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As the debate over debts and deficits evolves hourly in Washington, and Greece attempts to deal with its crippling debt crisis, Professor Sharyn O’Halloran contrasts the two circumstances.
“Part of the problem with Greece was that the unfunded liabilities were taken off the books through securitization. Consequently, they were not adequately accounting for the debt. The United States knows its debt. Also, the U.S. has many more ways to raise cash than Greece.”
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More than a year after an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon platform caused the largest oil spill in U.S. history, Gulf Coast states continue to grapple with recovery in the face of dwindling economies and a badly damaged environment.
Five SIPA students - four from states affected by the spill - tackled the economic and ecological problems of the Gulf Coast in their 2011 Capstone workshop, “Gulf Coast Action Secretariat: From Disaster to Prosperity.”
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The 20th class of SIPA’s acclaimed Program in Economic Policy Management (PEPM) began this month. The class comprises 52 students from 28 countries, representing a broad spectrum of cultures and experiences.
Directed by Professor Guillermo Calvo, former chief economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, the program is a fast-paced, highly quantitative learning environment which provides professionals from around the world with the skills to craft and implement economic policy.
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Seth Pinsky spoke on the revitalization of Harlem after two major development announcements,
Wall Street Journal
Sheridan Prasso: Burmese defection gives U.S. “powerful talking point,”
The World
Arvind Panagariya says reforms in labour, land, and higher education are crucial for India to sustain economic growth,
Times of India
Robert Jervis' book, Perception and Misperception in International Politics, was quoted on decision-makers and new challenges in “The Uncertainties of Cyberspace,”
China Daily
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Nadia Hashim (MIA ’12) writes about
“Navigating the System” as she works this summer to establish a vaccination program in Andhra Pradesh, India.
Howard Friedman writes “The Netflix Squeeze: Value Migrating Away From the Consumer,”
The Huffington Post
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Molly Powers (MPA DP '12) with a women’s group in Rwemango, Uganda, where Molly is working this summer with the Millennium Villages project.
Read more about her studies and experiences.
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alex.burnett@sipa.columbia.edu.
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