Milken Institute

Currency of Ideas: The Fed's dilemma

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:34:33 -0700

What can Bernanke do to stimulate hiring and spending without causing greater turmoil?

Currency of Ideas: Is there a Paradox in how markets value transparency?

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:41:23 -0700

Do investors reward transparency?

Currency of Ideas: Energy boom excess lives in Texas

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:27:35 -0700

Currency of Ideas: Basel III in China: Before and After

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:50:25 -0700

Currency of Ideas: Why Guaranteed Annuity Rate policies are a bad idea

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:27:29 -0700

A look at insurance market reforms in Israel - driven by a Koret-Milken Institute fellow at work in a government ministry there.

Currency of Ideas: MI-GU Hill Briefing:

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:50:19 -0700

A discussion of issues surrounding natural gas, including its role in redomesticating manufacturing.

Currency of Ideas: Japan's Double Jeopardy

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:23:40 -0700

Currency of Ideas: The Road from Watts, August 1965

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:20:08 -0700

What can the Watts riots teach us today about setting communities up to win?

Currency of Ideas: The value of offsets - whether for carbon or chicken

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:40:02 -0700

What happens when offsets are used in combination with social media?

Currency of Ideas: Curious about Curiosity

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:34:43 -0700

Surprising silence from the paper of record

Currency of Ideas: Global outlook: storm clouds remain

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:46:46 -0700

Recent good news in the market can't chase away the storm clouds that remain over the global economy.

Currency of Ideas: Crowdfunding: Promoting the Promise and Minimizing the Peril

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:31:41 -0700

Currency of Ideas: Draghi Ready to Go All-In, or is He?

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:17:27 -0700

What will the ECB actually be able to do to preserve the Euro Zone?

Currency of Ideas: INET Council on the Euro zone crisis vs. Mr. Draghi

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:58:05 -0700

Rhetoric or feasible solutions?

Currency of Ideas: Spain: The Next Domino

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:23:29 -0700

What are the possible outcomes of efforts to shore up Spain?

Currency of Ideas: The Flip Side of an Older Generation Still Working

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:43:55 -0700

One thing or two things that happen when older Americans remain in the workforce.

Currency of Ideas: Crazy Eights?

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:03:03 -0700

Why are we so worried about China's growth slowing below eight percent?

Currency of Ideas: The Political Economy of Cussedness

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:49:18 -0700

How are ingrained attitudes hurting chances for progress in Europe?

Currency of Ideas: The Cut

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:14:57 -0700

China's most recent interest cuts might have been triggered by the interest-rate liberalization reform.

Currency of Ideas: Women Entrepreneurs: Innovative Approaches to Financing New Businesses

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:29:52 -0700

Women entrepreneurs face particular challenges in finding capital to start and expand businesses. With GWU, we convened experts to identify solutions.

Currency of Ideas: What is successful aging?

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:56:13 -0700

As America ages, what does successful aging look like and how can cities be prepared for the challenges to come?

Currency of Ideas: The Fed’s dilemma: do the latest economic data justify QE3?

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:21:17 -0700

Currency of Ideas: Medicaid expansion may cripple California's burdened healthcare system

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:50:23 -0700

One in four Californians will qualify for Medi-Cal in 2014. Will the state healthcare system buckle under financial pressure if it can't make needed cuts?

Currency of Ideas: Where Is Banking Most Profitable in the United States?

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:45:44 -0700

Currency of Ideas: MI-GU Hill Briefing: “How Will the Financial Markets React: The Potential Implications of the Fiscal Cliff”

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:25:24 -0700

Going over the

Currency of Ideas: Europe: Still not over the goal line

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:52:54 -0700

Currency of Ideas: Ready for your close-up: recommendations for making film and TV incentives work

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:47:56 -0700

Best practices for making film and TV incentives work for states and countries from California and beyond.

Currency of Ideas: The Role of Rating Agencies in the Euro Crisis

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:40:22 -0700

Ratings agencies, Moody's, Fitch, and S&P, provide valuable assessments of the banks and sovereign debt. What role should these ratings agencies play? What should happen when the ratings change?

Currency of Ideas: The Role of Bank Regulators in the Euro Crisis

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:18:06 -0700

Banks make bad bets. Whether through investing in subprime mortgages (Spain), or loading up on a nation's debt, the role of banks can be perilous in a crisis.

Currency of Ideas: The Cost of the Affordable Care Act

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:36:37 -0700

With the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, we are left with just one question: how will this act actually work once implemented?

Currency of Ideas: Cyprus: the latest victim of the Euro crisis and Greek contagion

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:05:26 -0700

Cyprus is the latest country to request a bailout. The small country is highly dependent on its neighbor, Greece, and has purchased significant Greek debt.

Currency of Ideas: The Euro Zone and the Danger Zone- Next steps for solving the Euro crisis

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:30:23 -0700

The Euro Zone has become the

Currency of Ideas: Chase Carey on News Corp

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:33:10 -0700

Chase Carey, CEO of News Corp, discusses the challenges of a complex business with new technology, content, and distribution.

Currency of Ideas: Chase Carey on News Corp

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:32:40 -0700

Chase Carey, CEO of News Corp, discusses the challenges of a complex business with new technology, content, and distribution.

Currency of Ideas: The Euro zone crisis: a time for decisive action

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:39:59 -0700

The Euro zone has two choices: get closer with fiscal policy or start breaking up.

Currency of Ideas: The impact of the Euro crisis on U.S. Exports

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:53:13 -0700

What will the impact be from the Euro crisis on U.S. exports? It isn't as severe as we may think...

Currency of Ideas: Shaky funding sources may derail bullet train in the future

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:15:35 -0700

Will California's proposal for high speed rail be a train to nowhere, or will it revolutionize transportation in the United States?

Currency of Ideas: The Euro's future – and Germany's past.

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:19:44 -0700

Should Germany invest now to build up the Euro periphery like it did when East Germany was reunited with West Germany?

Currency of Ideas: European debt crisis contagion hits U.S. states

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:00:06 -0700

What impact will the EU crisis have on states?

Currency of Ideas: Greece: It’s Too Soon to Exhale

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:52:56 -0700

Currency of Ideas: Europe and Greek Crisis in Context

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:37:36 -0700

Will the world end if Spain is unable to make good on its debts? What if Greece goes back to the Drachma? Jason Cummins puts the European crisis in context at the 2012 Milken Institute Global Conference.

Currency of Ideas: A smart card that could kickstart Spain’s stalled economy

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:46:13 -0700

The EU bailout is will help save the banks. Now for the rest of the country's economy...

Currency of Ideas: The art of luring film production from California

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:51:35 -0700

Canada, New York, and New Mexico have present significant threats to California's dominance in film with tax credits and a trained workforce. How can California fight film flight?

Currency of Ideas: Nouriel Roubini on Greece and the Eurozone

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:10:09 -0700

Nouriel Roubini discusses Greece and the Eurozone in this clip from our panel on Europe at a Crossroads

Currency of Ideas: A look at the Consumer Price Index numbers and what it means for the economy

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:54:22 -0700

Ross DeVol discusses the latest consumer price numbers.

Currency of Ideas: California POV: Prison realignment incentivizes incarceration, not rehabilitation

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:38:29 -0700

The California's $9.8 billion state penal system, under the realignment program, could continue to grow with a greater burden on county jails.

Currency of Ideas: Is Europe and Greece headed in the same direction as Egypt?

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:33:00 -0700

Where is the European economy heading? What will happen with Spain? This is explored in our panel on the Changing Winds of Real Estate.

Currency of Ideas: Why did Sony and Apple flip?

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:22:30 -0700

Sony and Apple have effectively flipped market positions, with Sony on top with the Walkman and Apple landing on top with the iProduct line. Why?

Currency of Ideas: What is the end game for Europe?

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:59:54 -0700

UBS's Josef Stadler discusses the end game for Europe and what it means for the US Economy.

Currency of Ideas: MI-GU Hill Briefing:

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:37:40 -0700

Speakers at a recent briefing for Hill staff discussed the benefits and risks of rapid structural changes in financial markets marked by the decentralization of exchanges and advances in trading technologies. They also suggested policy prescriptions that could help to improve market depth and liquidity.

Currency of Ideas: Job creation and the

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:04:50 -0700

The rise of the

Currency of Ideas: Will Europe integrate, disintegrate, or muddle along?

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:32:12 -0700

This video clip from the 2012 Global Conference examines where the Eurozone is headed. Featuring Nouriel Roubini, Josef Stadler, and Jason Cummins.

Currency of Ideas: Will Europe integrate, disintegrate, or muddle along?

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:17:54 -0700

This video clip from the 2012 Global Conference examines where the Eurozone is headed. Featuring Nouriel Roubini, Josef Stadler, and Jason Cummins.

Currency of Ideas: Spain Seeks Bailout

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:27:39 -0700

Spanish bailout will deepen the country's recession, and does little to protect Italy from contagion.

Currency of Ideas: Credit growth as a predictor of the banking crises in Europe

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:26:16 -0700

Currency of Ideas:

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:34:16 -0700

Currency of Ideas: The silver lining in an otherwise dreary week of economic reports

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:56:54 -0700

Is there an upside to all this dismal news?

Currency of Ideas: Peter Passell on the release of May's unemployment numbers

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:32:41 -0700

How can we explain May's bad unemployment numbers and what impact will it have on the political debate?

Currency of Ideas: Do credit ratings matter? Should they?

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:14:47 -0700

Credit ratings haven't had any logical impact on Spanish bond yields. Do credit ratings even matter anymore?

Currency of Ideas: Why the European Debt Crisis is Still with Us

Thu, 31 May 2012 13:10:21 -0700

Currency of Ideas: Did the Euro ruin Greece?

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:18:58 -0700

Is Greece government spending really all that out of line with the rest of Europe?

Currency of Ideas: Euro Bonds: Bad choice for Europe

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:45:09 -0700

Euro bonds will merely shift the risk to stronger member countries and delay Europe's day of reckoning.

Currency of Ideas: European debt: Approaching high noon

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:54:06 -0700

Is Europe now approaching a tipping point?

Currency of Ideas: Fooling all the people, all the time

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:55 -0700

Why didn't Facebook's stock shoot up immediately after its IPO? Simple: the stock was priced at market value.

Currency of Ideas: My recent trip to China: A taste of a booming economy

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:37:26 -0700

Reasons for Westerners to remain humble about China's prospects

Currency of Ideas: A quick look at the Greek Bank Run

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:23:58 -0700

Is running for one's life making it truly necessary to run for one's life?

Currency of Ideas: MI-GU Hill briefing: “Repairing the U.S. housing market: The future of the mortgage finance system”

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:29:13 -0700

The Institute's most recent Hill briefing covered fixes for the housing market - noting what could work and what surely won't.

Currency of Ideas: Who We Were

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:20:05 -0700

We’re All Temps Now
California Used To Embody Stable, Middle-Class Living. It Was a Brief Interlude.

Currency of Ideas: Jobs: Tale from Two Continents

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:44:54 -0700

The latest employment figures in Europe and the United States did little to boost the standings of incumbent administrations or investor sentiment.

Currency of Ideas: President Clinton on finding the way forward

Thu, 03 May 2012 15:12:51 -0700

In a world of complex, interconnected problems, Bill Clinton issues a reminder that no one has all the answers - but we all share a common future.

Currency of Ideas: The brave new world of entertainment

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:56:01 -0700

Harnessing the power of social media, but looking for franchises that will be tried-and-true

Currency of Ideas: So Rosey Grier walks up to a panel . . .

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:37:49 -0700

The most effective way to change a community is by working at the grassroots level – and sticking around for the long haul.

Currency of Ideas: Restoring financial innovation as a problem-solving tool

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:25:21 -0700

Financial innovation could provide effective policy tools – if we could overcome residual distrust.

Currency of Ideas: President Clinton on finding the way forward

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:16:15 -0700

In a world of complex, interconnected problems, President Clinton issues a reminder that no one has all the answers - but we all share a common future.

Currency of Ideas: President Clinton on finding the way forward

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:16:15 -0700

In a world of complex, interconnected problems, President Clinton issues a reminder that no one has all the answers - but we all share a common future.

Currency of Ideas: The European debt crisis: What's the end game?

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:12:18 -0700

Analyzing the outcome of

Currency of Ideas: Cybersecurity: When hackers attack

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:10:40 -0700

Sinister forces are lurking on the Internet.

Currency of Ideas: DBL benefits are obvious, but returns are not as clear

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:06:33 -0700

Financing from global institutions is available, but private equity is harder to come by.

Currency of Ideas: Entrepreneurship considered the new Arab Spring

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:26:23 -0700

Second revolution will be entrepreneurial and fueled by venture capitalists, panelists predict.

Currency of Ideas: Entrepreneurship considered the new Arab Spring

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:26:23 -0700

Second revolution will be entrepreneurial and fueled by venture capitalists, panelists predict.

Currency of Ideas: Of mice, men and monkeys:
Amazing technologies at hand

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:13:58 -0700

The

Currency of Ideas: Continuity or change? Predictions lean toward the former

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:03:11 -0700

Big investors read the tea leaves and foresee gains, though opinions on how big are mixed.

Currency of Ideas: Assessing global risk

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:01:06 -0700

What's keeping the experts up at night?

Currency of Ideas: Transition to encore career takes a blueprint and bravery

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:47:53 -0700

Panelists tell their own stories about switching professions later in life.

Currency of Ideas: Invest in early education for long-term impact

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:33:54 -0700

Currency of Ideas: Bipartisan agreement that partisanship has to end

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:31:36 -0700

Government needs to get back down to business.

Currency of Ideas: Preparing for a tidal wave of energy demand

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:06:47 -0700

Renewables aren't panning out as planned, but America's energy picture is changing nonetheless.

Currency of Ideas: Eike Batista and T. Boone Pickens talk energy

Tue, 01 May 2012 20:53:14 -0700

Pickens' energy plan meets the immovable wall that is Washington.

Currency of Ideas: Confidence lacking that eurozone can pull it together

Tue, 01 May 2012 20:47:15 -0700

Even the panel's lone optimist expects to be pondering the crisis a year from now.

Currency of Ideas: Weighing in on obesity, experts say changing behavior is key

Tue, 01 May 2012 19:56:48 -0700

While education is important, so is the science behind altering behaviors.

Currency of Ideas: Co-dependence keeps the peace between U.S. and China

Tue, 01 May 2012 18:26:54 -0700

Intertwined economies prevent politics and power struggles from doing much damage to relations.

Currency of Ideas: Health care's digital pioneers

Tue, 01 May 2012 17:30:09 -0700

It's time to introduce a little creative destruction into the health-care system.

Currency of Ideas: In search of the media world's next new thing

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:53:35 -0700

Clear Channel's Bob Pittman talks about the formula for continuous innovation.

Currency of Ideas: Are entitlements squelching the American dream?

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:46:08 -0700

Verbal sparring over the social safety net involves right crosses and a few left hooks.

Currency of Ideas: The U.S. housing market is still a fixer-upper

Tue, 01 May 2012 15:06:22 -0700

Is there hope on the homes front?

Currency of Ideas: How population growth could change the planet

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:50:42 -0700

Move over, Malthus. Technology will save us, but it will be disruptive at the same time.

Currency of Ideas: Commodities: A tale of unstoppable demand?

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:29:12 -0700

Has the boom exhausted itself, or will the trend line keep moving up?

Currency of Ideas: A Brazilian startup takes off

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:23:12 -0700

Azul Brazilian Airlines allows tens of millions of new middle class consumers to take to the skies.

Currency of Ideas: Where is private equity looking next?

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:04:54 -0700

Where others see distress, private equity sees opportunity.

Currency of Ideas: Does the U.S. recovery have legs?

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:13:26 -0700

The Global Conference U.S. Overview panel sees moderate growth ahead

Currency of Ideas: Be bold: Medical advances are within our grasp

Tue, 01 May 2012 09:00:29 -0700

Challenges to innovative treatments can be overcome, but a new approach is required.

Currency of Ideas: Darth Vader, you are not my father

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:02:17 -0700

A maker of modern mythology sits down to talk about inspiration, charitable giving and Chewbacca

Currency of Ideas: Spanning the world's hotspots with Richard Haass

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:28:15 -0700

A tour de force on the art of diplomacy from the president of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Currency of Ideas: Institutional investors prefer equities and infrastructure

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:17:14 -0700

European sovereign bonds are seen as bad risks with low returns when other temptations abound.

Currency of Ideas: A collective force to keep American students competitive

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:11:53 -0700

When you build a talented teacher force, results follow.

Currency of Ideas: A collective force to keep American students competitive

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:11:53 -0700

When you build a talented teacher force, results follow.

Currency of Ideas: Spanning the world with Richard Haass

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:55:31 -0700

A tour de force on the art of diplomacy from the president of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Currency of Ideas: Jobs are job one

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:35:17 -0700

John Engler calls for infrastructure spending.

Currency of Ideas: Global Overview: Shifting fortunes as nations seek the right formula for growth

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:51:58 -0700

Barry Sternlicht doesn't hold back.

Currency of Ideas: Capitalism's way forward

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:53:07 -0700

What will capitalism look like after it fully takes up residence in China and other emerging markets?

Currency of Ideas: A reservoir of solutions to looming water shortage

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:20:47 -0700

Water is likely to be one of the biggest issues for the U.S., and California is at the center of the challenge.

Currency of Ideas: India's economy: The tiger that's actually an elephant

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:33:17 -0700

It's not that easy to turn the world's most populous and complex democracy on a dime.

Currency of Ideas: Emerging economies continue to be best bet for growth

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:13:00 -0700

Where will growth come from? The answers to

Currency of Ideas: The countdown to Global Conference begins

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:55:30 -0700

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Milken Institute Global Conference - and we're pulling out all the stops.

Currency of Ideas: Where are we in this recovery?

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:47:15 -0700

Compared to the previous two recessions, still a long way to go

Currency of Ideas: The jobs with most openings in 2020

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:02:08 -0700

What level of education is needed for most jobs in the economy emerging from the Great Recession?

Currency of Ideas: How the ideas economy is fueling the global economy ... and how it could be doing much more

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:57:51 -0700

How is innovation different from invention, and what should the government do and not do to support it?

Currency of Ideas: MI-GU Hill Briefing:

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:57:38 -0700

How PE firms operate today differs from their past in a number of important ways. Experts agree: they fulfill a crucial role, though questions remain about how income should be characterized.

Currency of Ideas: Are there other Stocktons out there?

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:36:26 -0700

The situation in Stockton involves many factors that are, if not unique to the city in their type, are clearly unique in their intensity.

Currency of Ideas: Why didn't somebody think of this before?Oh...they did.

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:59:44 -0700

A novel approach to foreclosure and dispossession that's actually an old idea.

Currency of Ideas: The Spotlight on ETFs Just Got Brighter

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:56:36 -0700

Were calls for cautions around ETFs and ETNs overly worried or right on?

Currency of Ideas: Does the flash PMI estimate point to a hard landing for China?

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:17:16 -0700

Is China crashing? Not quite, in our view. Ready why.

Currency of Ideas: Why are oil prices so high? Who benefits?

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:04:59 -0700

Take a look at who's winning the oil price war. (Hint: it's not us.) What can we do to turn the tide?

Currency of Ideas: The exploding disability rolls in California

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:28:53 -0700

SSDI growth is a California trend. Discover why and what the impact is.

Currency of Ideas: Emerging Domestic Markets Revisited

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:02:37 -0700

More than a decade ago, we studied the capital access gap for emerging domestic markets -- specifically, women- and minority-owned businesses. Here's an update.

Currency of Ideas: MI-GU Hill Briefing

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:31:38 -0700

The Milken Institute's Center for Financial Markets and Georgetown University's Center for Financial Markets and Policy at the McDonough School of Business recently held the latest in their joint Capitol Hill briefing series, this time focusing on the role capital markets can play in job creation.

Currency of Ideas: Share of workers in tech fields might have fallen, but investment in tech skills should not

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:56:25 -0700

Currency of Ideas: Our multi-fuel future

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:10:07 -0700

When it comes to energy, the old dictum has never been truer that "nobody every wins by betting against the United States." After decades of indecisions, America's energy future appears to be emerging and luck has a lot to do with it.

Currency of Ideas: Iran's Achilles heel

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:48:56 -0700

If there were replacement fuels to end oil's monopoly over transportation, Iran might start to worry.

Currency of Ideas: What do multinationals, human rights, and a law from 1789 have to do with each other?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:36:27 -0700

Can corporations doing business in unstable parts of the world be held liable for violations of international law?

Currency of Ideas: Private finance needed to dig out of the U.S. housing crater

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:23:30 -0700

Currency of Ideas: What higher oil prices mean this time

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:15:43 -0700

Iran may soon lost its ability to inflict economic harm on the United States by rattling its saber.

Currency of Ideas: WTO May Help But A Natural Resources Strategy Is Needed

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:17:11 -0700

This week, the U.S. government scored a victory before the WTO against restrictive Chinese trade practices, but it should not assume that legal action alone is enough to secure open-access to resources necessary for continued economic growth and prosperity.

Currency of Ideas: We Have Met the Enemy

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:58:04 -0700

Does economic justice have to deprive one group to serve another? Are we willing to do something meaningful about the ongoing polarization of our society -- and if so, can we do it in a way that won't hinder growth?

Currency of Ideas: The Latest Data on Women and Men in the Workforce

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:14:14 -0700

A look at recent years' data on how the genders are faring in the workplace - and what trends to expect.

Currency of Ideas: Eye on California employment: The current dispute over high speed rail job projections

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:01:44 -0700

No matter how you count the projected jobs, this project has huge upside potential, not only for California but for the nation.

Currency of Ideas: An update on decoupling

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:46:18 -0700

"Emerging economies failed to decouple when the financial crisis hit the U.S. in 2008. This time around, the U.S. economy is decoupling from the Europe -- but the outlook is not entirely rosy."

Currency of Ideas: 2012 U.S. Elections: Don't Forget the World

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:19:12 -0700

A look at the greatest international issue that should shape electoral politics. But will it?

Currency of Ideas: 12 Indicators for 2012

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:44:57 -0700

As we begin the New Year, here are 12 economic and financial signs to watch to guide investors.