
Barry Eichengreen
Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics 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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Winners and Losers in the AI Arms Race
Winners and Losers in the AI Arms Race
May 10, 2023 Barry Eichengreen asks which countries will benefit from the advent of artificial intelligence, and which will not.
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A Bank Murder Mystery
A Bank Murder Mystery
Apr 13, 2023 Barry Eichengreen examines the four main suspects that have emerged in explanations of the recent US financial turmoil.
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Will Geopolitics or Technology Reshape the Global Monetary Order?
Will Geopolitics or Technology Reshape the Global Monetary Order?
Mar 10, 2023 Barry Eichengreen asks why the widely predicted shift toward renminbi-denominated foreign reserves and payments has stalled.
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Putting America’s Debt in Its Place
Putting America’s Debt in Its Place
Feb 9, 2023 Barry Eichengreen argues that every element of congressional Republicans' narrative of impending crisis is wrong.
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Sympathy for the Algorithm
Sympathy for the Algorithm
Jan 11, 2023 Barry Eichengreen considers the philosophical, economic, and aesthetic questions raised by OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT.