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During a World Economic Forum discussion in Davos, a group of U.S. lawmakers were repeatedly pressed on whether Congress is united in support for Ukraine and would continue with financial ai…

Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer, the Economist’s Editor in Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes, and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder shared their perspectives on what to expect in 2021 …

Panelists talked about emerging economies such as China and India in comparison to the U.S. New York University professor and author of White Man’s Burden William Easterly debated economist …

Peter Orszag was interviewed at The Economist's “World in 2013 Festival.” He said concerns over the “fiscal cliff” had been overblown, and that the focus should shift to the debt limit incre…

Panelists talked about the case for U.S. tax reform. Topics included tax code simplification and fairness, the value-added tax, the corporate tax rate, and raising taxes to pay for Social Se…

White House officials, journalists, and business leaders spoke about a wide range of issues including broadcast network news, the Obama administration’s record, the economy, the 2012 preside…

The McKinsey Global Institute held a forum on its study of future U.S. job creation. Charles Kolb and Austan Goolsbee made opening remarks on the current economic situation, and James Manyik…

The Economist held its first “The World In” conference, featuring predictions about the trends and events that will shape 2010. Austan Goolsbee and Carmen Reinhart spoke about the state of t…

Ms. Beddoes spoke about her story "Getting Worried Downtown", which examined the role the consumer would play should the U.S. economy head into recession. She responded to telephone calls an…

White House chiefs of staff talked about global trade and economic policy. Among the topics they addressed were the impact of trade policies on the U.S. economy, efforts to establish free tr…

A panel of economists discussed connections between the economy and unemployment. Greg Mankiw of the President’s Council of economic advisors, spoke about the relationship between unemployme…

Michael Mandel discussed his book, Rational Exuberance: Silencing the Enemies of Growth, published by HarperBusiness, which examines the notion that it is possible for economies to grow too …

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) hosted this panel on the economic impact of war with Iraq, including the impact of previous wars on the economy, the impact observed up to that point …