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Barry Eichengreen

Writing for PS since 2003
203 commentaries
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Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science 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).

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  1. The Fed, the Fund, and the Bank in Trump’s Crosshairs
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    The Fed, the Fund, and the Bank in Trump’s Crosshairs

    Mar 12, 2025 Barry Eichengreen explains why the US president’s second administration, unlike his first, is targeting all three.

  2. Will US Export Restrictions Work?
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    Will US Export Restrictions Work?

    Feb 10, 2025 Barry Eichengreen questions the effectiveness of efforts to limit China’s access to advanced semiconductors.

  3. Can Trump Dump the Dollar?
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    Can Trump Dump the Dollar?

    Jan 10, 2025 Barry Eichengreen argues that while the incoming administration could certainly weaken the greenback, the US would not benefit.

  4. An Economic Requiem for the Biden Administration
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    An Economic Requiem for the Biden Administration

    Dec 16, 2024 Barry Eichengreen assesses the outgoing US president’s record on GDP growth, employment, inflation, trade, and immigration.

  5. The Crisis that Germany Needs
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    The Crisis that Germany Needs

    Dec 10, 2024 Barry Eichengreen argues that the country's economic woes reflect decades-old institutions that are no longer fit for purpose.

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    It’s Time to Abandon Trump’s Flawed Negotiation Playbook

    Michele Gelfand points out that the best dealmakers strive for win-win outcomes, not zero-sum Pyrrhic victories.
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    America’s Last Chance to Lead in Fusion Energy

    Ylli Bajraktari warns that China's domination of the sector would give it massive economic and geopolitical leverage.
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    China Can’t Spend Its Way Out of Trouble

    Kenneth Rogoff

    China’s prolonged reliance on fiscal stimulus has distorted economic incentives, fueling a housing glut, a collapse in prices, and spiraling public debt. With further stimulus off the table, the only sustainable path is for the central government to relinquish more economic power to local governments and the private sector.

     argues that the country’s problems can be traced back to its response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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    This UN Debt Initiative Is Different

    Mahmoud Mohieldin, et al. tout an Expert Group’s efforts to prevent a full-blown solvency crisis in developing countries.
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    What African Electrification Requires

    Fatih Birol & Alain Ebobissé highlight the need for greater private-sector participation to boost investments in power grids.
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    How World Order Changes

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

    World order is a matter of degree: it varies over time, depending on technological, political, social, and ideological factors that can affect the global distribution of power and influence norms. It can be radically altered both by broader historical trends and by a single major power's blunders.

     examines the role of evolving power dynamics and norms in bringing about stable arrangements among states.
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    Israel’s Blind Spot

    Ian Buruma explains the lack of sympathy, even among the country’s many anti-war protesters, for Palestinian suffering.
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    Will AI Close or Widen the Development Gap?

    Shamika Sirimanne & Xiaolan Fu call for multilateral action and grassroots pressure to ensure that the technology serves all countries.
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    Don’t Let Governments Break Encryption

    Jessica Dickinson Goodman & Ezequiel Passeron Kitroser urge citizens and lawmakers to fight for the privacy that previous generations took for granted.

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