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August 13, 2023, Opinion: "As recently as 2022, most monetary economists expected interest rates to remain low indefinitely. While many analysts still expect near-zero interest…
July 17, 2023, Opinion: "Despite the confidence with which many analysts proclaim that a severe recession is inevitable, there is no reason to assume that the US economy will…
June 16, 2023, Opinion: "The United States’ debt-to-GDP ratio, which improved during the inflationary spike of 2021-22, is expected to increase as inflation cools and the US…
June 2023, Paper: "Written for a PIIE conference on the 50th anniversary of floating exchange rates, this paper deals with possible alternatives to a unipolar dollar-based system…
March 23, 2023, Video: "This 2-day conference organized by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) brings together leading economists and policymakers to debate…
March 20, 2023, Opinion: "The half-century since the official demise of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates has shown the benefits of what replaced it. While some may…
February 17, 2023, Opinion: "Efforts to prohibit financial institutions from considering environmental, social, and governance criteria reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of…
February 2023, Video: "Maurice Obstfeld Chief Economist of IMF (2015 - 2018) Jeffrey A. Frankel Professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School Lee Dong Chan Director, BlackRock…
January 26, 2023, Video: "The economy is fighting back against inflationary pressures, but many economists say that won't last, and the economy could slow down in 2023 as an…
January 19, 2023, Opinion: "As Washington gears up for yet another political showdown over raising the federal debt limit, congressional Republicans are clearly hellbent on…