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Anne O. Krueger

Anne O. Krueger

Writing for PS since 2014
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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’s Industrial Policy Is Counterproductive
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    America’s Industrial Policy Is Counterproductive

    Mar 22, 2023 Anne O. Krueger laments that the Biden administration is adding red tape to an inefficient subsidy program.

  2. Multilateralism Is Still Better
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    Multilateralism Is Still Better

    Feb 16, 2023 Anne O. Krueger thinks the Biden administration is making a big mistake by pursuing economic security through self-sufficiency.

  3. China and the Sovereign-Debt Bomb
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    China and the Sovereign-Debt Bomb

    Jan 13, 2023 Anne O. Krueger calls for a renewed push to align major creditors around efforts to sustain growth in the developing world.

  4. Sleepwalking Into a Global Trade War
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    Sleepwalking Into a Global Trade War

    Dec 22, 2022 Anne O. Krueger calls for urgent action to forestall a vicious cycle of protectionism unleashed by the United States.

  5. The False Promise of America’s CHIPS Act
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    The False Promise of America’s CHIPS Act

    Nov 21, 2022 Anne O. Krueger argues that large subsidies and government management will not keep the US semiconductor industry on top.

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    Tax the Rich to Save the Planet

    Owen Gaffney argues that reducing economic inequality is the key to strengthening democracy and mitigating climate change.
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    Is Globalization Over?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. explains why reports of the death of humanity's interdependence are greatly exaggerated.
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    Putin and Trump in the Dock?

    Jack Goldsmith explains the risks associated with pursuing criminal prosecutions against high-profile political figures.
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    The Great Revision

    Joschka Fischer examines the broader geopolitical restructuring that was triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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    Why Inflation Persists

    Lars P. Feld

    What "Team Transitory" has missed in the inflation debate is that inflation tends to become persistent because of second-round effects. Not only have producer prices risen over the past year or so, but they also have not yet been fully passed through the value chain.

    navigates the complex array of factors that give rise to one of the biggest problems in macroeconomics.
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    Wanted: Vladimir Putin

    Antara Haldar explains why the International Criminal Court’s indictment is more than just a symbolic victory.
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    Here We Go Again?

    Fifteen years after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered a devastating global financial crisis, the banking system is in trouble again. Central bankers and financial regulators each seem to bear some of the blame for the recent tumult, but there is significant disagreement over how much – and what, if anything, can be done to avoid a deeper crisis.

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    The Coming Doom Loop

    Nouriel Roubini warns that liquidity support will not be enough to prevent a deeper financial crisis and economic downturn.
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    Crises of Uncertainty

    Harold James fears the consequences of policymakers’ continual revision of economic and financial governance rules.

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