie.com — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:04:04 PDT

Discussants Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth University; Luis Catao, IMF; and Alberto Musalem, Tudor Investments, comment on papers presented by Joseph E. Gagnon, PIIE, and Vera Thorstensen, Getulio Vargas Foundation. Their remarks were part of the first panel at the conference "Currency Wars: Economic Realities, Institutional Responses, and the G-20 Agenda" held on April 2, 2013, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The panel concluded with a discussion and question-and-answer session involving both discussants and presenters. The panel moderator was C. Fred Bergsten, PIIE.