On October 13, the International Monetary Fund published a working paper on measuring poverty worldwide using different methods.
On October 12, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a study on what will happen if the dollar ceases to be a reserve currency.
On October 11, the Swedish think tank Libera published a study on how Sweden has gotten rich despite having a large welfare state.
On September 19, the Congressional Research Service published a report on the International Monetary Fund.
On September 21, the International Monetary Fund issued the latest edition of its Global Financial Stability Report.
On September 16, the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies and the Centre for Economic Policy Research published a report on public debts in Europe, Japan and the U.S.
In a September 16 commentary, Brookings Institution economist Lex Rieffel argued that it is time for the World Bank to move out of Washington and relocate to Europe or a developing country.
A September 15 CNN poll found that a third of Americans believe that the United Nations no longer serves a necessary role in the world.
On September 14, the International Monetary Fund issued a report on the relationship between budget deficits and current account deficits.
On August 22, the Congressional Research Services issued a report on rising economic powers and their impact on the global economy.
I last posted items on this topic on September 22.
Bruce Bartlett is an American historian and columnist who focuses on the intersection between politics and economics. He blogs daily and writes a weekly column for The Fiscal Times. Bartlett has written for Forbes Magazine and Creators Syndicate, and his work is informed by many years in government, including as a senior policy analyst in the Reagan White House. He is the author of seven books including his new book: The Benefit and the Burden .
