AEI.Org: Scholar: Adam Lerrick Visiting Scholar http://www.aei.org:80/scholar/98?presentation=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:03:14 +0100 http://www.aei.org:80/views/images/accountRegistration/aeismall-reg.gif AEI http://www.aei.org:80/home 50 50 AEI Obama and the Tax Tipping Point http://www.aei.org:80/article/28813 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How long before taxpayers are pushed too far? </body> </html> Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-10-22T00:00:00-0400 2008-10-22T00:00:00-0400 The Rich World and the Food Crisis http://www.aei.org:80/article/28250 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The G8 countries' interventions have distorted global agricultural markets to the paralysis point. </body> </html> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-07-08T00:00:00-0400 2008-07-08T00:00:00-0400 World Bank Weary http://www.aei.org:80/article/26992 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> As the role of the World Bank diminishes, capital fromprivate lendersto developing nations has increased by three hundred times. </body> </html> Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-10-19T00:00:00-0400 2007-10-19T00:00:00-0400 What's Left for the IMF? http://www.aei.org:80/article/25952 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Developing economies no longer orbit around the International Monetary Fund. </body> </html> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-04-13T00:00:00-0400 2007-04-13T00:00:00-0400 Ecuador's Poor Will Restructure Emerging Market Debt http://www.aei.org:80/article/25624 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The new government in Ecuador is focusing on povertybefore foreign debt. </body> </html> Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-02-13T00:00:00-0500 2007-02-13T00:00:00-0500 Good Intentions at the Expense of the Poor http://www.aei.org:80/article/24738 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Vigilante non-governmental organisations have become the de facto regulators of the flow of finance to the developing world. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-08-01T00:00:00-0400 2006-08-01T00:00:00-0400 Audit the World Bank's Performance http://www.aei.org:80/article/24575 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The World Bank is resisting efforts to create a truly independent review of its stewardship over foreign aid. </body> </html> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-06-20T00:00:00-0400 2006-06-20T00:00:00-0400 Why Is the World Bank Still Lending? http://www.aei.org:80/article/23388 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Purposes should not be confused with mechanics. The Bank must accept that it is in the development business, not the banking business. </body> </html> Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-10-28T00:00:00-0400 2005-10-28T00:00:00-0400 A Leap of Faith for Sovereign Default http://www.aei.org:80/article/22348 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Interactions between debtor and creditor will produce a whole series of new solutions to match the reality on the ground. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Can the IMF Really Save the World? http://www.aei.org:80/event/100043 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:00:00 +0100 2009-04-21T09:00:00-0400 2009-04-21T09:00:00-0400 The Theory and Practice of Bailouts http://www.aei.org:80/event/1808 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +0100 2008-10-08T10:00:00-0400 2008-10-08T10:00:00-0400 The History, Impact, and Future of Private Equity http://www.aei.org:80/event/1598 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:00:00 +0100 2007-11-27T15:00:00-0500 2007-11-27T15:00:00-0500 Do We Still Need the World Bank? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1537 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:30:00 +0100 2007-06-14T14:30:00-0400 2007-06-14T14:30:00-0400 Why Foreign Aid Has Failed . . . and How to Fix It http://www.aei.org:80/event/1302 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:00:00 +0100 2006-04-25T12:00:00-0400 2006-04-25T12:00:00-0400 The Future of Foreign Aid? The Millennium Challenge Corporation Two Years On http://www.aei.org:80/event/1232 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:00:00 +0100 2006-01-23T12:00:00-0500 2006-01-23T12:00:00-0500 Demystifying Hedge Funds II http://www.aei.org:80/event/1178 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 03 Nov 2005 09:30:00 +0100 2005-11-03T09:30:00-0500 2005-11-03T09:30:00-0500 Demystifying Hedge Funds http://www.aei.org:80/event/1112 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 26 Jul 2005 13:30:00 +0100 2005-07-26T13:30:00-0400 2005-07-26T13:30:00-0400 Rhetoric and Reality http://www.aei.org:80/event/1097 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:00:00 +0100 2005-06-30T12:00:00-0400 2005-06-30T12:00:00-0400 Trade War or Transatlantic Market Place? http://www.aei.org:80/event/810 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:00:00 +0100 2004-04-29T09:00:00-0400 2004-04-29T09:00:00-0400 Argentina http://www.aei.org:80/event/767 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:00:00 +0100 2004-03-31T14:00:00-0500 2004-03-31T14:00:00-0500 A Tribute to Allan H. Meltzer http://www.aei.org:80/event/228 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 26 Feb 2003 09:00:00 +0100 2003-02-26T09:00:00-0500 2003-02-26T09:00:00-0500 The Best of Both Worlds http://www.aei.org:80/event/227 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:00:00 +0100 2003-02-13T09:00:00-0500 2003-02-13T09:00:00-0500 Sovereign Debt Reductions http://www.aei.org:80/event/417 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 21 Feb 2001 09:45:00 +0100 2001-02-21T09:45:00-0500 2001-02-21T09:45:00-0500 All Eyes on the World Bank http://www.aei.org:80/speech/26555 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Why all countries will come together more and more to hold the World Bank accountable for its questionable practices. </body> </html> Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-08-02T00:00:00-0400 2007-08-02T00:00:00-0400 Demystifying Hedge Funds http://www.aei.org:80/speech/24409 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Are hedge funds really to blame for all the ills that befall the international financial system? </body> </html> Tue, 16 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-16T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-16T00:00:00-0400 Is the World Bank’s Word Good Enough? http://www.aei.org:80/speech/24129 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a hearing titled "Multilateral Development Banks: Promoting Effectiveness and Fighting Corruption." </body> </html> Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-03-28T00:00:00-0500 2006-03-28T00:00:00-0500 Has the World Bank Lost Control? http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24884 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In the end, it is the demands that are at the very center of the World Bank's mission thatwill be sacrificed to maintain competitiveness. </body> </html> Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-09-06T00:00:00-0400 2006-09-06T00:00:00-0400 Demystifying Hedge Funds http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24368 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> What are hedge funds? How do they affect markets and industries? </body> </html> Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-15T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-15T00:00:00-0400 The Debt of the Poorest Nations http://www.aei.org:80/paper/22640 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> No one with a heart or with a brain can dispute that total cancellation of the debt of the world's poorest nations is a given in our collective progress toward global economic balance. </body> </html> Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-06-09T00:00:00-0400 2005-06-09T00:00:00-0400 Forgive the World Bank but Don't Forget http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/23836 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A restructuring of the World Bank from a lending institution into an endowed foundation which distributes grants would deliver an identical volume of development programs without the need for more funding. </body> </html> Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-02-06T00:00:00-0500 2006-02-06T00:00:00-0500 Obama and the Tax Tipping Point http://www.aei.org:80/issue/28890 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How long before taxpayers are pushed too far? </body> </html> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-11-04T00:00:00-0500 2008-11-04T00:00:00-0500 When the Price of Bad Policy Is Hunger http://www.aei.org:80/issue/28240 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Bad policies in rich nations have restricted food output, diverted crops from food to energy production, and stopped emerging-nation farmers from increasing capacity. </body> </html> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-07-08T00:00:00-0400 2008-07-08T00:00:00-0400 Why Is the World Bank Still Lending? http://www.aei.org:80/issue/23440 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The World Bank should be restructured in order to meet the development needs of the poorest countries it was originally designed to assist. </body> </html> Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-11-09T00:00:00-0500 2005-11-09T00:00:00-0500 The World Bank Is Wrong to Oppose Grants http://www.aei.org:80/issue/14847 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The World Bank should provide the poorest countries with performance-based grants rather than loans, which are seldom repaid. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-08-01T00:00:00-0400 2001-08-01T00:00:00-0400 Beyond IMF Bailouts http://www.aei.org:80/issue/12830 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> International lenders of last resort should instead implement a constructive default framework that encourages prudent policies and secure financial systems in borrowing countries. </body> </html> Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2001-05-01T00:00:00-0400 Slow Progress in Prague http://www.aei.org:80/issue/12065 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The September World Bank and IMF meeting in Prague produced important reforms of IMF financial practices, continuing confusion at the World Bank, and a flawed proposal for debt relief. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0100 2000-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2000-10-01T00:00:00-0400