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Kenneth Rogoff

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Kenneth Rogoff, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Harvard University and recipient of the 2011 Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics, was the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund from 2001 to 2003. He is co-author of This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly (Princeton University Press, 2011) and author of The Curse of Cash (Princeton University Press, 2016).

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Will Trump Get His Wish for a Weaker Dollar?
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    Will Trump Get His Wish for a Weaker Dollar?

    Jul 25, 2024 Kenneth Rogoff foresees the greenback falling in the coming years, given that it is far above normal historical levels.

  4. Are Americans Ready for the US-China Trade War?
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    Are Americans Ready for the US-China Trade War?

    Jul 8, 2024 Kenneth Rogoff warns that, despite what many in policy circles may think, economic decoupling is not a viable option.

  5. Britain’s Democratic Failure
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    Britain’s Democratic Failure

    Jun 10, 2024 Kenneth Rogoff explains why nation-defining decisions should not be put to a simple majority vote.

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    A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran

    Abbas Milani sees both countries walking a tightrope to maintain deterrence without provoking a full-blown war.
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.
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    The Middle East’s Deadly Dream Palaces

    Shlomo Ben-Ami traces the delusions of Arab, Iranian, and Israeli leaders that have kept the region mired in violence.
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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Konstantin Sonin

    Despite the apparent resilience of Russia's economy, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale war against Ukraine comes at a high economic cost. Not only does it require today’s Russians to live a worse life than they otherwise would have done; it also condemns future generations to the same.

     explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.
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    America’s Protectionist Policies Are Backfiring

    Anne O. Krueger argue that US leaders' embrace of trade-suppressing measures has done more harm than good.
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    Brazil’s Climate Push Must Start at Home

    Savio Carvalho explains why the country must lead by example on decarbonization to become a global green leader.
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    The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package

    Shang-Jin Wei explains why the country’s push to revive economic activity depends on boosting domestic demand.
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    A New President and a Grim Legacy for Mexico

    Enrique Krauze reflects on the harmful tenure of the outgoing president, who weakened the economy and eroded its institutions.
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    Governance Reform Is Key to Reviving China’s Economy

    Angela Huyue Zhang argues that lasting prosperity depends not on boosting demand, but on a return to bottom-up governance.

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