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Mar 30, 2021

Lipsky in NBC News: The stuck ship in the Suez Canal has been freed. But there’s more chaos to follow.

By Josh Lipsky

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Economy & Business Macroeconomics

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Mar 22, 2021

China’s ‘Two Sessions’ goes off script

By Niels Graham, Josh Lipsky

Since their peak in mid-February, Chinese markets have lost $1.3 trillion dollars in value. The market route was likely caused by Beijing’s announcement of tighter fiscal policy and worries about inflation risks in America. Nevertheless, it is still unclear if the Chinese can tolerate the kind of volatility capitalist countries are accustomed to.

China Financial Regulation

In the News

Mar 22, 2021

Lipsky in Bloomberg on the push for the digital dollar

By Josh Lipsky

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Economy & Business Macroeconomics

In the News

Mar 19, 2021

Lipsky in AFP on Congressional salaries

By Josh Lipsky

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Economy & Business Macroeconomics

Blog Post

Mar 11, 2021

Investing in US labor for today and tomorrow

By Jeff Goldstein

The labor market in the United States has substantially improved since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but significant slack remains. Investing more resources into active labor market policies will provide micro and macro benefits in the short-run as the economy continues to recover, as well as in the long-run as the U.S. labor market grapples with structural challenges.

Future of Work Macroeconomics

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Mar 10, 2021

How much money is the G20 spending?

By GeoEconomics Center

Our new fiscal firepower heat map, updated through March 2021, shows how G20 COVID-19 crisis spending now compares to the Global Financial Crisis. While nearly every country is deploying its fiscal firepower significantly more than a decade ago, China is still spending less.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Mar 9, 2021

Lipsky spoke with BBC on the rise of digital currencies

By Josh Lipsky

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Economy & Business Macroeconomics

In the News

Mar 8, 2021

Goldin interviewed by Axios on the “She-cession”

By Nicole Goldin

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Economy & Business Macroeconomics

Inflection Points

Feb 28, 2021

Why the US can’t afford to fall behind in the global digital currency race

By Frederick Kempe

The Federal Reserve worries about being too hasty in introducing a digital dollar, given the stakes as the world’s reserve currency. The greater geopolitical danger, however, is how quickly the Fed is falling behind.

China Digital Currencies

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Feb 25, 2021

Lipsky spoke to Axios about the ‘overheating’ debate and Biden’s stimulus plan

By Josh Lipsky

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Economy & Business Macroeconomics

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