Simon Johnson
Mitt and the Moochers
WASHINGTON, DC – The Republican Party has some potentially winning themes for America’s presidential and congressional elections in November…
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In less than two months, US voters will decide whether Barack Obama deserves four more years in the White House. If Mitt Romney wins, what would his administration's policies mean for America’s sputtering recovery, and for the global economy?
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Jeffrey Frankel
Mitt Romney Rejects His Natural Voters
CAMBRIDGE – The political fallout from Mitt Romney’s characterization of 47% of the American electorate as “victims” who are “dependent on g…
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Laura Tyson
Mitt Romney and America’s Four Deficits
BERKELEY – The United States is beset by four deficits: a fiscal deficit, a jobs deficit, a deficit in public investment, and an opportunity…
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Raghuram Rajan
The Heart of the US Election
CHICAGO – A real debate is emerging in America’s presidential election campaign. It is superficially about health care and taxes. More funda…
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Joseph E. Stiglitz
Mitt Romney’s Fair Share
NEW YORK – Mitt Romney’s income taxes have become a major issue in the American presidential campaign. Is this just petty politics, or does …
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Mohamed A. El-Erian
America’s Constrained Choice
NEWPORT BEACH – The conventional wisdom about the November presidential election in the United States is only partly correct. Yes, economic …
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Laura Tyson
Obama versus Romney on Jobs
BERKELEY – The United States has just completed its third year of economic recovery, but the unemployment rate remains above 8%, and there a…
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Sylvester Eijffinger, Edin Mujagic
The Coming Fed Fight
TILBURG – There is no longer much doubt that Mitt Romney will be the Republican Party’s nominee to challenge President Barack Obama in the U…
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Martin Feldstein
The Economy and the Presidency
CAMBRIDGE – America’s presidential election is now just six months away. If history is a reliable guide, the outcome will depend significant…
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Simon Johnson
That Old Tax Magic
WASHINGTON, DC – Tax time in the United States – the dreaded mid-April deadline for filing annual income-tax forms – has come and gone. The …
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