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John H. Cochrane

John H. Cochrane

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John H. Cochrane is a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution and an adjunct scholar at the CATO Institute.

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  1. The Liz Truss Tragedy
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    The Liz Truss Tragedy

    Oct 25, 2022 John H. Cochrane & Jon Hartley thinks Britain’s short-lived prime minister had the right idea, but failed on execution.

  2. The End of an Economic Illusion
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    The End of an Economic Illusion

    Apr 15, 2022 John H. Cochrane shows how the return of inflation is forcing pundits and policymakers to abandon wishful thinking.

  3. Time for Supply
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    Time for Supply

    Mar 3, 2022 John H. Cochrane & Jon Hartley explain the reforms needed to fix the US economy's long-ignored but single biggest problem.

  4. Why Isn't the Fed Doing its Job?
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    Why Isn't the Fed Doing its Job?

    Jan 19, 2022 John H. Cochrane thinks the world’s most important central bank has lost its way and should get back to basics.

  5. The Ghost of Christmas Inflation
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    The Ghost of Christmas Inflation

    Dec 23, 2021 John H. Cochrane sees surging US prices as the foreseeable result of fiscal stimulus outstripping the economy's capacity.

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    Utopia or Bust

    J. Bradford DeLong considers our options for both expanding and effectively slicing the proverbial economic pie.
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    Germany’s Reckoning

    Helmut K. Anheier

    Germany is now grappling with a host of difficult questions about its place in the world, the nature of its politics, and its most cherished values. For a pacifist society in a new age of conflict and war, everything must change if things are to remain the same.

     traces the contours of the country's debate, triggered by the Ukraine war, about its strategic future.
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    Preempting a Generative AI Monopoly

    Diane Coyle urges policymakers to take steps to counter the anti-competitive implications of a rapidly emerging market.
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    Japan’s Strategic Imperative

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. sees the country doubling down on its best option for ensuring national security and regional stability.
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    China’s Savings Conundrum

    Zhang Jun explains why – and how – the country must stimulate household consumption to achieve a robust recovery.
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    The Flight of the Inflation Hawks

    Though the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike of 2023 is smaller than those that preceded it, policymakers have signaled that more increases are on the way, despite slowing price growth. But there is good reason to doubt the utility – and fear the consequences – of continued rate hikes, on both sides of the Atlantic.

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    How to Transform African Agriculture

    Safia Boly & Omid Kassiri identify four principles that could help governments across the continent boost food security.
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    Making Ukrainian Victory Possible

    Josep Borrell explains why continued military support and other forms of assistance remain critical.
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    Death or Glory in Russia

    Slavoj Žižek traces the religious and intellectual roots of the Kremlin’s increasingly morbid war propaganda.

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