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Domestic Perspectives on IPEF’s Digital Economy Component

January 26, 2023 | Brief by Aidan Arasasingham, Emily Benson, Matthew P. Goodman, and William Alan Reinsch

Based on conversations with nearly three dozen business, labor, and congressional stakeholders, this CSIS brief summarizes domestic perspectives on digital economy issues in IPEF and offers suggestions for how to enhance domestic buy-in for an IPEF digital trade agreement.

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The Debate to Decouple

CSIS research intern Maxwell Bessler summarizes four diverging policy views on the U.S.-China economic decoupling debate.

Blog Post — November 16, 2022

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Assessing the New Semiconductor Export Controls

CSIS fellow Matthew Reynolds analyzes the implications of recent U.S. Commerce Department export control rules targeting China’s semiconductor and supercomputing industries.

Critical Questions by Matthew Reynolds — November 3, 2022

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Global Economics Monthly, October 2022

We are pleased to share the October 2022 issue of the Global Economics Monthly (GEM), the newsletter of the CSIS Economics Program.

Newsletter — October 31, 2022

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State Department Needs to Spend Its CHIPS Fund Wisely

The CSIS Economics and Strategic Technologies Programs argue that the $500 million appropriated to the State Department in the CHIPS Act needs to be spent wisely if the United States and its allies are to stay ahead in the global technology competition with China.

Commentary by Erin L. Murphy , Matthew P. Goodman , and James Andrew Lewis — October 27, 2022

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Addressing Infrastructure Financing Gaps in Emerging Markets

CSIS senior fellows Erin Murphy and Conor Savoy argue that concessional and local currency financing helps U.S. lending be more competitive, address depreciation challenges in debt-distressed countries, and offer an alternative to China's damaging lending practices.

Critical Questions by Erin L. Murphy and Conor M. Savoy — October 12, 2022

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Global Economics Monthly, September 2022

We are pleased to share the September 2022 issue of the Global Economics Monthly (GEM), the newsletter of the CSIS Economics Program.

Newsletter — September 30, 2022

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Translating Urgency into Action: Climate Finance Mobilization

CSIS senior fellow Stephanie Segal argues that the successful transition to a net zero global economy will depend on mobilizing private finance, given investment needs in the hundreds of trillions.

Commentary by Stephanie Segal — September 29, 2022

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Unpacking the PCAOB Deal on U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies

CSIS expert Matthew P. Goodman examines the implications of a recent U.S.-China deal allowing U.S. auditors to inspect the filings of Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges.

Critical Questions by Matthew P. Goodman — September 28, 2022

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Commerce Eases Export Controls on Standards-Setting Activities

CSIS associate fellow Matthew Reynolds examines a new Commerce Department rule and assesses its implications for telecommunications standards setting and U.S.-China technological competition.

Critical Questions by Matthew Reynolds — September 21, 2022

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