The Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit institution committed to rigorous, intellectually open and in-depth study and discussion of international economic policy. Its purpose is to identify and analyze important issues to make globalization beneficial and sustainable for the people of the United States and the world. PIIE develops and communicates practical new approaches for dealing with challenges confronting the global economy.

The Institute anticipates emerging issues and develops practical ideas, presented in useful, accessible formats, to inform and shape public debate. Its audience includes government officials and legislators, business and labor leaders, management and staff at international organizations, university-based scholars and their students, experts at other research institutions and nongovernmental organizations, the media and the public at large.

For the past three years in a row, PIIE has been recognized with Prospect’s Best Economic and Financial Think Tank (North America) award.