Peterson Institute for International Economics
Washington, D.C.
The war in Ukraine, sanctions, and the Russian war economy
PIIE's Cecilia Malmström hosts Elina Ribakova and Brookings's Thomas Wright to assess the Russian war economy, Western sanctions, EU support for Ukraine, and looming political shifts.
After Brazil's election: What's next for Latin America?
PIIE experts assess how Latin America's political transitions—Brazil's runoff, US intervention in Venezuela, and USMCA renegotiations—could reshape regional economic policy, democracy, and relations with the United States.
2026 midterm election debrief
Event Summary The Peterson Institute for International Economics presents its post 2026 midterm election briefing on what the election results and incoming Congress could mean for US and international economic policy.…
Fourth annual Richard N. Cooper Memorial Lecture featuring Maurice Obstfeld
Maurice Obstfeld revisits Richard Cooper's 1968 work on economic interdependence, tracing tensions between global cooperation and national autonomy from the 1960s onward. Jason Furman gives recorded opening remarks; Marcus…
What economic vibes say about reality: Jason Furman on consumer sentiment, recession indicators, and more
PIIE Insider LIVE conversation in which host Anjali V. Bhatt asks Jason Furman, former CEA chair, how economists read consumer sentiment, what recession indicators show, and how the US economy looks after the midterms.
Labor markets and structural transformation in times of change: AI and demographic shifts
A two-day conference organized by the IMF, OECD, PIIE, and the World Bank exploring how AI and demographic shifts are reshaping labor markets and structural transformation, featuring a keynote by Gordon Hanson (Harvard University) and a high-level policy panel.