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Foreseeable Unforeseeables. Jeffrey Frankel, March 27, 2020, Opinion, "Contrary to what US President Donald Trump would like to believe, a pandemic like COVID-19 was predicted as…
February 24, 2020, Opinion: "The COVID-19 outbreak seems to have raised the odds of a global recession dramatically. But even if no downturn materializes in the near term,…
The US Recovery Turns Ten. Jeffrey Frankel, June 14, 2019, Opinion, "The best explanation for the current ten-year US economic expansion – tied for the longest since 1854 – is…
US will lack fiscal space to respond when next recession comes. Jeffrey Frankel, August 28, 2018, Opinion, "The US economy is doing well. But the next recession – and there…
The Depth of the Next US Recession. Jeffrey Frankel, August 27, 2018, Opinion, "Whatever the immediate trigger of the next US recession, the consequences are likely to be severe.…
Four Proposals to Help Commodity Exporters Cope with Price Volatility. Jeffrey Frankel, October 17, 2017, Paper, "Financial markets have done little, if anything, to moderate the…
Why Financial Markets Underestimate Risk. Jeffrey Frankel, September 25, 2017, Opinion, "Today's economy is in a “risk-on” period, when investors exchange safe-haven assets…
The Case Against Subsidizing Housing Debt. Jeffrey Frankel, May 29, 2017, Opinion, "At the end of the first quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, American…
Mnuchin’s Mission. Jeffrey Frankel, March 22, 2017, Opinion, "US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is hemmed in on all sides. Domestically, he’s trapped between the promises…
Making Crises Great Again. Jeffrey Frankel, February 21, 2017, Opinion, "Debates about financial regulation tend to focus on quantity, not quality. But “more versus less” isn…