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Barry Eichengreen

Barry Eichengreen

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Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, is a former senior policy adviser at the International Monetary Fund. He is the author of many books, including In Defense of Public Debt (Oxford University Press, 2021).

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  1. The Fed, the Fund, and the Bank in Trump’s Crosshairs
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    The Fed, the Fund, and the Bank in Trump’s Crosshairs

    Mar 12, 2025 Barry Eichengreen explains why the US president’s second administration, unlike his first, is targeting all three.

  2. Will US Export Restrictions Work?
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    Will US Export Restrictions Work?

    Feb 10, 2025 Barry Eichengreen questions the effectiveness of efforts to limit China’s access to advanced semiconductors.

  3. Can Trump Dump the Dollar?
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    Can Trump Dump the Dollar?

    Jan 10, 2025 Barry Eichengreen argues that while the incoming administration could certainly weaken the greenback, the US would not benefit.

  4. An Economic Requiem for the Biden Administration
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    An Economic Requiem for the Biden Administration

    Dec 16, 2024 Barry Eichengreen assesses the outgoing US president’s record on GDP growth, employment, inflation, trade, and immigration.

  5. The Crisis that Germany Needs
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    The Crisis that Germany Needs

    Dec 10, 2024 Barry Eichengreen argues that the country's economic woes reflect decades-old institutions that are no longer fit for purpose.

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    American Suicide

    Joschka Fischer mourns the loss of the United States and the relative peace and prosperity that its global leadership enabled.
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    Trump’s Tariffs and the Will to Power

    Richard K. Sherwin

    Donald Trump views tariffs as much more than a policy. While they will make life materially worse for people around the world – not least Americans – what matters to him is the spectacle of a heroic leader demonstrating his capacity to induce shock and awe.

     thinks those who question the rationality of recent US trade policy are missing the point.
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    Americans Can’t Win from Trump’s Trade War

    Nancy Qian sees only nonsense in the administration's rationale for “reciprocal” tariffs and the formula for setting them.
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    South Korea’s Flourishing Culture and Teetering Democracy

    Katharine H.S. Moon

    While the Constitutional Court has upheld President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment and formally removed him from office, South Korea’s fragile democracy is likely to remain on shaky ground. As long as political polarization persists, the threat of authoritarianism will continue to loom large.

     traces the country’s recent turmoil to the lasting impact of the Cold War and decades of military rule.
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    China’s World – or Europe’s?

    Orville Schell urges Europeans to dispel wishful thinking about what the post-American world will require of them.
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    A US Tariff Idea That Makes Sense

    Simon Johnson touts the benefits of a bipartisan Senate bill that would target Russian oil exports.
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    Trump’s Tariffs Will Accelerate America’s Economic Decline

    Kaushik Basu draws parallels between the administration’s policies and those that led to Argentina’s decades-long slump.
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    Trump, Tariffs, and the Fate of the Dollar

    Mark Blyth argues that America’s protectionist policies reflect a global economic reordering that was already underway.
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    Trump’s Old World Order

    Ahmet Davutoğlu warns that the US administration’s reckless conduct may destroy the last vestiges of multilateral cooperation.

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