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EconomyMay 10, 2016

US Treasury Creates More Hurdles for Business Investment

US business investment—including research and development (R&D) outlays to create intellectual property—hasn't exactly sparkled in recent years (figure 1). Anemic investment is a key reason that US GDP lags 3.6 percent b...

EconomyMay 10, 2016

United Nations DPRK Needs and Priorities

Last week, Marc Noland walked through WFP/FAO food security report, and reports that North Korea might be entering a new phase of shortages (for example, here from the FAO itself).