
Shang-Jin Wei
Shang-Jin Wei, a former chief economist at the Asian Development Bank, is Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
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Can China Save Its Economic Miracle?
Can China Save Its Economic Miracle?
Jan 4, 2023 Shang-Jin Wei outlines the challenges facing the country as firms and households get out from under pandemic restrictions.
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Life, Liberty, and Lost Output
Life, Liberty, and Lost Output
Dec 6, 2022 Shang-Jin Wei considers the cost-benefit calculations fueling China’s protests against the government’s zero-COVID policy.
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Is the Benefit of China’s Zero-COVID Policy Worth the Cost?
Is the Benefit of China’s Zero-COVID Policy Worth the Cost?
Oct 13, 2022 Shang-Jin Wei analyzes the evidence and finds some justification for the country’s severe restrictions.
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Liz Truss vs. the Bank of England
Liz Truss vs. the Bank of England
Oct 6, 2022 Shang-Jin Wei explains how UK policymakers can prevent a financial crisis by helping pensioners and homeowners.
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The Risk of Competitive Interest-Rate Hikes
The Risk of Competitive Interest-Rate Hikes
Sep 8, 2022 Shang-Jin Wei warns that the major central banks' uncoordinated interest-rate hikes make a global recession more likely.