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Jeffrey Frankel

Jeffrey Frankel

Writing for PS since 2000
206 commentaries
2 videos & podcasts

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Jeffrey Frankel, Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard University, served as a member of President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers. He is a research associate at the US National Bureau of Economic Research.

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  1. Did the Fed Rein in Inflation?
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    Did the Fed Rein in Inflation?

    Nov 17, 2023 Jeffrey Frankel argues that the US central bank deserves credit for a relatively painless return toward price stability.

  2. China’s Great Leap Backward
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    China’s Great Leap Backward

    Oct 20, 2023 Jeffrey Frankel explains why the regime has not responded to the current downturn with countercyclical fiscal policies.

  3. The Ideological Looking Glass
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    The Ideological Looking Glass

    Sep 18, 2023 Jeffrey Frankel explains why we must recognize and address our collective tendency toward tribal or conspiratorial thinking.

  4. The End of Zero Interest Rates
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    The End of Zero Interest Rates

    Aug 13, 2023 Jeffrey Frankel explains why central banks will find it challenging to reduce short-term rates anytime soon.

  5. Is the US Economy Headed for a Soft Landing?
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    Is the US Economy Headed for a Soft Landing?

    Jul 17, 2023 Jeffrey Frankel thinks a near-term contraction is unlikely and explains why economic forecasts have been so far off the mark.

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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

    The prevailing narrative that frames Israel as a colonial power suppressing Palestinians’ struggle for statehood grossly oversimplifies a complicated conflict and inadvertently vindicates the region’s most oppressive regimes. Achieving a durable, lasting peace requires moving beyond such facile analogies.

    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

    The far-right populist Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands reflects the same sentiment that powered Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2016. But such outcomes could not happen without the cynicism displayed over the past few decades by traditional conservative parties.

    shows what Geert Wilders has in common with other ultra-nationalist politicians, past and present.
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    Protecting Gaza’s Children

    Nurul Izzah Anwar & Yolanda Augustin urge the international community to support the young Palestinians bearing the brunt of the war.
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    Loss and Damage as a Common Climate Cause

    Naveeda Khan explains why so many developing countries have not balked at a major oil producer hosting COP28.
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    Putin’s Killer Patriotism

    Nina L. Khrushcheva highlights the Kremlin’s growing dependence on violent criminals to fight its war in Ukraine.
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    The Technologies African Farmers Need

    Hippolyte Fofack urges policymakers to follow Ethiopia’s lead and invest in irrigation, mechanization, and fertilizers.
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    Hard Truths About Green Industrial Policy

    Ilias Alami, et al. warn that win-win narratives obscure the difficult trade-offs involved in state-led decarbonization projects.

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