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Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

Writing for PS since 2019
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Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, a former World Bank Group chief economist and editor-in-chief of the American Economic Review, is Professor of Economics at Yale University.

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  1. Are Tariffs Worth It?
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    Are Tariffs Worth It?

    Nov 20, 2024 Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the risks and costs for the US will far outweigh any potential political or geopolitical benefits.

  2. What a Successful Industrial Policy Needs
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    What a Successful Industrial Policy Needs

    Sep 17, 2024 Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg demonstrates that while subsidies can help, knowledge and technology transfers are crucial.

  3. Is Greece’s Six-Day Work Week a Harbinger?
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    Is Greece’s Six-Day Work Week a Harbinger?

    Jul 19, 2024 Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg points out that the country is facing the same demographic problem as almost all advanced economies.

  4. The High Costs of the New US Tariffs on Chinese EVs
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    The High Costs of the New US Tariffs on Chinese EVs

    May 22, 2024 Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg laments the Biden administration's embrace of costly, futile efforts to outcompete low-cost rivals.

  5. Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?
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    Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?

    Mar 19, 2024 Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg traces the roots of dissatisfaction to advanced economies' use of bodies like the World Trade Organization.

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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

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork 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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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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