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October 24, 2007

China
6% of Bear Stearns a day

6% of Bear Stearns a day.  That is basically what the US has to sell to China to finance its current account deficit right now.    Not 6% of Bear ($1 billion) every business day.  6% of Bear every si…

June 20, 2016

United States
A Discussion on Labor Force Participation: In Conversation with Jason Furman

Jason Furman discusses long-term trends in labor force participation, especially among men in their prime working years; effects on the economic outlook of the United States; and policy options movin…

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January 13, 2017

Intelligence
Superforecasters, Software, and Spies: A Conversation With Jason Matheny

This week I sat down with Dr. Jason Matheny, director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA).  IARPA invests in high-risk, high-payoff research programs to address national i…

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January 13, 2017

Intelligence
Superforecasters, Software, and Spies: A Conversation With Jason Matheny

This week I sat down with Dr. Jason Matheny, director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA).  IARPA invests in high-risk, high-payoff research programs to address national i…

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December 6, 2012

Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo’s Weak Peace Process

Rwandan-backed rebels recently withdrew from the eastern Congolese city of Goma, but a comprehensive peace deal with the government remains elusive, says expert Jason Stearns.