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Douglas J. Elliott, who worked as an investment banker for two decades, is a fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Douglas J. Elliott is a fellow at the Brookings Institution. This commentary is an edited version of testimony he delivered Tuesday before the House subcommittee on international monetary policy and trade.

The Federal Reserve will soon meet to discuss interest rates and its economic strategy. Alice Rivlin, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Fed vice chairman, talks with Kai Ryssdal about the Fed's next move and whether it's constrained by the federal deficit.

Fewer jobs are being created in the recovery from the latest recession compared to the last three recessions, according to a study by the Brookings Institution.

Jeremy Hobson reports.

The Chilean government has issued its first request for outside help. Kevin Casas-Zamora, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, talks with Tess Vigeland about how Chile is handling the aftermath of the earthquake and why it's hesitant to ask for aid.

With Republican Scott Brown winning the Massachusetts senatorial seat, the Democrats' filibuster-proof Senate majority is gone.

Tom Mann of the Brookings Institution talks with Kai Ryssdal about what happens to President Obama's agenda now.

Why is so much of what happens in the economy still tied up with Wall Street's banks? Douglas Elliott of the Brookings Institution talks with Kai Ryssdal about when that might change.

A report from the Brookings Institution says that only about 10 of the top 100 cities in the U.S. show signs of economic health.

The institution's Alan Berube talks with Kai Ryssdal about how the nation's cities are recovering.

Three weeks after the $700 billion bailout package seems a good time to find out how it's going. To chat about the bailout and who's lining up to get their share, Kai Ryssdal called economist Doug Elmendorf at the Brookings Institution.

As food prices rise around the world, a number of food-importing countries are lowering tariffs and food-exporting countries raise tariffs.

Kai Ryssdal talks to Homi Kharas from the Brookings Institution about the benefits and drawbacks of the tariffs.