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Albert Park

Albert Park

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Albert Park is Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank.

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  1. Revealing an Invisible Health Threat
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    Revealing an Invisible Health Threat

    Jan 15, 2025 Angela Bandemehr & Albert Park tout deployment of hand-held X-ray devices to prevent lead poisoning in low- and middle-income countries.

  2. The Case for Free Trade in Environmental Goods
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    The Case for Free Trade in Environmental Goods

    Jul 31, 2023 Albert Park & Jong Woo Kang argue that liberalizing cross-border flows of green products and services could be the key to saving the planet.

  3. Asia’s Post-COVID Education Catch-Up
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    Asia’s Post-COVID Education Catch-Up

    May 5, 2022 Albert Park argues that strengthening schools and social safety nets is key to mitigating learning losses.

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    America Is Gone – Europe Must Replace It

    Sławomir Sierakowski

    Donald Trump and J.D. Vance’s verbal assault on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office was shocking but not surprising. As the Trump administration rapidly destroys America's credibility and international standing, Europe must mobilize its ample resources to replace America as a global leader.

    says the Trump administration's Oval Office fight with Ukraine's president is a moment that will live in infamy.
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    Can America Maintain External Sustainability?

    Yu Yongding explains why demand for foreign capital inflows to offset the country’s savings shortfall may go unmet.
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    The Coming Showdown in Trumpworld

    Dani Rodrik points out that a coalition comprising incompatible financial and ideological interests cannot last.
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    Trump’s Self-Fulfilling Crisis

    Stephen S. Roach shows how the US president’s policies could create the very problems he falsely claims to be confronting.
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    Britain Must Downgrade the Special Relationship

    Chris Patten outlines steps UK policymakers must take to mitigate the strategic threat posed by the Trump administration.
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    America’s Oligarchs Are Trump’s Achilles’ Heel

    Gabriel Zucman proposes that countries targeted by US tariffs retaliate with taxes on Elon Musk and his peers.
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    The Opacity of Hope

    Jonathan Levy reflects on how the politics promoted by America’s first Black president gave rise to its first felonious one.
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    A New Gulf Growth Model

    Faris Al-Sulayman & Steffen Hertog explain why the region’s governments are well positioned to capitalize on recent geo-economic trends.
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    Small States Mean Big Returns

    Adnan Hassan sees lucrative investment opportunities in countries capable of adapting efficiently to rapid economic change.

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