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The effect of low-skill immigration restrictions on US firms and workers: Evidence from a randomized lottery
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (336+ words) This paper studies the economic effects of US restrictions on the employment of foreign workers in low-skill, nonfarm jobs through the H-2 B visa. Leading industries that hire H-2 B workers include groundskeeping, hospitality, construction, forestry, and seafood packing. US employers" access…...
America's been arguing over trade for more than 250 years
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (210+ words) PIIE's renowned scholars explore and analyze a broad range of economic topics and issues, including globalization, economic and growth prospects, finance, political economy, and trade and investment, as well as economic challenges facing individual regions and countries. Our widely recognized…...
Why the US-China trade war lacks the guardrails of the past
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (321+ words) PIIE's renowned scholars explore and analyze a broad range of economic topics and issues, including globalization, economic and growth prospects, finance, political economy, and trade and investment, as well as economic challenges facing individual regions and countries. Our widely recognized…...
Europe of the Future 2050 Trade Policy
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (219+ words) In this Policy Brief, Wolff argues that the European Union must step up to lead the world trading system at a moment of historic disruption. With the United States retreating into a power-based approach to trade and China relying heavily…...
Taking geopolitically motivated US swap lines too far would harm the dollar and Fed independence
2+ week, 2+ day ago (88+ words) PIIE's renowned scholars explore and analyze a broad range of economic topics and issues, including globalization, economic and growth prospects, finance, political economy, and trade and investment, as well as economic challenges facing individual regions and countries. Our widely recognized…...
US "reciprocal" trade deals are designed to constrain China to varying degrees
2+ week, 6+ day ago (137+ words) 8: 30 am ET: Watch "The Florence Report: An agenda for Europe" PIIE's renowned scholars explore and analyze a broad range of economic topics and issues, including globalization, economic and growth prospects, finance, political economy, and trade and investment, as well as…...
Are Venezuelan bondholders trying to jump the line?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (187+ words) PIIE's renowned scholars explore and analyze a broad range of economic topics and issues, including globalization, economic and growth prospects, finance, political economy, and trade and investment, as well as economic challenges facing individual regions and countries. Our widely recognized…...
Higher energy prices due to the Middle East war would slow economic growth globally, particularly in emerging markets
3+ week, 3+ day ago (242+ words) PIIE's renowned scholars explore and analyze a broad range of economic topics and issues, including globalization, economic and growth prospects, finance, political economy, and trade and investment, as well as economic challenges facing individual regions and countries. Our widely recognized…...
Global economic implications of the 2026 Middle East war
3+ week, 3+ day ago (109+ words) PIIE's renowned scholars explore and analyze a broad range of economic topics and issues, including globalization, economic and growth prospects, finance, political economy, and trade and investment, as well as economic challenges facing individual regions and countries. Our widely recognized…...
US reciprocal trade deals built to push America's trade partners away from China
3+ week, 6+ day ago (895+ words) PIIE's renowned scholars explore and analyze a broad range of economic topics and issues, including globalization, economic and growth prospects, finance, political economy, and trade and investment, as well as economic challenges facing individual regions and countries. Our widely recognized…...