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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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Let the Giggers Fight Inflation
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    Let the Giggers Fight Inflation

    Jun 24, 2024 Todd G. Buchholz criticizes efforts by US regulators to throttle the proliferation of independent contractors.

  5. The US Treasury’s Bond Blunder Will Cost Gen Z Dearly
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    The US Treasury’s Bond Blunder Will Cost Gen Z Dearly

    May 1, 2024 Todd G. Buchholz & James Carter thinks the US should have locked in favorable borrowing rates when it had the chance.

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    The Destructive Legacy of Mass Starvation

    Mariana Chilton thinks the suffering in Gaza should prompt America to confront its own history of genocide and discrimination.
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    China’s Overcapacity Can Help the World

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    China has built substantial production capacity in green-tech sectors like electric vehicles and solar panels, but has faced rising trade barriers in developed markets whose governments worry about anti-competitive "overcapacity." Fortunately, one hears no such complaints from the Global South.

     shows how Chinese industry and capital can accelerate the green transition in developing countries.
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    Europe’s Wake-Up Call

    Barry Eichengreen asks whether European policymakers are prepared to implement the Draghi Report's recommendations.
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    Sri Lanka’s Long Road to Recovery

    R.M. Manivannan traces the country’s recent turmoil to poor governance and deepening income disparities.
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    Investing in the WHO Will Yield Outsize Returns

    Gordon Brown urges the organization’s 194 member states to provide the financing it needs to fulfill its mandate.
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    Nobel Laureates Help Solve the Inequality Puzzle

    While even the world’s poorest economies have become richer in recent decades, they have continued to lag far behind their higher-income counterparts – and the gap is not getting any smaller. According to this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economists, institutions are a key reason why. From Ukraine’s reconstruction to the regulation of artificial intelligence, the implications are as consequential as they are far-reaching.

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    The Big Picture

    PS editors
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    Unlocking AI-Powered Learning

    Justina Nixon-Saintil foresees the technology enhancing student learning and creating new pathways to rewarding careers.
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    Financing Food Security Will Yield High Returns

    Gelsomina Vigliotti & Maurizio Martina explain why massive investment in more sustainable agrifood systems is a moral and strategic imperative.

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