Co-authored with Laura Noren, Fellow, NYU’s Center for Law & Public Finance Graphical Profiles Below Produced with the Generous Support of the Rockefeller Foundation In 2008, Rahm Emanuel admonished us not to let a serious crisis go to waste. President Barack Obama is heeding this warning when it comes to the Eurozone crisis with support […]

To spur job growth, change immigration policy, tax policy, and incentives for investment. Slowing economic growth in China and throughout Asia, a recession in the Eurozone, and recent weakness in U.S. non-defense capital goods orders and consumer confidence indicate that further actions are necessary to promote job creation in the United States. Job gains over […]

U.S.-Based Manufacturers Stand to Capture 2 to 7 Percent of Western European and Japanese Exports Due to Lower Labor and Energy Costs, BCG Research Finds ‘The U.S. Is Becoming One of the Lowest-Cost Producers of the Developed World’ CHICAGO, September 21 2012—Manufactured exports—a bright spot of the U.S. economy in recent years—are set to surge. […]

TOKYO–Tokyo stocks fell Monday on light volume as a stronger yen and rekindled jitters over Chinese economic growth hurt shippers and steelmakers such as Mitsui OSK Lines and Nippon Steel, while troubled Renesas Electronics settled up 31% after news of a possible forthcoming financial aid package. The Nikkei Stock Average slipped 40.71 points, or 0.5%, […]