Peterson Institute Events: Audio
Summary: Listen to the events of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. The Peterson Institute is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely and objective analysis of, and concrete solutions to, a wide range of international economic problems. It is one of the very few economics think tanks that are widely regarded as "nonpartisan" by the press and "neutral" by the US Congress, and it is cited by the quality media more than any other such institution.
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Vitor Gaspar, Minister of Finance of Portugal, speaks about his country's credibility and competitiveness at an event held March 19, 2012, at the Peterson Institute.
Vitor Gaspar, Minister of Finance of Portugal, takes audience questions following his speech at the Peterson Institute on March 19, 2012.
The Americas Society and the Peterson Institute for International Economics held an event March 8, 2012 to discuss transportation and communication infrastructure in Latin America. The basis for the discussion was original Peterson Institute research published in the report, "Transportation and Communication Infrastructure in Latin America: Lessons from Asia," and in the Americas Quarterly Winter 2012 article, "Going Places?"
Sergei Guriev, a leading Russian economist, discussed what Russia's March 4 presidential elections may mean for Russia's future and for the possible granting of permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) to Russia by the US Congress. He spoke at a Peterson Institute event held March 6, 2012.
The Americas Society and the Peterson Institute for International Economics cohosted the launch of the Winter 2012 issue of Americas Quarterly, "China's Global Rise: Implications for the Americas," on February 15, 2012. Christopher Sabatini, Americas Quarterly and Americas Society/Council of the Americas, introduced the event, followed by a keynote address by Thomas F. McLarty, III, President, McLarty Associates.
With the Egyptian government seeking debt relief, and the United States and other major creditor countries actively considering it, Senior Fellows John Williamson and Mohsin S. Khan presented the main conclusions and policy recommendations of their policy brief on the issue at a Peterson Institute event held February 10, 2012.
Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy addressed how the economic situation in his country and Europe may affect the world economy. He delivered his remarks at the Peterson Institute on February 9, 2012, during his first visit in office to the United States.
