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Anne O. Krueger

Anne O. Krueger

Writing for PS since 2014
76 commentaries

Anne O. Krueger, a former World Bank chief economist and former first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is Senior Research Professor of International Economics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Development at Stanford University.

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  1. America Needs More Immigration
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    America Needs More Immigration

    Mar 25, 2024 Anne O. Krueger points out that sustaining strong economic growth requires newcomers to offset declining birth rates.

  2. America’s Steel Madness
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    America’s Steel Madness

    Feb 16, 2024 Anne O. Krueger explains why opposition to Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel is deeply misguided.

  3. Why the Russia Sanctions Are Failing
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    Why the Russia Sanctions Are Failing

    Jan 18, 2024 Anne O. Krueger is not surprised that the West’s unprecedented measures have been far less devastating than many had hoped.

  4. The Coming Debt Crisis
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    The Coming Debt Crisis

    Dec 18, 2023 Anne O. Krueger calls for an international agreement that establishes procedures for dealing with debt distress.

  5. The Risks to India’s Rise
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    The Risks to India’s Rise

    Nov 20, 2023 Anne O. Krueger warns that, unless Narendra Modi’s government changes course, the country will not reach its potential.

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    What Can Stop the Shortening of American Lives?

    Michael R. Bloomberg shows how a loss of public trust in public-health professionals is undercutting US life expectancy.
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    American Sinophobia

    Stephen S. Roach warns that fear has driven US policymakers to level a litany of unsubstantiated charges against China.
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    Africa’s Prosperity Depends on Achieving Gender Equality

    Jane Kabubo-Mariara outlines steps policymakers can take to redistribute unpaid domestic work among households and communities.
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    Texas and the Perpetual Crisis of American Federalism

    Alison L. LaCroix

    By asserting its right to pursue an immigration policy at odds with that of the US federal government, Texas is reviving a constitutional debate that recurred throughout the early nineteenth century, culminating in the Civil War. It is an ominous reminder that the perpetuation of the Union can never be taken for granted.

    highlights the constitutional threat posed by the state's attempt to impose its own immigration policy.
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    Europe’s High Noon

    Harold James

    With Ukraine depleted and overstretched, and with Russia posing a security threat to the Baltics and Europe more broadly, diplomatic and strategic coordination is more necessary than it has been since the end of the Cold War. Yet political leaders in Europe and the United States look too weak to rise to the occasion.

    worries that Western political leaders lack the will to take the risky decisions that security demands.
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    A Breakthrough Opportunity for Global Governance

    Mubarak Al-Kuwari, et al. propose new international institutions to confront today’s AI-regulation and peacebuilding challenges.
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    Why Is Europe Moving Rightward?

    Federico Fubini considers why nationalist parties are gaining ground in countries that renounced nationalism decades ago.
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    Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?

    Tom Krebs & Isabella M. Weber explain why Germany's economy is paying dearly for the government's failure to cap energy costs in 2022.
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    How to Save the Pandemic Treaty

    Mariana Mazzucato explains what it will take to prevent or minimize the costs of future contagious outbreaks like COVID-19.

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