AIF Blog - Economy
December 29, 2011
In a discussion with David Bradley at Aspen Ideas last June, Liaquat Ahamed, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Lords of Finance, gave historical context to our contemporary economic crisis and ailing financial system.In reflecting on the last three years, Ahamed says, "So far, the striking thing is that the dog that has not barked is protectionism — that we have managed to retain a remarkably open, global trading...
November 08, 2011
The G20 Summit in France wrapped up over the weekend. And while the European financial crisis dominated the talks, larger issues prevail. Read more news coverage.Nouriel Roubini, co-founder and chairman of Roubini Global Economics and professor at New York University's Stern School of Business, spoke this summer at Aspen Ideas about the crippled G20. "We are in a world that has officially moved from G7 to a G20...
October 04, 2011
With House Republican Leader Eric Cantor calling the jobs bill dead, the drought in American jobs continues to keep our country and economy parched.Last month, Gallup reported that underemployment is stuck around 18 percent, essentially where it was a year ago. And 46 percent of Americans believe the economy is worse than it was a year ago.The economy was debated and dissected at Aspen Ideas. Following are short...
July 12, 2011
As debt and deficit reduction talks continue to stall in Washington, we take a close look at what experts and leaders, including Alan Greenspan, Henry Paulson, Robert Rubin, Sheila Bair, and Alan Simpson had to say about these perilous economic issues while at the at the Aspen Ideas Festival, which took place from June 27 to July 3.A common criticism throughout the discussions is that our country’s current leaders...
June 28, 2011
In their second appearance at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Twitter founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams announce their new company, The Obvious Corporation. (Watch video.) It will be Twitter-like and help people collaborate.On why it's called The Obvious Corporation: "Because all great ideas are obvious in retrospect," says Williams.Stone says in his blog: "Our plan is to develop new projects and work on solving big...
June 17, 2011
This year at Aspen Ideas, we’re introducing a new format called “Game Changers.” It features inventors and innovators who are driving change in a variety of fields and will introduce audiences to new approaches in these thoughtful, 15-minute presentations that are not to be missed.Meet Game Changer Lauren Walters, co-founder and CEO of Two Degrees. He’s also a past Festival attendee and was inspired to start Two...
June 06, 2011
Friday’s unemployment numbers mark another blow to the US economy. According to the Labor Department, the number of non-farm jobs added dropped for the first time in eight months; and the unemployment rate has tipped up to 9.1 percent. Add this to the fact that manufacturing is sluggish and consumers have pulled back on spending, and it looks like the gains the economy made over the last several months were short...
April 18, 2011
Congratulations to Siddhartha Mukherjee and David Leonhardt for winning Pulitzer Prizes today!From the Pulitzer Prizes announcement: "Awarded to David Leonhardt of The New York Times for his graceful penetration of America’s complicated economic questions, from the federal budget deficit to health care reform... Awarded to The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner), an...
