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NBER Summer Institute 2026 — International Economics and Geopolitics

Part of Geoeconomics reading list

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Papers

• Geopolitical PayoffsLevchenko, Pandalai-Nayar & Young (2026) Working paper geoeconomics · foreign aid · alignment · Cold War
• Optimal Tariffs under Geopolitical Risk: A Theory of Strategic De-riskingSimonovska & Lashkaripour (2026) Working paper geoeconomics · tariffs · de-risking · geopolitical risk