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Deny, Deflect, Deter: Countering China's Economic Coercion

In a groundbreaking study of China’s economic coercion, the CSIS Economics Program finds China’s tactics largely ineffective and proposes a counterstrategy based on the logic of deterrence by denial to advance U.S. interests with allies and partners.

Report by Matthew Reynolds and Matthew P. Goodman — March 21, 2023

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The ReCap | Next Steps in the Evolution of Development Finance

On February 9, 2023, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen visited CSIS for a keynote address hosted by the CSIS Economics Program. Secretary Yellen’s address focused primarily on evolving the multilateral development banks to address growing global challenges, followed by a panel discussion with experts.

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Domestic Perspectives on IPEF’s Digital Economy Component

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.

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

The Drive to Decouple

CSIS research intern Maxwell Bessler traces historical shifts in Washington's appetite to decouple U.S.-China economic flows.

Blog Post — January 24, 2023

Book Talk: Growth for Good

CSIS experts Emily Benson and Stephanie Segal discuss the economics of green growth, the merits of degrowth, and the role of trade in combatting climate change with Alessio Terzi, author of Growth for Good.

Event by Emily Benson , Stephanie Segal , and Alessio Terzi — January 18, 2023

A U.S. Call for Modest IMF Gold Sales to Help Africa

CSIS non-resident senior associate Mark Sobel argues that modest IMF gold sales to help Sub-Saharan African nations and low-income countries could support the IMF’s global role, low-income countries, and U.S. interests.

Commentary by Mark Sobel — January 10, 2023

The Biden-Kishida Summit Meeting

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan will make his first visit to Washington for a summit meeting with President Biden on January 13. The CSIS Japan Chair and Economics Program outline the key issues shaping a dynamic agenda for U.S.-Japan relations.

Critical Questions by Nicholas Szechenyi , Yuko Nakano , and Matthew P. Goodman — January 10, 2023

Japan's 2023 G7 Priorities and the Future Economic Order

The CSIS Economics Program held a discussion with the Honorable Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister of economy, trade, and industry, outlining Japan's economic priorities for its G7 presidency in 2023.

Event by John J. Hamre , Matthew P. Goodman , and The Honorable Yasutoshi Nishimura — January 5, 2023

Global Economics Monthly, December 2022

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

Newsletter — December 22, 2022

Five Things We Watched in 2022

CSIS research interns Stephen Garrett, Maxwell Bessler, Lona Girardin, and Joseph Vaughan review what CSIS experts wrote in last year’s “Five Things to Watch in 2022” based on what played out this year.

Blog Post — December 21, 2022