Global Economic Prospects

Essential Reading from the Institute

Paper: Global Economic Prospects as of September 9, 2011: How Deep the Current Slowdown? [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the twentieth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects
September 9, 2011

Peterson Perspective: Economic Numbers Looking Up [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Michael Mussa says that several factors, including the recently enacted tax package, will push economic growth up next year, probably bringing unemployment below 9 percent.
December 20, 2010

Paper: World Recession and Recovery: A V or an L? [pdf]
by Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper presented at the fifteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
April 7, 2009

Speech: Global Economic Prospects: L- or V-shaped Recovery? [pdf]
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
and Michael Mussa, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Transcript of the fifteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
April 7, 2009

Congressional Testimony: The Global Economy: Outlook, Risks, and the Implications for Policy
by Simon Johnson, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Testimony before the Senate Budget Committee
January 29, 2009

Paper: The Subprime and Credit Crisis [pdf]
by Morris Goldstein, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Paper based on a speech presented at the thirteenth semiannual meeting on Global Economic Prospects, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC
April 3, 2008