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06/23/2026
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Negotiations at the G-20 in Pittsburgh on capital requirements for banks and limits on bank bonuses.
02/04/2009
The Pittsburgh G-20 talks will address these issues with European and Americans coming up with some compromise.
Grouped Articles
IMF Urges EU Banks To Raise Capital
Wall Street Journal 09/22/2011
Fixing a Perception Gap for the Underappreciated G-20
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
Rochesterâs Survival Lessons
New York Times 02/02/2012
Wall Street Bonuses Are an Outrage
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2009
U.K. Bankers to Wait Seven Years for Bonuses
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2015
The U.K.'s New Bonus Claw Back Rules
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2015
Afghanistan war effort in 2009
02/04/2009
Grouped Articles
Plans Emerge for New Troop Deployments to Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2009
Wall Street compensation system and incentives that gave the wrong signals to all market participants for mortgage securitization leading to the global finacial crisis of 2008
02/04/2009
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Bonuses Are an Outrage
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2009
The rules for executive compensation at financial firms in 2010-2011
02/04/2009
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Bonuses Are an Outrage
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2009
U.S. Considers New Push on Bank Pay
Wall Street Journal 12/19/2010
On Street, Pay Vaults to Record Altitude
Wall Street Journal 02/02/2011
A Question of Trimming Pay at Goldman Sachs - Breakingviews
New York Times 10/06/2011
Letters: Working Hard, Yes, but for Fair Pay?
New York Times 11/26/2011
Say-on-Pay Votes Make More Shareholder Voices Heard
New York Times 04/07/2012
Legislation in Germany to limit executive compensation in 2013 following new EU rules
02/04/2009
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Bonuses Are an Outrage
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2009
Wall Street Journal 03/12/2013
German politics: Of scissors and biting
Economist 03/09/2013
Changes to pay and bonus practices at pharmaceutical and healthcare companies 2011-2015
02/04/2009
The changes in executive compensation at drug firms to ensure ethical practices ae followed by managers.
Grouped Articles
SEC Wants Boss-Employee Pay Gap on Display
Wall Street Journal 09/19/2013
S.E.C. Proposes Greater Disclosure on Pay for CEO's
New York Times 09/18/2013
A Better Way to Compare C.E.O. Pay
New York Times 09/21/2013
Wall Street Bonuses Are an Outrage
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2009
Drug Firms Expand Powers to 'Claw Back' Pay
Wall Street Journal 04/04/2013
Memories of the 1998 collapse of the ruble as Russia uses a third of its foreign exchange reserves in 2009 to support the ruble
02/04/2009
Reserves drop from $600 billion to $385 billion as Russia uses its reserves to support the ruble in 2009. Memories of the poverty and humiliation suffered as the ruble collapsed in 1997 remained uppermost in the minds of Russians.
Grouped Articles
Russia Faces Tough Fight on Ruble
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2009
Russian Ruble Hits Fresh Record Low Against Dollar
Wall Street Journal 10/06/2014
Russian Companies Clamor for Dollars to Repay Debt
Wall Street Journal 10/10/2014
Russian Ruble Fall to Fresh Lows
Wall Street Journal 10/10/2014
Inflation-Racked Russia Considering Price Controls
Wall Street Journal 10/10/2014
Ruble Slide Worries Wealthy Russians
Wall Street Journal 10/11/2014
Urbanization and China's problems in 2010- 2015 with migrant workers, the "hukou" system and the need for agricultural land
02/03/2009
Grouped Articles
Beijing Puzzles Over Urban Growth
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
China’s Vision for a ‘New’ Urbanization
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Wall Street Journal 09/26/2011
Chinaâs Great Uprooting: Moving 250 Million Into Cities
New York Times 06/15/2013
The Demanding Off-Hour Escapes of Chinaâs High-Tech Workers
New York Times 07/16/2013
China's Gleaming Ghost Cities Draw Neither Jobs Nor People
Wall Street Journal 08/08/2013
Alternative views to the economic contractions and slow growth theory after financial crises in Rogoff's "This Time Is Different"
02/03/2009
Grouped Articles
Seminal Economic Paper on Debt Draws Criticism
Wall Street Journal 04/16/2013
New York Times 04/18/2013
Spreadsheet Slips Not Economists' Only Problem
Wall Street Journal 04/20/2013
What Other Financial Crises Tell Us
Wall Street Journal 02/03/2009
New York Times 03/01/2009
How Righteousness Killed the World Economy
New York Times 10/12/2014
Bolivia's and Chile's large lithium reserves
02/03/2009
Grouped Articles
In Bolivia, Untapped Bounty Meets Nationalism
New York Times 02/03/2009
The impact of the 2008 global financial crisis on Sovereign Wealth Funds of Russia, China, the Gulf Countries and other SWF"s
02/03/2009
Grouped Articles
Economist 02/03/2009
Russia Faces Tough Fight on Ruble
Wall Street Journal 02/04/2009
Yaroslavl: A Russian Burg Turns Bearish
BusinessWeek 03/12/2009
Russia Bonds Still Confront a Deep Chill
Wall Street Journal 04/04/2009
The impact of the 2008 global financial crisis on France
02/03/2009
Grouped Articles
A time of troubles and protest
Economist 02/03/2009
Li Keqiang and the urbanization process in China
02/03/2009
Rapid urbanization from 10% in 1949 to over 50% today and the challenges today of integrating migrant workers in urban areas. Li Keqiang, the new premier focussed on urbanization in his research and papers.
Grouped Articles
Beijing Puzzles Over Urban Growth
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
China’s Vision for a ‘New’ Urbanization
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Wall Street Journal 09/26/2011
Chinaâs Great Uprooting: Moving 250 Million Into Cities
New York Times 06/15/2013
The Demanding Off-Hour Escapes of Chinaâs High-Tech Workers
New York Times 07/16/2013
China's Gleaming Ghost Cities Draw Neither Jobs Nor People
Wall Street Journal 08/08/2013
The impact of the global financial crisis of 2008 on the automobile market in the U.S with a decline in sales of 37% in Jan. 2009
02/04/2009
Over a third of car sales simply disappeared as the bottom fell off the automobile market by Jan. 2009- a scary period for auto companies and Detroit. The losses were worse for American companies- 55% for Chrysler, 49% for GM, and 40% for Ford Motor. Losses at Toyota were 32%. This was a disaster for the auto companies, especially Detroit.
Grouped Articles
Auto Sales Start 2009 at an Abysmal Pace
New York Times 02/04/09
Chrysler’s Fall May Help Administration Reshape G.M.
New York Times 05/03/09
Obama's auto team makes the right moves
Detroit Free Press 05/04/09
The Real Reason Ford Is Phasing Out Its Sedans
WSJ 05/03/18
Ford Will Drop Focus and Fusion Sedans in North America
The New York Times 04/25/18
Executive compensation and bonuses in the UK: 2010-2013
02/04/2009
Grouped Articles
SEC Wants Boss-Employee Pay Gap on Display
Wall Street Journal 09/19/13
Wall Street Journal 10/31/13
Wall Street Bonuses Are an Outrage
Wall Street Journal 02/04/09
The U.K.'s New Bonus Claw Back Rules
Wall Street Journal 06/24/15
Wall Street Journal 01/10/11
On Street, Pay Vaults to Record Altitude
Wall Street Journal 02/02/11
The European Union leaders insistence on pay curbs to prevent reckless risk taking 2011-2012
02/04/2009
Sarkozy of France and Merkel of Germany insist that pay curbs for bankers be high on the agenda for the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh. They are particularly riled by the huge bonuses bankers are taking in the midst of the continuing financial crisis.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/31/13
Royal Bank of Scotland to Slash Costs as Losses Deepen
Wall Street Journal 02/28/14
Wall Street Bonuses Are an Outrage
Wall Street Journal 02/04/09
U.K. Bankers to Wait Seven Years for Bonuses
Wall Street Journal 06/24/15
The U.K.'s New Bonus Claw Back Rules
Wall Street Journal 06/24/15
British Regulators Extend Clawback Rules for Bankers’ Pay
New York Times 06/23/15
The Swiss Minder Initiative to restrict excessive executive pay and bonus
02/04/2009
The Minder Initiative to restrict excessive executive pay and bonuses gets the support of a large majority of Swiss voters in Feb. 2013. 68% of Swiss voters supported the 24 item Minder Initiative. Swiss voters were influenced by the 72 million franc exit package for Daniel Vassela which was cancelled after popular uproar, the signing package for Axel Weber, new chief at UBS bank, and the clear policy to restrict executive bonus and pay announced by the EU in Feb 2013. The austerity measures after banking crises in Spain, UK, Italy, and other European countries are also influencing public opinion.
Grouped Articles
SEC Wants Boss-Employee Pay Gap on Display
Wall Street Journal 09/19/13
S.E.C. Proposes Greater Disclosure on Pay for CEO's
New York Times 09/18/13
Wall Street Journal 10/31/13
Swiss Politicians Push for Stricter Bank Capital Rules
Wall Street Journal 11/04/13
Swiss Voters Reject High-Pay Initiative
Wall Street Journal 11/24/13
Wall Street Bonuses Are an Outrage
Wall Street Journal 02/04/09
EU rules in 2013 for limiting excessive executive compensation and bonuses
02/04/2009
Grouped Articles
SEC Wants Boss-Employee Pay Gap on Display
Wall Street Journal 09/19/13
Wall Street Journal 10/31/13
Wall Street Bonuses Are an Outrage
Wall Street Journal 02/04/09
The U.K.'s New Bonus Claw Back Rules
Wall Street Journal 06/24/15
Wall Street Journal 03/12/13
Banker bonuses at Britain's RBS bank
02/04/2009
Britain's RBS bank shows a loss of $15 billion in 2013. Banker bonuses are $960 million for the same year. Banker bonuses declined from 679 million pounds in 2012 to 576 million pounds in 2013. The new CEO says he has to keep bankers engaged. Britain has a lot at stake in RBS having put in 45 billion pounds into the banking bailout.
Grouped Articles
Royal Bank of Scotland to Slash Costs as Losses Deepen
Wall Street Journal 02/28/14
Bailed-Out Royal Bank of Scotland Sees Years of Losses
New York Times 02/27/14
Osborne Promises More Regulatory Powers to Split Up British Banks
New York Times 02/04/13
Royal Bank of Scotland Names New Chief Executive
New York Times 08/02/13
Wall Street Bonuses Are an Outrage
Wall Street Journal 02/04/09
In U.K., Getting Tough With Nationalized Banks
Wall Street Journal 02/09/09
Migrant workers in the U.S.
02/03/2009
Grouped Articles
China's Migrants See Jobless Ranks Soar
Wall Street Journal 02/03/09
Aware of Its Dependence, Napa Takes Care of Migrant Workers
New York Times 05/26/11
In China, Families Bet It All on a Child in College
New York Times 02/16/13
Washington Post 07/04/18
The Economist magazine and other experts come out in favor of government takeover of banks in 2009 to proceed quickly with restructuring
02/03/2009
The Economist magazine coming out in favor of nationalization for highly overleveraged and badly managed banks in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
The spectre of nationalisation
Economist 02/03/09
Economist 02/03/09
A Stress Test for the Latest Bailout Plan
New York Times 02/14/09
New York Times 03/06/09
New York Times 04/01/09
Reinhart and Rogoff on the lessons from other financial crises for the global financial crisis of 2008- it takes about 7 years to recover completely
02/03/2009
Grouped Articles
What Other Financial Crises Tell Us
Wall Street Journal 02/03/09
In Japan’s Stagnant Decade, Cautionary Tales for America
New York Times 02/13/09
New York Times 03/01/09
How Righteousness Killed the World Economy
New York Times 10/12/14
A Grecian Formula for Courting Disaster
Wall Street Journal 07/07/15
A Warning on China Seems Prescient
New York Times 08/24/15
Lixin Fan's documentary "Last Train Home" showing life of 130 million migrant workers in China
02/03/2009
The story behind China's manufacturing- the sacrifices and lives of migrant workers working far from home, leaving young children with grandparents, and working extraordinarily long hours.
Grouped Articles
Lixin Fan, Trailing Chinese Migrant Workers
New York Times 08/27/10
Left-Behind Children of China's Migrant Workers Bear Grown-Up Burdens
Wall Street Journal 01/17/14
China's Migrants See Jobless Ranks Soar
Wall Street Journal 02/03/09
A Tough New Year for China's Migrant Workers
BusinessWeek 02/04/09
New York Times 09/04/14
Poetry of a former Foxconn Worker Vividly Evokes Alienation of Factory Life
BusinessWeek 11/04/14
U.S. Senator Tom Daschle
02/03/2009
Grouped Articles
Emily Yoffe - Tom Daschle on the Gold Standard
Washington Post 02/03/09
20 million migrant workers across China who lost jobs in the global financial crisis of 2008
02/03/2009
Grouped Articles
China's Migrants See Jobless Ranks Soar
Wall Street Journal 02/03/09
A Tough New Year for China's Migrant Workers
BusinessWeek 02/04/09
Tax Cut Spurs 25% Rise in Chinese Auto Sales
Wall Street Journal 03/11/09
New York Times 04/03/09
New York Times 09/04/14
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