CEPR - Globalization/Trade

CEPR - Center for Economic and Policy Research

Home

Issues

Globalization/Trade

CEPR looks at the impact of international financial institutions on economic growth, poverty rates, and trade around the world.

In Focus

Press Release: WTO Talks Collapse Amidst Developing Countries' Reluctance to Sacrifice Food Security WTO negotiations collapsed yet again July 29, as developing countries question the development gains to be achieved from trade liberalization and put a priority on food security.

Press Release: WTO Negotiations Face Significant Challenges World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations in Geneva July 21 face significant hurdles. CEPR explains why.

Audio & Video: Latin America's Economic Prospects as the U.S. Economy Slows, Discussion featuring Mark Weisbrot of CEPR and Anne Krueger, former World Bank Chief Economist and first Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

Correspondence: Holding the World Bank Accountable for its Research: The Case of NAFTA

Reports

Offshore Drilling and Energy Conservation: The Relative Impact on Gas Prices
June 2008, Dean Baker and Nichole Szembrot

An Empty Research Agenda: The Creation of Myths About Contemporary Venezuela
March 2008, Mark Weisbrot

The Economic Impact of a U.S. Slowdown on the Americas
March 2008, Mark Weisbrot, John Schmitt and Luis Sandoval

Trade and Inequality: The Role of Economists (Conference Presentation)
January 2008, Dean Baker

Debt Cancellation for Haiti: No Reason for Further Delays
December 2007, Mark Weisbrot and Luis Sandoval

More >

Op-Eds & Columns

Globalization: Leaving the WTO Behind
Deborah James En español
Alternet, August 21, 2008

Free Trade, Why "Free" Matters
Dean Baker
Truthout, July 7, 2008

Foreign Investment and the Recession in the United States
Dean Baker
The Hankyoreh (South Korea), May 5, 2008

The IMF's Historic Transition: Is Less Better?
Mark Weisbrot En español
Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2008

Declaring Class War
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, April 14, 2008

More >

Press Releases

WTO Talks Collapse Amidst Developing Countries' Reluctance to Sacrifice Food Security
July 29, 2008

WTO Negotiations Face Significant Challenges: CEPR Analysis
July 17, 2008

CEPR Paper Responds to Foreign Affairs on Venezuela
March 21, 2008

U.S. Recession Will Hurt Major U.S. Trading Partners, Projections Show
March 6, 2008

Delayed Debt Cancellation Will Only Hurt Haiti, New CEPR Paper Finds
December 12, 2007

More >

Other Resources

CEPR Economics Seminar Series
Audio and video files of ten CEPR lectures on economic issues

IFI Watchnet
This international network connects organizations researching the international financial institutions such as the World Bank, the IMF, and regional development banks.

Institutional Change and Economic Development
edited by Ha-Joon Chang
United Nations University Press (2007)

Bad Samaritans:
The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
by Ha-Joon Chang
Bloomsbury Press (2007)

Ten Years After:
Revisiting the Asian Financial Crisis
a free e-book with a chapter by Mark Weisbrot
Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Asia Program (2007)

To order a free bound copy, email asia@wilsoncenter.org. This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it.