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Nancy Qian

Nancy Qian

Writing for PS since 2021
23 commentaries
1 videos & podcasts

Nancy Qian, Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, is a co-director of Northwestern University’s Global Poverty Research Lab and the Founding Director of China Econ Lab.

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  1. China’s Brutal COVID Winter
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    China’s Brutal COVID Winter

    Jan 5, 2023 Nancy Qian identifies the social and economic factors that are hampering basic infection-control efforts.

  2. What China’s Zero-COVID Drama Foreshadows
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    What China’s Zero-COVID Drama Foreshadows

    Dec 9, 2022 Nancy Qian thinks the recent protests – and the government's response – point to a broader political challenge.

  3. Post-War Reconstruction Is a Good Investment
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    Post-War Reconstruction Is a Good Investment

    Nov 21, 2022 Nancy Qian considers the main lessons that the Marshall Plan offers for Ukraine's eventual recovery.

  4. How Xi Jinping Can Strengthen the Chinese Economy
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    How Xi Jinping Can Strengthen the Chinese Economy

    Oct 10, 2022 Nancy Qian offers an objective assessment of the soon-to-be third-term president’s first decade in power.

  5. China’s Future Will Reflect Russia’s
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    China’s Future Will Reflect Russia’s

    Sep 15, 2022 Nancy Qian highlights how China has often followed in the footsteps of its northern neighbor, for better or worse.

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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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