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The Post-Bernanke World

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Ben Bernanke helped to steer the US economy through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. But, with the US recovery still shaky, growth in emerging markets slowing, and monetary tightening looming large over the entire global economy, should Bernanke have done more? And what should the world expect from his successor as Fed Chair, Janet Yellen?

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  1. Self-Insurance or Self-Destruction?
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    Self-Insurance or Self-Destruction?

    Mar 28, 2014 Gene Frieda on the vicious cycle of monetary-policy spillovers and excessive foreign-reserve accumulation.

  2. Who’s Afraid of Tapering?
    tb2154.jpg Tim Brinton

    Who’s Afraid of Tapering?

    Mar 1, 2014 Koichi Hamada makes the case that concerns about the Fed's exit from quantitative easing are unfounded.

  3. Revisiting the Fed’s Crisis
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    Revisiting the Fed’s Crisis

    Feb 28, 2014 J. Bradford DeLong reads the Federal Reserve's meeting transcripts from 2008 and tries to explain officials' mindset.

  4. Globalizing the Fed

    Globalizing the Fed

    Feb 25, 2014 Ngaire Woods & Geoffrey Gertz argue that US long-term interests compel a monetary policy that acknowledge today’s interdependence.

  5. The Dollar and the Damage Done
    jk732.jpg Jon Krause

    The Dollar and the Damage Done

    Feb 13, 2014 Barry Eichengreen blames US policymakers for torpedoing IMF reform, leaving no global lender of last resort.

  6. The Trouble with Emerging Markets

    The Trouble with Emerging Markets

    Jan 31, 2014 Nouriel Roubini explains why many previously fast-growing economies suddenly find themselves facing strong headwinds.

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    America’s AI Iron Curtain

    Soňa Muzikárová explains how US export controls are harming allies and potentially helping Russia and China.
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    What Rebalancing the US Economy Really Requires

    Glenn Hubbard

    US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s defense of President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs as a step toward “rebalancing” the US economy misses the point. While some economies, like China and Germany, need to increase domestic spending, the US needs to increase national saving.

     thinks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is neglecting the need for spending cuts in major federal programs.
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    America’s Voice No Longer Speaks for Democracy

    Heela Rasool-Ayub explains why authoritarians worldwide are celebrating Donald Trump’s renunciation of democratic advocacy.
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    Insurers Must Embrace Geospatial AI

    Pierre du Rostu touts the technology’s benefits for an industry that must shift its focus from paying claims to managing risk.
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    It’s Time to Abandon Trump’s Flawed Negotiation Playbook

    Michele Gelfand points out that the best dealmakers strive for win-win outcomes, not zero-sum Pyrrhic victories.
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    America’s Last Chance to Lead in Fusion Energy

    Ylli Bajraktari warns that China's domination of the sector would give it massive economic and geopolitical leverage.
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    China Can’t Spend Its Way Out of Trouble

    Kenneth Rogoff

    China’s prolonged reliance on fiscal stimulus has distorted economic incentives, fueling a housing glut, a collapse in prices, and spiraling public debt. With further stimulus off the table, the only sustainable path is for the central government to relinquish more economic power to local governments and the private sector.

     argues that the country’s problems can be traced back to its response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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    This UN Debt Initiative Is Different

    Mahmoud Mohieldin, et al. tout an Expert Group’s efforts to prevent a full-blown solvency crisis in developing countries.
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    What African Electrification Requires

    Fatih Birol & Alain Ebobissé highlight the need for greater private-sector participation to boost investments in power grids.

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