IIDEOVERVIEW
The Institute for International and Development Economics was founded in 1997 as a non-profit research institute. We are focused on the application of economic research and education to guide policy formation, with an emphasis on the global economy, economic (trade and financial) integration, and international development. At our core is a network of research economists based in Europe and North America and working globally on international development and global policy issues. Our activities support research workshops and seminars, database development, contract policy research, training in policy analysis and modeling, and dissemination of research results through the IIDE discussion paper series, links to policy blogs, and public dataset distribution. We have also supported the core activities of the ETSG (the European Trade Study Group) since it was founded in 1999.
publications & resources
IIDE publications include our discussion papers series and sponsored databases.
EVENTS
The 2010 European Trade Study Group (ETSG) meetings will be held in Lausanne on 9-11 September 2010. IIDE has been a sponsor of ETSG since it was founded in 1999. The ETSG has grown into the world's largest academic conference on international trade. The 2009 program included over 300 papers by trade economists, covering topics ranging from regionalism to the WTO, FDI, tax competition, and the impact of globalization of growth and income inequality. Last year's meeting was held in Rome. More information on this years meeting is available on the ETSG website: http://www.etsg.org.
people
The Institute represents a network of economists working on issues related to the process of globalization, development, and the relevance of economic policy to these processes. You can access information on IIDE fellows (home pages, discussion papers, etc) here.
NEWS and blogs
THE TRADE AGENDA: VoxEU on international trade:
MOVING THE TRADE AGENDA FORWARD: With OECD tariffs now at low levels, and the non-OECD countries somewhat distrated with respect to multilateral libearization, there is a rising interest in addressing NTMs in the context of intra-OECD negotiations, either bilaterally (like the ongoing EU-Canadian negotiations for an FTA) or perhaps multilaterally.
Untapping the EU-US trade potential: Taking the Transatlantic Economic Council forward
Lucian Cernat Bertin Martens, 7 May 2010, VoxEU
abstract: The EU and US are huge, quite open markets, but many barriers to doing business across the Atlantic remain. This column argues for creating a transatlantic marketplace by reducing regulatory barriers. The EU and US are already regulatory standard setters. Creating a transatlantic market with harmonised regulation would strongly reinforce this global regulatory leadership role.
THE RENMINBI AND THE AMERICAS:
The ugly truth about a renminbi revaluation for Latin America,
Ambrogio Cesa-Bianchi Hashem Pesaran Alessandro Rebucci Cesar E. Tamayo TengTeng Xu 20 May 2010, VoxEU.
abstract: What would a Chinese currency revaluation mean for Latin America? This column argues that a revaluation is no silver bullet. It will not solve Latin America’s problems with excessive capital inflows, exchange-rate appreciation, and loss of competitiveness. In fact it poses serious risks. A 10% revaluation of the renminbi could reduce growth in Latin America by 0.3%.
Deconstructing Sino-US codependence: Revaluation, tariffs, exports, and jobs
Joseph Francois 16 April 2010, VoxEU.
abstract:
Will an appreciation of the Chinese currency create more US jobs? This column argues quite the opposite. A 10% appreciation would lead to a rise in the US price level by approximately 0.16%, meaning that in total the US would experience a mix of falling real wages and falling employment.
Will Chinese revaluation create American jobs?
Simon J Evenett Joseph Francois 23 April 2010, VoxEU.
abstract: Many in the US are pushing China to revalue the renminbi. Will that create US jobs? Traditional Keynesian analysis associates higher exports and lower imports with more jobs, but today’s world is more complex. Chinese parts and components feed into US firms’ global competitiveness. This column says a dearer renembi would boost the competitiveness of US exports to China but reduce US competitiveness everywhere else. A revaluation may be the right policy for other reasons, but its impact on US jobs is far from clear.
The US-Sino Currency Dispute: New Insights from Economics, Politics, and Law
Simon J Evenett, 15 April 2010, VoxEU.
abstract: Thanks to deft diplomatic footwork, a US-China confrontation over the renminbi has been avoided. But the US Treasury has merely postponed the publication of its report on foreign currency manipulators, and the dispute may overshadow the G20 meetings in June and November. The 28 short essays in this eBook provide the best available economic, legal, political, and geopolitical thinking on the causes and likely consequences of the dispute.
