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Essential Reading Items

Working Paper 03-1: Debt Sustainability, Brazil, and the IMF
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2003

Speech: Did the Washington Consensus Fail?
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Outline of speech at the Center for Strategic & International Studies
Washington, DC
November 6, 2002

Policy Brief 02-7: Is Brazil Next?
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2002

Op-ed: Brazil's Unwatched Borrowing
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed from the Financial Times
August 27, 2002

Speech: US-Brazil Trade Relations in a New Era
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
To be published in O Brasil e os Estados Unidos num Mundo em Mutação
edited by Paulo Roberto de Almeida and Rubens Antonio Barbosa
November 2003

Policy Briefs

12-23: Updated Estimates of Fundamental Equilibrium Exchange Rates [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2012

02-7: Is Brazil Next? [pdf]
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
August 2002

Working Papers

12-6: Transportation and Communication Infrastructure in Latin America: Lessons from Asia [pdf]
by Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics
April 2012

12-3: Chinese Investment in Latin American Resources: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly [pdf]
by Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Theodore H. Moran, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Julia Muir, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2012

10-16: Exchange Rate Policy in Brazil [pdf]
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
December 2010

03-1: Debt Sustainability, Brazil, and the IMF [pdf]
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
February 2003

Congressional Testimony

Progress and Prospects: A Simple Framework and Review of the IMF Programs of Brazil, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, and Thailand
by Catherine L. Mann, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance
United States Senate
Washington, DC
March 9, 1999

Op-eds

Mexico-Mercosur Auto Moves Send Mixed Signals
by Barbara Kotschwar, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Interview published by World Politics Review. Excerpt reposted with permission.
April 19, 2012

It Is the Poor Who Pay for the Weak Renminbi
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
February 3, 2010

The Fund Should Help Brazil To Tackle Capital Inflows
by Arvind Subramanian, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Financial Times
October 25, 2009

Bullying Latin America
by Eric Farnsworth, Council of the Americas
and Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed in the Baltimore Sun
August 2, 2007

The Poor Need a Stake in Developing Countries
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed from the Financial Times
April 7, 2003

Brazil's Unwatched Borrowing
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Op-ed from the Financial Times
August 27, 2002

Speeches and Papers

Global Economic Prospects as of September 9, 2011: How Deep the Current Slowdown? [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the twentieth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
September 9, 2011

Global Economic Prospects as of April 4, 2011: Continued Growth Despite the Turmoil
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the nineteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
April 4, 2011

Global Economic Prospects for 2010 and 2011: Global Recovery Continues [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the seventeenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
April 8, 2010

America, Europe, and the New Trade Order [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Article in Business and Politics (Berkeley Electronic Press), Vol. 11 : 3
November 2009

Global Economic Prospects as of September 2009: Onward to Global Recovery [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the sixteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
September 17, 2009

The Global Financial Crisis and Development Strategy for Emerging Market Economies [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks presented to the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics, World Bank, Seoul, Korea
June 23, 2009

Reshaping the Global Financial System
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at a conference on "Brazil and the London Summit" in São Paulo, Brazil
March 26, 2009

Trade, Finance, and the Global Recession [pdf]
by William R. Cline, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks presented to the V Symposium on International Trade, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC
February 20, 2009

Latin American Memories at the G-20 [pdf]
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript from Peterson Perspectives: Interviews on Current Issues
November 7, 2008

The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Brazil [pdf]
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Speech delivered at the Brazilian–American Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC
October 13, 2008

The Way Forward in Latin America
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Outline of remarks at the session
"Democracy and Reform in Latin America: How to Build More Competitive Economies" of the Competitiveness and Democracy Task Force of the Center for Hemispheric Policy
Coral Gables, Florida
December 4, 2006

Global Economic Prospects, Early September 2006 [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at the tenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
Washington, DC
September 14, 2006

Global Economic Prospects 2006/2007: Continued Solid Growth in 2006, Rising Risks for Inflation, Financial Markets, and Growth for 2007 [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at the ninth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
April 11, 2006

Does the FTAA Have a Future? [pdf]
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
November 2005

Global Economic Prospects: Growth Slowing Below Potential in 2006 [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at the eighth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 12, 2005

Global Economic Prospects: Slower But Still Solid Growth in 2005; Worries About Growth and Inflation for 2006 [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at the seventh semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
April 7, 2005

A Short History of the Washington Consensus [pdf]
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper commissioned by Fundación CIDOB for a conference "From the Washington Consensus towards a new Global Governance"
Barcelona, Spain
September 24-25, 2004

Global Economic Prospects: Bright for 2004 but with Questions Thereafter
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation at "Global Economic Forecasts"
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
April 1, 2004

The Washington Consensus as Policy Prescription for Development [pdf]
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Lecture for the series "Practitioners of Development"
The World Bank
Washington, DC
January 13, 2004

US-Brazil Trade Relations in a New Era
by Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics
To be published in O Brasil e os Estados Unidos num Mundo em Mutação
edited by Paulo Roberto de Almeida and Rubens Antonio Barbosa
November 2003

A Global Growth Rebound: How Strong for How Long? [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper at the Global Economic Prospects conference
Institute for International Economics
Washington, DC
September 9, 2003

Did the Washington Consensus Fail?
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Outline of speech at the Center for Strategic & International Studies
Washington, DC
November 6, 2002

What Washington Means by Policy Reform
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Chapter 2 from Latin American Adjustment: How Much Has Happened?
Edited by John Williamson. Published April 1990.
November 2002

What Should the World Bank Think about the Washington Consensus?
by John Williamson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper prepared as a background to the World Bank's World Development Report 2000
July 1999

Global Aftershocks: Lessons from Asia/Russia/Brazil
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for the San Francisco Committee on Foreign Relations
May 4, 1999

The Outlook for US- Brazilian Trade and Investment Under FTAA: Some Lessons from NAFTA
by Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Barbara Oegg, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper for "Brazil as an Export Economy"
St. Anthony's College, Oxford
December 7, 1998

Books

Global Economics in Extraordinary Times: Essays in Honor of John Williamson
edited by C. Fred Bergsten and C. Randall Henning
November 2012

Devaluing to Prosperity: Misaligned Currencies and Their Growth Consequences
by Surjit S. Bhalla
August 2012

Who Needs to Open the Capital Account?
by Olivier Jeanne , Arvind Subramanian and John Williamson
April 2012

Free Trade Agreements: US Strategies and Priorities
edited by Jeffrey J. Schott
April 2004

After the Washington Consensus: Restarting Growth and Reform in Latin America
edited by Pedro-Pablo Kuczynski and John Williamson
March 2003