
Economic Consequences of a Ukraine Peace
Jun 10, 2022 Barry Eichengreen makes a pragmatic case against using Russia’s frozen official reserves to pay for war reparations.
Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, is a former senior policy adviser at the International Monetary Fund. He is the author of many books, including In Defense of Public Debt (Oxford University Press, 2021).
Jun 10, 2022 Barry Eichengreen makes a pragmatic case against using Russia’s frozen official reserves to pay for war reparations.
May 10, 2022 Barry Eichengreen notes that the most relevant features of US aid for Europe’s postwar reconstruction do not concern its costs.
Apr 12, 2022 Barry Eichengreen argues that the war in Ukraine means policymakers have very little control over whether growth continues.
Mar 10, 2022 Barry Eichengreen anticipates changes in how and where some central banks hold their foreign-exchange reserves.
Feb 10, 2022 Barry Eichengreen rejects the parallels many observers have drawn between current price increases and conditions in the 1970s.