On Wednesday, March 21st, Dr. Mayo will moderate “Restoring U.S. Competitiveness: The Impact of Policy on Strategic Business Planning & Global Investment,” a panel discussion hosted by the Center for Public Policy Innovation.  The event will feature three of America’s leading chief financial officers: Brian Gladden of Dell, Inc., Bob Fishman of National Cash Register, [...]

On January 17th Catherine Wolfram published “Rising Middle Class Fuels Global Energy Surge” in Bloomberg view.  Wolfram argues that as the middle class in countries such as Brazil, China, India and beyond grow, so does their appetite for basic luxuries: air conditioning, refrigerators, 24-hour electricity, internet connections, etc.  As energy demand increases, Wolfram argues that [...]

On October 19th, The Georgetown Center featured Professor Dennis Quinn as part of its Business, Economic and Public Policy Seminar series.  He presented research findings from his forthcoming publication in The American Political Science Review entitled “The Economic Origins of Democracy.”  Georgetown Center directors John Mayo and Jeffery Macher introduced Dr. Quinn, while McDonough School [...]

Senior Policy Scholar J. Bradford Jensen recently published Global Trade in Services: Fear, Facts and Offshoring.

The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) recently hosted Executive Director John Mayo at its annual conference held in Brisbane Australia. Dr. Mayo’s speech was centered on his recent paper “The Evolution of Regulation: 20th Century Lessons and 1st Century Opportunities.”

Senior Policy Fellow Robert Shapiro’s latest blog, “Globalization 2.0 and the Rise of the Rest” discusses the role that emerging economies are playing on the world economic stage.

Senior Policy Scholar Robert Shapiro recently attended the IMF meetings in Rio and returned thinking about the argument on Capitol Hill over raising the debt limit.  His blog begins: “I spent last week in Rio attending a meeting of the IMF’s advisory board for the Western Hemisphere — and returned this week to Washington for [...]

On Friday, April 1st, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business (MSB) hosted the Second Annual US-EU Dialogue Series. Formed in collaboration between the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy, INSEAD in Fontaineblu, France, and ESADE in Barcelona, Spain. The event featured presentations on contracting, health care, the environment and more.

Senior Policy Scholar Robert Shapiro has recently published a blog “Why Big Banks Want Americans to Pay More for Everything” and appeared on Fox News in a segment “Obama & 2012: Will Actions in Libya Hurt His Chances.”

On March 31st the Mortara Center for International Studies will host “21st Century Regionalism: Trade and Trade Governance.”