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Aging Will Hit China’s Economy Far Harder Than Is Recognized

by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding August 28, 2024

Aging is not only shrinking the labor force but damaging productivity—and therefore per capita GDP growth. Read More

Economics
Big Macs Show Dollar Hugely Overvalued, But “Mini Macs” Beg to Differ.
Whereas the Economist magazine’s Big Mac currency index says the dollar is hugely overvalued, CFR’s “Mini Mac” index finds it slightly undervalued.
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding August 12, 2024 Geo-Graphics
Economics
Immigration Has Boosted Labor Force Participation, Helping Growth and Hastening Rate Cuts
One factor boosting the case for an early Fed rate cut is the rise in the labor force participation rate—a rise driven by immigration.
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding July 22, 2024 Geo-Graphics
Economics
The Farm Legacy of Henry Wallace: Regressive Subsidies
The era of massive government farm subsidies began in the early 1930s. It has favored the large and the rich ever since.
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding June 10, 2024 Geo-Graphics
  • Economics
    For the First Time, the U.S. Is Spending More on Debt Interest than Defense
       
    Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding May 23, 2024 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies
  • Economics
    China Has Become a Major Source of Sovereign Default Risk
       
    Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding March 20, 2024 Geo-Graphics
  • Economics
    With a Soft Landing Looking Likely, the Dollar Falls on the CFR Mini Mac Index
       
    Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding February 6, 2024 Geo-Graphics
  • Economics
    Fed Policy is Tighter Than it Looks, and is Set to Tighten Further
         
    Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding January 30, 2024 Geo-Graphics
  • Economics
    QT and Monetary Policy
       
    Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding December 6, 2023 Geo-Graphics
  • Economics
    As China Battles Falling Home Prices, the U.S. Faces a Worsening Housing Shortage
       
    Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding October 13, 2023 Geo-Graphics
  • China
    The Root of China’s Growing Youth Unemployment Crisis
       
    Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding September 18, 2023 Geo-Graphics