Simon Chair in Political Economy

The William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, held by Sidney Weintraub, specializes in trade, investment, and international finance, particularly in the Americas.

The current holder of the William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, Sidney Weintraub (pictured above), is an economist who specializes on issues of trade, investment, and international finance. These responsibilities are global in scope. Dr. Weintraub has a particular interest in Latin America and Canada.

He devotes much attention to the workings of NAFTA and the progress of economic integration arrangements and trade policy in the hemisphere. Dr. Weintraub provided leadership on an extended study of the automotive industry in North America, The North American Auto Industry under NAFTA.

Recent Publications include:

Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere: Benefits and Impediments (CSIS, 2007)
Commentaries on International Political Economy: Constructive Irreverence (CSIS, 2004)
Free Trade in the Americas: Economic and Political Issues for Governance and Firms (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004)
NAFTA’s Impact on North America: The First Decade (CSIS, 2004)
Financial Decision-Making in Mexico: To Bet a Nation (Macmillan, 2000)
Development and Democracy in the Southern Cone: Imperatives for U.S. Policy in South America (CSIS, 2000)

Dr. Weintraub is currently working on a study of Mexico’s economic dependency on the United States and how that economic relationship affects policy negotiations between the two countries. He is contemplating two additional projects: a study of benefits, costs, and feasibility of providing medical services under Medicare in Mexico to eligible retirees residing there; and a study of the drivers behind the ethanol debate across the Western Hemisphere.

Cooperative U.S. - Mexican Antinarcotics Program
Over the past 30 years the United States has failed to adequately address the issue of illegal narcotics use.
Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere: Benefits and Impediments
Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere: Benefits and Impediments examines the state of energy cooperation among Western Hemisphere oil and natural gas producers and the opportunities for greater cooperation.
Simon Chair Blog
Commentaries on U.S. relations with countries in the Western Hemisphere – focusing on international political economy, trade, investment, energy, and other current events.
Unequal Partners: The United States and Mexico
Unequal Partners: The United States and Mexico explores the relationship between two neighboring countries—one highly dependent on the other.

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The Future of Water for North America: Case Study - Mexico City, Part II
Nov 17, 2009
Duncan Wood

Office of the William E. Simon Chair

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Mexico City’s growing water problems. In the time since then, the city has suffered even more problems, as water supplies have been cut off to a number of different areas of the city and the broader valley of Mexico.
Business Groups in Ciudad Juarez make Plea for 'Cascos Azules'
Nov 12, 2009
A coalition of Ciudad Juarez business groups made a joint pitch yesterday, Nov. 11, for the United Nations to send U.N. peacekeepers to the city to help subdue continued drug-related violence. The coalition, which represents sectors from the maquiladora plants to retail, stated its intent to submit a proposal to the Mexican government and the Inter-American Human Rights Commission to formally ask for U.N. assistance.