Leading economists propose solutions to the problems of globalization

Globalization has expanded economic opportunities throughout the world, but it has also left many people feeling dispossessed, disenfranchised, and angry. Lu�s Cat�o and Maurice Obstfeld bring together some of today's top economists to assess the benefits, costs, and daunting policy challenges of globalization. This timely and accessible book combines incisive analyses of the anatomy of globalization with innovative and practical policy ideas that can help to make it work better for everyone.

Meeting Globalization's Challenges draws on new research to examine the channels through which international trade and the diffusion of technology have enhanced the wealth of nations while also producing unequal benefits within and across countries. The book provides needed perspectives on the complex interplay of trade, deindustrialization, inequality, and the troubling surge of nationalism and populism--perspectives that are essential for crafting sound economic policies. It tackles the vexing issue of how to most effectively compensate globalization's losers and reintegrate them into job markets. The book also explores how to design social insurance policies that can mitigate the risks posed by automation and offshoring, such as mass unemployment and its inherent dangers to democracy.

With a foreword by International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde and a history-rich synthesis by Cat�o and Obstfeld of main policy takeaways, Meeting Globalization's Challenges features contributions by Ufuk Akcigit, Edward Alden, Fran�ois Bourguignon, Angus Deaton, Rafael Dix-Carneiro, Jeffry Frieden, Gordon H. Hanson, Keyu Jin, Lori G. Kletzer, Anne Krueger, Paul Krugman, Nina Pavcnik, Andr�s Rodr�guez-Clare, Dani Rodrik, Michael Trebilcock, Laura D. Tyson, Martin Wolf, and Ernesto Zedillo.

Luís A. Vinhas Catão is an economist and researcher specialized in international macroeconomics and finance, economic development, and economic history. He is associate professor in the Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG), a researcher at the Research in Economics and Mathematics (REM) unit and a fellow of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He has been senior economist and acting deputy division chief in the research department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Previous appointments also include a senior economist position in the Office of the Chief Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), an assistant professorship at the University of London, and a research fellowship in the Latin American Institute of the same University.

Dr. Catão holds a BSc in electrical engineering as well as a BA in economics (with honors) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and an MPhil and a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge. His research has been published in the American Economic Review, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Development Economics, among other specialized journals, and has received press coverage by The Economist, Dow Jones News, Financial Times, The Washington Post, The Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Valor Econômico, and Exame.  

Education
 

PhD in Economics, University of Cambridge, 1992.
MPhil in Economics, University of Cambridge, 1987.
BA (Honors) in Economics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1985.
BSc in Electrical Engineering, UFF, Rio de Janeiro, 1985.

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