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Todd G. Buchholz

Todd G. Buchholz

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Todd G. Buchholz, a former White House director of economic policy under President George H.W. Bush and managing director of the Tiger hedge fund, is the recipient of the Harvard Department of Economics’ Allyn Young Teaching Prize. He is the author of New Ideas from Dead Economists (Plume, 2021), The Price of Prosperity (Harper, 2016), and co-author of the musical Glory Ride.

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  1. The Deal Trump Should Offer China
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    The Deal Trump Should Offer China

    Nov 21, 2024 Todd G. Buchholz proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.

  2. Made in America 2.0
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    Made in America 2.0

    Nov 4, 2024 Todd G. Buchholz & Michael Mindlin foresee the US weathering the coming trade storm, thanks to its energy resources and innovation centers.

  3. Countries That March Together Should Trade Together
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    Countries That March Together Should Trade Together

    Sep 10, 2024 Todd G. Buchholz urges the next US president to distinguish good from bad actors, rather than raise tariffs haphazardly.

  4. Biden’s Antitrust Crusade Comes for Handbags
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    Biden’s Antitrust Crusade Comes for Handbags

    Aug 12, 2024 Todd G. Buchholz laments the US Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to block sensible mergers based on unsound legal theories.

  5. Todd G. Buchholz on US debt, Chinese trade practices, industrial policy, and more
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    Todd G. Buchholz on US debt, Chinese trade practices, industrial policy, and more

    Jun 25, 2024 Todd G. Buchholz points out that not all the reasons for the US economy’s strong performance are positive, highlights the limits of antitrust enforcement, suggests that China is undermining both its own future growth and the world trading apparatus, and more.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

    ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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