Assessing the Economic Implications of the Seoul G-20 Summit

On November 16, the Korea Economic Institute, the Korea Chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS hosted Under Secretary Lael Brainard for an assessment of the economic impacts of the Seoul G-20 summit and President Obama’s trip to Asia. In her remarks, Under Secretary Brainard discussed the progress made at the G-20 on putting global growth on a sounder footing and taking steps to address excessive imbalances in the global economy. She also discussed the importance of exports for creating more balanced growth in the United States and the president’s innovation agenda.