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Anne O. Krueger

Anne O. Krueger

Writing for PS since 2014
72 commentaries

Anne O. Krueger, a former World Bank chief economist and former first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is Senior Research Professor of International Economics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Development at Stanford University.

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  1. The Risks to India’s Rise
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    The Risks to India’s Rise

    Nov 20, 2023 Anne O. Krueger warns that, unless Narendra Modi’s government changes course, the country will not reach its potential.

  2. Boiling America’s Economy
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    Boiling America’s Economy

    Oct 16, 2023 Anne O. Krueger argues that US President Joe Biden's industrial policy will increase inefficiencies and weaken growth.

  3. The Great Debt Conundrum
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    The Great Debt Conundrum

    Sep 19, 2023 Anne O. Krueger highlights the urgent need to overhaul the restructuring process, especially for developing countries.

  4. From Trade War to Subsidy War
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    From Trade War to Subsidy War

    Aug 15, 2023 Anne O. Krueger warns that the administration’s current strategy could spark a vicious cycle of protectionist retaliation.

  5. Why Is America Undercutting Japan?
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    Why Is America Undercutting Japan?

    Jul 21, 2023 Anne O. Krueger sees a conflict between the country’s wasteful, zero-sum economic policies and its strategic objectives.

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    Petrostates Must Take the Lead on Climate Finance

    Ban Ki-moon, et al. urges oil-exporting countries to kickstart a program of green investment in the Global South at COP28.
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    Germany’s Debt Brake Is Breaking Its Economy

    Marcel Fratzscher warns that a flawed constitutional rule is undermining the country’s ability to pursue essential reforms.
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    Why COP28 Has Already Failed

    Marta Schaaf & Kristine Beckerle say that the UAE’s repression of dissidents and rights activists serves defenders of the climate status quo.
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    In AI, Capital Wins Again

    Katharina Pistor

    The OpenAI saga – in which founder and CEO Sam Altman was suddenly fired and then reinstated, together with a new governing board – may have been enthralling, but it was neither novel nor surprising. Historically, capital usually wins out when there are competing visions for the future of an innovative product or business model.

    shows why OpenAI’s efforts to preserve its founding non-profit mission never stood any chance.
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    Justice for Climate Migrants

    Sameh Shoukry & Amy E. Pope

    Climate change is expected to displace tens of millions of people by mid-century, especially in the Global South. By enhancing international cooperation, we could improve the lives and livelihoods of the displaced and develop sustainable solutions that enable affected communities to rebuild.

    urge leaders to take a holistic approach to addressing the sharp increase in weather-related displacement.
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    Antara Haldar on behavioral economics, development models, global governance, and more

    Antara Haldar advocates a radical rethink of development, explains what went right at the recent AI Safety Summit, highlights the economics discipline’s shortcomings, and more.
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    The New Normal for Central Banks

    Lucrezia Reichlin asks why the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank keep providing liquidity directly to banks.
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    The False Choice Between Palestinian and Jewish Liberation

    Shlomo Ben-Ami rejects the facile moralism of those who view the ongoing war through the narrow lens of decolonization.
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    The Rage of the Outsiders

    Ian Buruma shows what Geert Wilders has in common with other ultra-nationalist politicians, past and present.

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