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Roman Frydman

Roman Frydman

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Roman Frydman, Professor of Economics at New York University, is the co-author of Imperfect Knowledge Economics and Beyond Mechanical Markets.

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  1. How to Reset the US Pandemic Response
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    How to Reset the US Pandemic Response

    Jun 1, 2020 Roman Frydman & Gernot Wagner show that the roots of America's COVID-19 disaster run much deeper than the Trump administration.

  2. Insuring the Survival of Post-Pandemic Economies
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    Insuring the Survival of Post-Pandemic Economies

    Mar 23, 2020 Roman Frydman & Edmund S. Phelps see major shortcomings in the just-adopted $2 trillion US rescue and stimulus package.

  3. Did Capitalism Fail?
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    Did Capitalism Fail?

    Sep 13, 2013 Roman Frydman & Michael D. Goldberg argue that 2008's near-meltdown was a failure of contemporary economic models' understanding of the role of financial markets in capitalist economies.

  4. Completing the G-20’s Agenda
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    Completing the G-20’s Agenda

    Apr 2, 2009 Michael D. Goldberg & Roman Frydman

  5. Can Anything Slow the Dollar’s Fall?

    Can Anything Slow the Dollar’s Fall?

    Nov 10, 2007 Michael D. Goldberg & Roman Frydman

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    Will India’s Election Destroy Its Democracy?

    Since taking power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have stoked Hindu nationalism, hollowed out India’s democracy, and overseen an economy that is probably performing far worse than official figures suggest. And yet Modi and the BJP are genuinely popular, making them likely – though not certain – to emerge victorious when the ongoing parliamentary election concludes in June.

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    The Unbearable Lightness of Anti-Zionism

    Shlomo Ben-Ami warns that demonizing all Israelis will only make peace less likely – though that may be the point.
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    How to Close the Gender Wage Gap

    Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir argues that Iceland’s experience lends further support to Nobel laureate economist Claudia Goldin’s research.
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    Getting the Pandemic Treaty Across the Finish Line

    Gordon Brown

    Just as governments are working tirelessly to conclude negotiations on a new pandemic treaty, a torrent of misinformation and fake news has been unleashed to undermine the process. For the sake of current and future generations, policymakers must resist the propaganda and get the job done.

    hopes negotiations will conclude this month, and pushes back on a last-minute wave of misinformation.
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    When Is Criticism of Israel Anti-Semitic?

    Peter Singer rejects comparisons of the recent US campus protests to the actions of Nazi student groups in the 1930s.
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    Trump’s Plans for the Fed Would Revive 1970s-Style Inflation

    Maurice Obstfeld thinks the presumptive GOP nominee’s policies reflect an outdated understanding of the economy.
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    Mandela’s Heirs Face Their Biggest Election Test

    Adekeye Adebajo explains why the African National Congress could lose its 30-year monopoly on power.
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    What Explains the BJP’s Rise?

    Gaurav Dalmia ennumerates the reasons why the ruling party has come to dominate the country’s electoral landscape.
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    Why China Provides Evidence for Optimists and Pessimists Alike

    Zhang Jun explains why rigorous, evidence-based assessments of the economy's performance can diverge sharply.

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