Today, we present a guest post written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. A shorter version appeared in Project Syndicate on March 21st.
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Guest Contribution: “The ECB has reached the end of its rope, leaving the eurozone with few options”
Today, we are fortunate to present a guest contribution written by Ashoka Mody, Charles and Marie Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Previously, he was Deputy Director in the International Monetary Fund’s Research and European Departments.
A Primer on Exchange Rate Misalignment (Updated)
As the administration pushes for “stability” in the Chinese exchange rate while imposing tariffs on China, it might be useful to recount the various ways in which different observers define currency “misalignment”. Here I update a primer first posted in 2010.
Continue readingGuest Contribution: “Can Specialization Patterns and Trade Costs Account for External Balances?”
Today, we are pleased to present a guest contribution written by Emine Boz (IMF), Nan Li (IMF) and Hongrui Zhang (IDB). The views expressed herein are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the IMF, IDB, their Executive Boards, or the managements of those organizations.
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Guest Contribution: “The ECB has reached its political limits. Its consequences in eight charts”
Today, we are fortunate to present a guest contribution written by Ashoka Mody, Charles and Marie Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Previously, he was Deputy Director in the International Monetary Fund’s Research and European Departments.
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Guest Contribution: “On Known Unknowns and Unknowns Unknowns: Managing Risk in Emerging Markets”
Today we are pleased to present a guest contribution written by Carlos Vegh (Chief Economist), Guillermo Vuletin, Daniel Riera-Crichton (economists), Juan Pablo Medina (consultant), Diego Friedheim, Luis Morano, and Lucila Venturi, in the World Bank’s Latin America and the Caribbean unit. The views expressed herein are those of the author and should not be attributed to the World Bank, its Executive Board, or its management.
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Guest Contribution: “Successes and failures of the euro’s first 20 years”
Today, we present a guest post written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. A shorter version appeared in Project Syndicate on January 26th.
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Guest Contribution: “All you need to know about the drivers of capital flows”
Today we are pleased to present a guest contribution written by Swarnali Ahmed Hannan, economist at the IMF. The views expressed herein are those of the author and should not be attributed to the IMF, its Executive Board, or its management.
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We Can Make Mexico Pay for the Wall
Just declare an International Emergency. From US Treasury,
U.S.C. annotated, Title 50. War and National Defense Chapter 35. International Emergency Economic Powers :
Guest Contribution: “Trade War is Not a Reason to Ease Money”
Today, we present a guest post written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. A shorter version appeared in Project Syndicate on November 26th.