NAFTA’s Economic Impact

The Council of Foreign Relations' invaluable summary of the literature on what will be a contentious policy debate during the Trump Presidency.  The article also has useful ideas for further reading http://www.cfr.org/trade/naftas-economic-impact/p15790

Productivity Puzzles

Fine and timely piece of work on this important topic by the Bank of England's top economist Andy Haldane. http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Pages/speeches/2017/968.aspx    

Global Productivity

    An excellent analysis by the IMF staff highlighting the fact that weak producity growth in the post crisis period is a global phenomenon.  Nations can learn from each other about the causes and remedies. http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Staff-Discussion-Notes/Issues/2017/04/03/Gone-with-the-Headwinds-Global-Productivity-44758