Peterson Institute Events Audio Podcast

Global Lessons on Healthcare Reform

comments@petersoninstitute.org (Peterson Institute for International Economics) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Journalist and author T. R. Reid delivered the speech "Global Lessons on Healthcare Reform: What the United States Can Learn from Other Countries," at the Peterson Institute for International Economics on November 19, 2009. His is the author of the book, The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care, published August 2009, and was the lead correspondent for the 2008 Frontline documentary "Sick Around the World."

Future of US-India Relations

comments@petersoninstitute.org (Peterson Institute for International Economics) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Ambassador Shankar speaks at PIIE on India's role in the world economy and the future of US-India relations.

The New World Order: The Influence of Asia and Emerging Countries

comments@petersoninstitute.org (Peterson Institute for International Economics) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Gerard Lyons, Standard Chartered Bank, speaks about Asia's role in the new world order.

Asia's Recovery and Global Imbalances

comments@petersoninstitute.org (Peterson Institute for International Economics) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Jong-Wha Lee discusses Asia's economic recovery and its role in global recovery with C. Fred Bergsten, Michael Mussa, and C. Randall Henning.

The Economics of Energy Efficiency in Buildings

comments@petersoninstitute.org (Peterson Institute for International Economics) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Institute released a new study on a central element of the climate change issue: The Economics of Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Buildings account for nearly 40 percent of global energy demand, more than transportation, industry, or any other sector. Hence buildings will play a critical role in the worldwide effort to limit carbon emissions and deal effectively with global warming. Trevor Houser, author of the study, presented the findings of this new study. Houser is currently serving as senior advisor to the US Special Envoy on Climate Change and has been a visiting fellow at the Institute for the past two years, as well as a partner at the New York-based research firm The Rhodium Group. George David, the Chairman and former CEO of United Technologies and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute, presented the business perspective on building energy efficiency.

Shuvalov on Russia, the WTO, and the G-20 Summit

comments@petersoninstitute.org (Peterson Institute for International Economics) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor I. Shuvalov outlined how Russia has dealt with the global financial crisis at an event hosted by the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC, in coordination with the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 21, 2009. Following his speech, Bergsten and CSIS Russian expert Andrew Kuchins posed questions, facilitating discussion on the state of the Russian economy, Russia's WTO ascension, and Russia's role in the global recovering and the upcoming G-20 summit in Pittsburgh.

Global Economic Prospects: Fall 2009

comments@petersoninstitute.org (Peterson Institute for International Economics) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Senior Fellows Michael Mussa and Nicholas Lardy presented the Institute's sixteenth semiannual Global Economic Prospects program on September 17, 2009. Mussa projected the course of the world economy over the rest of 2009 and for 2010, while Lardy assessed the prospects for China, a likely main driver of global recovery.

Linkages between Climate Change Policy and Trade Policy

comments@petersoninstitute.org (Peterson Institute for International Economics) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Peterson Institute for International Economics and its partner on environmental issues, the World Resources Institute (WRI), cohosted a discussion on the linkages between climate change policy and trade policy on September 14, 2009.