PIIE Experts in the News

C. Fred Bergsten on PBS NewsHour: How Europe's Turmoil Rattles World Markets

C. Fred Bergsten sits down with NewsHour's Ray Suarez and Ambassador Nicholas Burns to discuss Greece's political turmoil, and how Greece�s instability is affecting economies worldwide.

Arvind Subramanian on CNBC's Squawk Box: China Can Prevent a Hard Landing

While in Singapore Arvind Subramanian was on CNBC's Squawk Box to explain why there is a low probability of a hard landing in China, and that Beijing has the means to prevent such a scenario.

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard on NPR's Morning Edition: Bond Market Shrugs Off France's Presidential Vote

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard discusses how the bond market correctly perceived that the president-elect is not going to embark on some huge stimulus program in France on NPR's Morning Edition with reporter John Ydstie.

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard on Yahoo! Finance's The Daily Ticker: France's Hollande is "Bluffing" but Greek Vote Raises Real Concern

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard discusses how the French and Greek elections could effect the Eurozone crisis on Yahoo! Finance's The Daily Ticket with host Aaron Task.

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard on NPR's All Things Considered: Investors Flee Spain As Economy Spirals Downward

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard discusses Spain falling back into recession and the fact that the country's unemployment rate is the highest in Europe.

William R. Cline and Nicholas R. Lardy in the New York Times: China Curbs on Currency Still an Issue

William R. Cline and Nicholas R. Lardy weigh in on the roles Chen Guangcheng and China's currency will play in the ongoing U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing.

Marcus Noland Mentioned in the New York Times: The Day After

Bill Keller notes that 15 years ago Marcus Noland correctly predicted the survival of the North Korean regime after the fall of the Soviet Union. Keller goes on to say Noland is worth listening to when he now says the North Korean regime is "as fragile as it has ever been."

Simon Johnson on Bloomberg Television: The European Crisis and IMF Funding

Simon Johnson discusses the European sovereign-debt crisis and the IMF's lending resources on Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop."

Adam S. Posen in The Atlantic: How Much Is a Good Central Banker Worth?

Adam S. Posen is mentioned in an article by Matthew O'Brien of The Atlantic that suggests "we need an international market for superstar central bankers," similar to that of "superstar soccer players."

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard on Diane Rehm Show: Spain's Clash With Argentina Over An Oil Company

NPR's Diane Rehm hosts a discussion on Spain's harsh words for Argentina over the nationalization of the oil firm YPF. Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, research fellow at PIIE, joins Paul Isbell, Inter-American Dialogue and the Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires; Daniel Kaufman, Brookings Institution; and Sophia Aguirre, Catholic University of America, in the radio show. Diane and the panel of experts discuss what Argentina's decision means for the Spanish company that held a major stake in YPF, as well as Spain's struggling economy and the Euro.

New York Times' Economix Blog: Nicholas R. Lardy Discusses the Imbalances in China's Economy

David Barboza interviews Nicholas R. Lardy about China's economic imbalances, the subject of his new book Sustaining China's Economic Growth after the Global Financial Crisis.

C. Fred Bergsten on Diane Rehm Show: Apple and Working Conditions in Overseas Factories

NPR's Tom Gjelten hosts a discussion on international labor standards in light of reports of labor issues at Foxconn, a major manufacturer of Apple products in China. C. Fred Bergsten, coauthor of China's Rise and director at PIIE, joins Auret van Heerdon, Fair Labor Association; Robert Scott, Economic Policy Institute; and Judy Gearhart, International Labor Rights Forum, in the radio show.

Bloomberg Video: China May Ramp Up Restructuring, Lardy Says

Nicholas Lardy discusses the outlook for political changes in China.

Financial Times: American Nightmare (Review of "Eclipse")

The Financial Times calls Arvind Subramanian's book, Eclipse: Living in the Shadow of China's Economic Dominance, "penetrating" and a "rewarding piece of economic analysis."

Forbes: A Real Jobs Plan for the 21st Century

Forbes draws upon J. Bradford Jensen's recent book, Global Trade in Services: Fear, Facts, and Offshoring, and argues that aggressive liberalization of the services trade could create 3 million new jobs.