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Kenneth Rogoff

Kenneth Rogoff

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Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Harvard University and the recipient of the 2011 Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics. He is the co-author (with Carmen M. Reinhart) of This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly (Princeton University Press, 2011) and the author of the forthcoming book Our Dollar, Your Problem (Yale University Press, 2025).

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  1. Will the Second Trump Boom Go Bust?
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    Will the Second Trump Boom Go Bust?

    Dec 16, 2024 Kenneth Rogoff warns that, regardless of domestic policies, powerful global headwinds could impede US economic growth.

  2. Europe’s Economy Is Stalling Out
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    Europe’s Economy Is Stalling Out

    Nov 28, 2024 Kenneth Rogoff explains why the EU’s long-term economic slump is not likely to end anytime soon.

  3. Is Capitalism Really the Cause of Global Inequality?
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    Is Capitalism Really the Cause of Global Inequality?

    Oct 10, 2024 Kenneth Rogoff thinks greater economic openness is key to tackling cross-country disparities and achieving sustainability.

  4. Rethinking Foreign Funding for Africa
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    Rethinking Foreign Funding for Africa

    Oct 1, 2024 Kenneth Rogoff explains why outright grants are preferable to loans when it comes to supporting low-income economies.

  5. Harris Plays Chess While Trump Plays Checkers
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    Harris Plays Chess While Trump Plays Checkers

    Sep 2, 2024 Kenneth Rogoff compares the vice president’s ambitious but costly plans to her opponent’s reckless proposals.

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    A New Deal for Developing Countries

    William Ruto explains what climate-vulnerable Africa will need to strengthen their resilience and sustain economic growth.
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    Good Growth Requires Getting Public-Private Partnerships Right

    Mariana Mazzucato worries that a recently unveiled industrial strategy is not structured properly.
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    American Idiots

    J. Bradford DeLong considers the implications of Donald Trump and friends' effort to orchestrate an unnecessary government shutdown.
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    Putin’s Setbacks Are Cold Comfort for Europe

    Joschka Fischer considers the implications of Russia's loss in Syria and Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House.
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    Gender Apartheid Is a Crime Against Humanity

    Gordon Brown urges global policymakers to address the Afghan regime’s egregious violations of women and girls' rights.
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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

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    The Norwegian finance ministry recently revealed just how much the country has benefited from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, estimating its windfall natural-gas revenues for 2022-23 to be around $111 billion. Yet rather than transferring these gains to those on the front line, the government is hoarding them.

    argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.

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