
Simon Johnson
Simon Johnson, a 2024 Nobel laureate in economics and a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, is a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, Faculty Director of MIT’s Shaping the Future of Work initiative, and Co-Chair of the CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council. He is a co-author (with Daron Acemoglu) of Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity (PublicAffairs, 2023).
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The World According to the Oligarchs
The World According to the Oligarchs
Mar 11, 2025 Simon Johnson explains how techno-monopolists’ consolidation of political power in the United States will play out.
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Greenland’s Future Must Be Decided by Greenland’s People
Greenland’s Future Must Be Decided by Greenland’s People
Mar 3, 2025 Simon Johnson dismisses the argument that US national security depends on gaining control over the island.
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The Economic Consequences of Trump 2.0
The Economic Consequences of Trump 2.0
Jan 3, 2025 Simon Johnson explains why reality is unlikely to come close to matching the US president-elect's rhetoric.
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Trump Can Win Against China – in Ukraine
Trump Can Win Against China – in Ukraine
Nov 25, 2024 Simon Johnson & Oleg Ustenko argue that forcing Russia to withdraw would yield a clearer win for the US than tariffs on Chinese imports.
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Only Harris Will Deliver Shared Prosperity
Only Harris Will Deliver Shared Prosperity
Nov 1, 2024 Simon Johnson says that Donald Trump’s discredited protectionism would benefit the few at the expense of the many.