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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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January 23, 2025
China
Rebalancing China’s Economy: Stimulus, Confidence, and Self-Sufficiency
Despite President Trump’s threat of steep tariffs, the real challenge for Chinese policymakers lies at home.
April 1, 2025
Trade
What Are Tariffs?
President Donald Trump has begun his second term imposing tariffs against some of the United States’ leading trading partners to correct what he says are decades of imbalances harmful to the U.S. eco…
March 28, 2025
Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Fentanyl and the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Opioid addiction has become one of the United States’ biggest killers, endangering public health, the economy, and national security. But closing the floodgates on fentanyl poses a significant foreig…
October 23, 2024
RealEcon
Trade Is a Win for the U.S. Economy
This op-ed was originally published by The Detroit News online on October 20, 2024 and in print on October 21, 2024. As Americans get ready to head to the polls, no issue is more central to their…
October 30, 2024
Election 2024
How Does Immigration Affect the U.S. Economy?
Presidential candidates Harris and Trump differ sharply on the benefits of immigration for the U.S. economy. What role do immigrants play?
April 2, 2025
Trade
The Washington Consensus Could Not Hold
Is a trade consensus in Washington even possible? Well, it used to be. In 1989, the Washington Consensus introduced ten economic principles that championed global trade and guided U.S. policy. This v…
June 12, 2024
Economics
Global Growth Tracker: World Economies by GDP
This tracker charts the economic growth performance through time of ninety-one countries around the globe.
April 16, 2024
United States
Is Rising Student Debt Harming the U.S. Economy?
Higher education provides students many socioeconomic benefits and increases the global competitiveness of the United States, but mounting student loan debt has sparked a debate over federal lending …
October 8, 2024
United States
The CHIPS Act: How U.S. Microchip Factories Could Reshape the Economy
The CHIPS and Science Act seeks to revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry amid growing fears of a China-Taiwan conflict. Where is the money going, and how is the effort playing out?
March 25, 2025
United States
American Views on Economic Leadership
In April 2024, CFR launched RealEcon: Reimagining American Economic Leadership Initiative with the goal of rebuilding a durable consensus on the U.S. role in the international economy. As a first ste…
