Three Reasons to Support the TPP
After many years that embodied about a gazillion person-hours of bleary-eyed yeoman-like effort, the 35-word statement issued in Atlanta, Ga., a few days ago was ironically simple. “We, the...
Brazil’s Dubious Destiny
In 1941, an exiled Austrian writer, Stefan Zweig, moved to a city near Rio de Janeiro and christened Brazil as “the land of the future.” Almost ever since, Brazil...
Tuck School’s Annual Club Fair
The 2015-2016 CGBG MBA Fellows got together in early September to introduce the T'17s to the CGBG at the annual Club Fair!
Who Has an Answer to the Puzzle of $53,657?
Quick flash quiz to start your week: what do U.S. Presidential aspirants Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have in common? Yes, each of them have noteworthy hair. And yes,...
An Offer in the Oval Office
September 21, 2015
China’s President Xi lands in Seattle tomorrow for a whirlwind tour of the United States. His itinerary includes a meeting with President Obama and a state dinner...
Albert Einstein and the Global Economy
“Everything should be made as simple as possible—but not simpler,” counseled Albert Einstein. As with physics, so too with public policies aimed at addressing the world...
Aylan Kurdi, R.I.P.
September 7, 2015
Welcome back. We hope that your August brought a bit of rest and good cheer. And to our readers in the United States: happy Labor Day, that unofficial marker...
Who Wields the Power?
July 27, 2015
Economic power. It is a concept that is both central to the world yet slippery to define. Last week one of us delivered a keynote address (if you are...
Global Poverty Plummets. But Where Is the Middle Class?
July 20, 2015
Humanity climbing out of poverty is a historic—if often unheralded—achievement. According to a fascinating new report issued by the Pew Research Center in Washington, D...
The Chinese Crash and the Chinese Dream
July 13, 2015
What a white-knuckle ride it continues to be for Chinese equities. Despite myriad interventions by Chinese leaders (many questionable, such as crafting People’s Daily editorials that intone, ...
The Greek Tragedy
July 6, 2015
As you read this, you have information that we Matts did not have at the time of writing: how the Greek people ended up voting on the (somewhat abstruse, 7...
What Do Swing-State Voters Want?
June 29, 2015
One of the hallmarks of America’s presidential campaigns is candidates crisscrossing the country and pledging to compete for every vote. Those who have already announced they&rsquo...
As America Dithers, Africa Forges Ahead
June 22, 2015
Free trade is said to be like heaven: everyone wants to get there … but not too soon. That sentiment came to mind recently after watching the U.S....
Why Can’t We Be Friends?
June 15, 2015
Senior officials from the U.S. and Chinese governments soon convene in Washington for the latest session of the Strategic & Economic Dialogue, a policy forum started (in a...
The Next Recession Is Coming
June 8, 2015
A week ago Friday at 8:30 a.m. EDT, the global economy received bracing news. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced, according to its second of three estimates,...
With Whom Did You Grill on Memorial Day?
June 1, 2015
Last Monday was Memorial Day in the United States, a holiday established in 1868 to honor those fallen Civil War soldiers who, in the immortal words of Abraham Lincoln, &ldquo...
America’s Startup City, Thanks to Tony Hsieh
May 18, 2015
Cities have been described as the world’s “greatest invention,” as the proximity of people to each other spurs innovation and expanded economic opportunity. Today, 54 percent...
The Opportunity in Interest-Free (and Islamic) Finance
May 11, 2015
It is one of the under-appreciated ironies of financial history: While financial instruments like derivatives were first introduced around 2,000 B.C. in Mesopotamia, today most of the countries in...