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C. Fred Bergsten and the World Economy
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- Book details for C. Fred Bergsten and the World Economy
- Michael Mussa (editor)
- Paperback, 228 x 164 x 22mm , 408 pp, Illustrations
- 15 Feb 2007
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- 0881323977
- 9780881323979
This engaging and informative book covers the range of issues on which C. Fred Bergsten and the Peterson Institute have distinguished themselves over the last 25 years, including trade liberalization, exchange rate regimes, international financial architecture, debt, economic sanctions, and the impact of technology and globalization. Most of the Institute's senior research staff have contributed chapters, which are both retrospective and prescriptive.
Author Biography:
C. Fred Bergsten has been director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics since its creation in 1981. The Institute is the only major research institution in the United States devoted to international economic issues. It has been called "the most influential think tank on the planet." Dr. Bergsten has been the most widely quoted think-tank economist in the world over the eight-year period 1997-2005. He testifies frequently before Congress and appears often on television. He was ranked 37 in the top 50 "Who Really Move the Markets?" (Fidelity Investment's Worth), with Alan Greenspan ranked first, and as "one of the ten people who can change your life" in USA Today, along with the inventor of the World Wide Web and the discoverer of ozone layer depletion. Dr. Bergsten was assistant secretary for international affairs at the US Treasury during 1977-81. He also functioned as undersecretary for monetary affairs during 1980-81, representing the United States on the G-5 Deputies and in preparing G-7 summits. During 1969-71, starting at age 27, Dr. Bergsten coordinated US foreign economic policy in the White House as assistant for international economic affairs to Dr. Henry Kissinger at the National Security Council.
C. Fred Bergsten has been director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics since its creation in 1981. The Institute is the only major research institution in the United States devoted to international economic issues. It has been called "the most influential think tank on the planet." Dr. Bergsten has been the most widely quoted think-tank economist in the world over the eight-year period 1997-2005. He testifies frequently before Congress and appears often on television. He was ranked 37 in the top 50 "Who Really Move the Markets?" (Fidelity Investment's Worth), with Alan Greenspan ranked first, and as "one of the ten people who can change your life" in USA Today, along with the inventor of the World Wide Web and the discoverer of ozone layer depletion. Dr. Bergsten was assistant secretary for international affairs at the US Treasury during 1977-81. He also functioned as undersecretary for monetary affairs during 1980-81, representing the United States on the G-5 Deputies and in preparing G-7 summits. During 1969-71, starting at age 27, Dr. Bergsten coordinated US foreign economic policy in the White House as assistant for international economic affairs to Dr. Henry Kissinger at the National Security Council.
Contents:
1. C. Fred Bergsten: Intellectual Entrepreneur; Michael Mussa; 2. Constant Ends, Flexible Means: C. Fred Bergsten and the Quest for Open Trade; I.M. Destler and Marcus Noland; 3. Trade Policy at the Institute: 25 Years and Counting; Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Jeffrey J. Schott; 4. Economic Sanctions and Threats in Foreign and Commercial Policy; Kimberly Ann Elliott; 5. Trade Adjustment Assistance: The More We Change, the More It Stays the Same; Howard Rosen; 6. Fred Bergsten as an Early Architect of an International Regime for Foreign Direct Investment; Edward M. Graham; 7. The International Monetary System in the Work of the Institute; Morris Goldstein; 8. Fred Bergsten and the Institute's Work on Exchange Rate Regimes; John Williamson; 9. What Can Exchange Rates Tell Us?; Edwin M. Truman; 10. Competitiveness and the Assessment of Trade Performance; Martin Neil Baily and Robert Z. Lawrence; 11. International Debt: The Past Quarter Century and Future Prospects; William R. Cline; 12. Follow the Money; Michael Mussa; 13. The IMF as Global Umpire over Exchange Rate Policies; Morris Goldstein; 14. Institutional Strategy for the Global Economy; C. Randall Henning; 15. Wanted: More Effective Public Communication in Empirical International Economics; J. David Richardson.
1. C. Fred Bergsten: Intellectual Entrepreneur; Michael Mussa; 2. Constant Ends, Flexible Means: C. Fred Bergsten and the Quest for Open Trade; I.M. Destler and Marcus Noland; 3. Trade Policy at the Institute: 25 Years and Counting; Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Jeffrey J. Schott; 4. Economic Sanctions and Threats in Foreign and Commercial Policy; Kimberly Ann Elliott; 5. Trade Adjustment Assistance: The More We Change, the More It Stays the Same; Howard Rosen; 6. Fred Bergsten as an Early Architect of an International Regime for Foreign Direct Investment; Edward M. Graham; 7. The International Monetary System in the Work of the Institute; Morris Goldstein; 8. Fred Bergsten and the Institute's Work on Exchange Rate Regimes; John Williamson; 9. What Can Exchange Rates Tell Us?; Edwin M. Truman; 10. Competitiveness and the Assessment of Trade Performance; Martin Neil Baily and Robert Z. Lawrence; 11. International Debt: The Past Quarter Century and Future Prospects; William R. Cline; 12. Follow the Money; Michael Mussa; 13. The IMF as Global Umpire over Exchange Rate Policies; Morris Goldstein; 14. Institutional Strategy for the Global Economy; C. Randall Henning; 15. Wanted: More Effective Public Communication in Empirical International Economics; J. David Richardson.
