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WORKING PAPERS
December 28, 2011
This report summarizes recent trends in large-scale tropical forest clearing identified by FORMA (Forest Monitoring for Action). FORMA produces indicators that track monthly changes in the number of 1-sq.-km. tropical forest parcels that have experienced clearing with high probability. This report a...
WORKING PAPERS
December 19, 2011
David Wheeler and co-authors use detailed monthly data from FORMA (Forest Monitoring for Action) to determine the factors that contribute to deforestation in Indonesia. Their results highlight the importance of incorporating economic dynamics into financial compensation arrangements for forest conse...
Blog Post
November 16, 2011
This is a joint post with Amar Bhattacharya of the G-24
It is more obvious every day that Europe cannot save itself. A meltdown in Europe would not only hurt Europe and the United States. It would also deal a blow to people’s livelihoods everywhere, with high costs especially to people livi...
Blog Post
November 11, 2011
This post originally appeared on the blog of the Peterson Institute for International Economics
A letter to Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Dear Madame Lagarde,
Europe is in deep trouble, possibly on the verge of catastrophe, and as a conse...