International Trade and Investment

Jeffrey Frankel on Solar Panel Trade Dispute

http://www.project-syndicate.org/print/a-damaging-end-to-the-eu-china-dumping-dispute-by-jeffrey-frankel

China and India – Competing in Africa

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23225998

Economic Mobility - Latest Research Findings (Updated)

David Leonhardt looks at research findings related to economic mobility in the US. Lots of great charts included in the NYTIMES piece:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/business/in-climbing-income-ladder-location-matters.html

Lobbying - Legalized Corruption? (Updated)

Revolving Doors - It is quite common for former regulatory agency officials, and even for ex-Senators and ex-Congressmen, to work for lobbying groups. This provides better access to power circles for those who can afford such connections.

Wall Street and Federal Agencies

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/a-legal-bane-of-wall-street-switches-sides

The Politics of Obamacare

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/obamasdeal/view/

Economics of Global Tourism

Interesting Stats –

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23433149

Truly Global Universities

There are two major experiments currently underway that may reshape the future of higher education at the global level. 

Yale University’s undergraduate liberal arts college in Singapore (established with NUS and fully subsidized by the Singaporean Government) gets underway this year:

http://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/index.php/news-a-events/press-releases/yale-nus-college-welcomes-inaugural-class-exceeding-150-students.html%20

NYU-Abu Dhabi (fully subsidized by the Abu Dhabi government) is another experiment in establishing a full-fledged US style undergraduate college overseas:

http://nyuad.nyu.edu/admissions/information-for-counselors/admissions-profile.html

At both campuses, the entry class is very competitive (comparable to Stanford or Harvard in terms of SAT scores, etc.).