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Peterson Institute Brochure

“Fred Bergsten, backed by the quality of the people at the Institute,
has managed to create that fine blend of publications that are
both extremely timely and policy-relevant and also of a very high
The Peterson Institute for
policy quality.”
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Robert B. Zoellick
President of the World Bank
*Peter G. Peterson, Chairman
Barry Eichengreen, Chairman
Inter national Economics
*George David, Vice Chairman
Richard Baldwin, Vice Chairman
*Reynold Levy, Chairman,
Kristin Forbes, Vice Chairwoman
“One of the things that has always astounded me about [the
Executive Committee
provides timely, objective
Institute] is they always have a book coming out about the subject
Isher Judge Ahluwalia
that you just realized was important.”
Leszek Balcerowicz
Robert E. Baldwin
David Wessel
Ronnie C. Chan
Steve Beckman
analysis and concrete
Wall Street Journal
Chen Yuan
Barry P. Bosworth
Andreas C. Dracopoulos
Menzie Chinn
*Jessica Einhorn
Susan M. Collins
solutions to key
“There is no institute anywhere in the world…that comes close
Mohamed El-Erian
Wendy Dobson
to having the breadth and depth that the [Peterson] Institute
Stanley Fischer
Juergen B. Donges
for International Economics has in its devotion to international
Jacob A. Frenkel
Jeffrey A. Frankel
inter national economic
economic studies all over the world.”
Maurice R. Greenberg
Daniel Gros
Stuart Eizenstat
Herbjorn Hansson
Stephan Haggard
Former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
*Carla A. Hills
David D. Hale
Nobuyuki Idei
Gordon H. Hanson
problems.
and Undersecretary of State
Karen Katen
Takatoshi Ito
W. M. Keck II
John Jackson
“…research institutes vary widely in both quality and honesty.
Michael Klein
Peter B. Kenen
Among the best on both counts is the [Peterson] Institute for
*Caio Koch-Weser
Anne O. Krueger
International Economics.”
Alan G. Lafley
Paul R. Krugman
Paul R. Krugman
Lee Kuan Yew
Roger M. Kubarych
Professor of economics and international affairs
Donald F. McHenry
Justin Lin
Princeton University
Mario Monti
Jessica T. Mathews
Paul O’Neill
Rachel McCulloch
Top Think Tank in the World.
David O’Reilly
Thierry de Montbrial
The Global “Go-To Think Tanks”
“…without any doubt the preeminent organization in the world
Hutham Olayan
Sylvia Ostry
Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program
operating outside government and outside universities…in
*James W. Owens
Jean Pisani-Ferry
University of Pennsylvania
analysis of international economic problems. Its publications
Samuel J. Palmisano
Eswar S. Prasad
over the years have been an invaluable reference source for all
Frank H. Pearl
Raghuram Rajan
journalists working the field....”
Victor Pinchuk
Kenneth S. Rogoff
“I don’t think there have been many institutions outside the
Martin Wolf
*Joseph E. Robert, Jr.
Andrew K. Rose
government, if any, that have had the same kind of impact
associate editor and chief economics commentator,
David Rockefeller
Fabrizio Saccomanni
on global economic thinking as the [Peterson] Institute for
Financial Times
Lynn Forester de Rothschild
Jeffrey D. Sachs
International Economics.”
Renato Ruggiero
Nicholas H. Stern
Lawrence H. Summers
*Richard E. Salomon
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Director of the National Economic Council
Sheikh Hamad Saud Al-Sayari William White
Edward W. Scott, Jr.
Alan Wm. Wolff
Frederick W. Smith
Daniel Yergin
“…the emblematic think tank of our time.”
Jean-Claude Trichet
Richard N. Cooper,
Jean-Claude Trichet
Laura D’Andrea Tyson
Chairman Emeritus
President of the European Central Bank
Paul A. Volcker
Jacob Wallenberg
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.
“In terms of [the Peterson Institute for International Economics’]
Marina v.N. Whitman
ability to shape policy discussion and influence the outcome, there
Ernesto Zedillo
isn’t an organization outside government that can touch it.”
Ex officio
Steve Pearlstein
*C. Fred Bergsten
Washington Post
“Washington’s premier think tank
Nancy Birdsall
on the global economy.”
Richard N. Cooper
Barry Eichengreen
“Fred Bergsten together with his associates at the [Peterson]
Institute for International Economics, has no equal in setting out
The Washington Post
Honorary Directors
relevant issues of economic policy in a comprehensible way.”
Alan Greenspan
Paul A. Volcker
Frank E. Loy
Chairman of the President’s
George P. Shultz
Economic Recovery Advisory Board
*Member of the Executive Committee

C. Fred Bergsten—Director
Globalization, international economic system, exchange rates,
trade policy, Asia/APEC
Marcus Noland—Deputy Director
Asia, Middle East, Africa, trade policy
Anders Åslund
About the
Russia, Eastern Europe, transition economies
William R. Cline
PeteRSoN INStItute foR INteRNAtIoNAl ecoNomIcS
Financial markets, global imbalances, trade, development
I. M. Destler
American trade policy, Japan
Joseph E. Gagnon
International finance, monetary policy, trade
(including its financial aspects) and the backlash against it,
Strategic Economic
Morris Goldstein
Financial markets/crises, exchange rates, IMF
The Peter G. Peterson Institute for International
Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan
international trade imbalances and currency relationships,
Dialogue between
C. Randall Henning
research institution devoted to the study of
the creation of an international regime to address
the United States
Europe, the euro, regional economics
international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has
global warming and especially its trade dimension, the
and China, a series
Trevor Houser
Energy, global warming, China
provided timely and objective analysis of, and concrete
competitiveness of the United States and other major
of United States–
Gary Clyde Hufbauer
solutions to, a wide range of international economic
countries, reform of the international economic and
Japan negotiations,
Trade, sanctions, investment, tax policy
Olivier Jeanne
problems. It is one of the very few economics think tanks
financial architecture, sovereign wealth funds, and trade
reform of sanctions
International capital flows, exchange rates, IMF
that are widely regarded as “nonpartisan” by the press
negotiations at the multilateral, regional, and bilateral
policy, liberalization
J. Bradford Jensen
Trade
and “neutral” by the US Congress, and it is cited by the
levels. Institute staff and research cover all key regions—
of US export con-
Simon Johnson
quality media more than any other such institution. The
especially Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle
trols and export
IMF, Europe, financial crises, monetary policy
Mohsin S. Khan
first comprehensive survey of over 5,000 such institutions in
East, as well as the United States itself and with special
credits, and specific
IMF, development, Middle East, energy, Islamic finance
al countries recently ranked it top think tank in the world.
reference to China, India, and Russia.
measures such as permanent normal trade relations
Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
Europe, labor, outsourcing
The Institute, which has been directed by C. Fred
Institute studies have helped provide the intellectual
(PNTR) for China in 2000, import protection for steel, and
Lori G. Kletzer
Buy American legislation in 2009.
Labor, US trade policy
Bergsten throughout its existence, attempts to anticipate
foundation for many of the major international financial
Barbara Kotschwar
emerging issues and to be ready with practical ideas,
initiatives of the past two decades: reforms of the
Other influential analyses have addressed economic
Trade, Latin America
presented in user-friendly formats, to inform and shape
International Monetary Fund (IMF), including those
reform in Europe, Japan, the former communist countries,
Nicholas R. Lardy
China, Asia, economics of transition
public debate. Its audience includes government officials
initiated by the G-20 in 2009, adoption of international
and Latin America (including the Washington Consensus),
Robert Z. Lawrence
and legislators, business and labor leaders, management
banking standards, and broader financial regulatory
the economic and social impact of globalization and
Trade, globalization, labor
Catherine L. Mann
and staff at international organizations, university-based
reforms, exchange rate systems in the G-7 and emerging-
policy responses to it, outsourcing, electronic commerce,
Information technology, US economy and policy,
scholars and their students, other research institutions
market economies, policies toward the dollar, the euro,
corruption, foreign direct investment both into and out
international finance
Michael Mussa
and nongovernmental organizations, the media, and
the Chinese renminbi, and other important currencies,
of the United States, global warming and international
World economy, international finance
the public at large. It addresses these groups both in the
and responses to debt and currency crises (including the
environmental policy, and key sectors such as agriculture,
Adam S. Posen
Macroeconomic policy, Japan, Europe/Germany
United States and around the world.
current crisis of 2008–09). The Institute has made important
financial services, steel, telecommunications, and textiles.
Howard F. Rosen
contributions to key trade policy decisions including the
Trade adjustment assistance, unemployment, labor,
The Institute’s staff of about 50 includes more than
The Institute celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006
trade policy and globalization
two dozen senior fellows, who are widely viewed as one
Doha Round, the restoration and then the extension
and adopted its new name at that time, having previously
Jeffrey J. Schott
of trade promotion authority in the United States, the
Trade/WTO, Latin America/NAFTA, sanctions
of the top groups of economists at any research center.
been the Institute for International Economics. It moved
Arvind Subramanian
Its agenda emphasizes global macroeconomic topics,
Uruguay Round and the development of the World Trade
into its new building in 2001, which was given an Award of
India, trade, development
Organization, the North American Free Trade Agreement
Edwin M. Truman
international money and finance, trade and related social
Excellence for Extraordinary Achievement in Architecture
International finance, IMF
issues, energy and the environment, investment, and
(NAFTA) and other US free trade agreements (notably
and a Best Architecture in Washington Award by the
1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Steven R. Weisman
including Korea), the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Washington, DC 20036-1903
Public policy fellow and editorial director
domestic adjustment policies. Current priority is attached
Washington Business Journal.
Tel: (202) 328-9000 Fax: (202) 659-3225
(APEC) Forum, and East Asian regionalism, initiation of the
John Williamson
to the global financial and economic crisis, globalization
www.piie.com
Exchange rate systems, IMF, international capital flows,

development
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