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Understanding the functioning of free economies--how to preserve them, how to solve the problems that arise in them, and how to capitalize on their strengths--is one of AEI's primary goals. This section of the website is home to AEI research, books, and events focused on the basic facts and underlying trends that define the outlook for the U.S. and global economies.

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Resident Fellow
Desmond Lachman

"Over the next decade, the U.S. government debt is set to increase at its fastest pace in peacetime history as a result of prospective budget deficits that will be in excess of $1 trillion a year over this period."

--Desmond Lachman, comment in the Financial Post, November 4, 2009

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Recent Publications

What Jobs?

By Desmond Lachman
Forbes.com
Friday, November 6, 2009

There is cognitive dissonance at the White House.

Researching Solar Radiation Management as a Climate Policy Option

By Lee Lane
House Committee on Science and Technology
Thursday, November 5, 2009

Although it creates only a slight reduction in the amount of solar energy absorbed by the Earth, solar radiation management should be a part of U.S. climate policy.

The Meaning of the Lehman Bankruptcy

By Peter J. Wallison
American Bankruptcy Institute
Thursday, November 5, 2009

The administration's rationale for setting up a government-run resolution authority--to the extent that it is based on the idea that the interconnectedness of Lehman caused the financial crisis--is not well founded.

The Quiet Death of the Kyoto Protocol

By Samuel Thernstrom
The American
Thursday, November 5, 2009

Reading the climate news in recent weeks, one might start to wonder who won the last election.

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Books

Deregulation Where Do We Go from Here?

By Paul L. Joskow
AEI Press
(October 2009)

In this timely monograph, Paul L. Joskow argues that the crisis in the financial market should not become an excuse for reversing beneficial regulatory reforms in other sectors.

The Increase in Leisure Inequality, 1965-2005

By Mark Aguiar and Erik Hurst
AEI Press
(June 2009)

This meticulously-researched monograph examines trends in leisure inequality to present a more complete picture of prosperity in America.

The Rise of China Essays on the Future Competition

Edited By Gary J. Schmitt
Encounter Books
(May 2009)

With its expanding economy and increasing military strength, China is positioning itself to challenge the United States in Asia and, in time, globally.

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Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Death, Taxes, and Uncertainty: The Estate Tax in 2010 and Beyond

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

2010 may be the best year to die, or at least your heirs may think so. This AEI conference will examine the economic effects of the estate tax,...

Is It Possible to Reprivatize the U.S. Financial System?

Thursday, November 12, 2009
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Can policymakers and private investors reprivatize American finance? Should they? If so, how?

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PAST EVENTS

This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly

Thursday, October 29, 2009
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

At this AEI event, Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff discuss their new book, which probes an array of crises to show why the four most dangerous words in finance are "this time is different."

The Deflating Bubble, Part VI: The Lessons of the Bubble and Crisis

Thursday, October 22, 2009
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

At this event, our expert Deflating Bubble panel will define the lessons of the whole twenty-first-century financial experience and make related recommendations for future financial policy.

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