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Chang-Tai Hsieh

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Chang-Tai Hsieh is Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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  1. How America’s CHIPS Act Hurts Taiwan
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    How America’s CHIPS Act Hurts Taiwan

    Feb 26, 2024 Chang-Tai Hsieh, et al. worry that US inducements are luring the world’s top semiconductor manufacturer down a dead end.

  2. How America Should Support Taiwan
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    How America Should Support Taiwan

    Apr 12, 2023 Chang-Tai Hsieh & Jason Hsu explain how US efforts to on-shore semiconductor production are imperiling the island’s security.

  3. Taiwan’s Fatal Attractions
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    Taiwan’s Fatal Attractions

    Apr 1, 2022 Chang-Tai Hsieh thinks the island’s eagerness for diplomatic recognition is undermining its security.

  4. Bury the US-China Trade Agreement
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    Bury the US-China Trade Agreement

    Feb 16, 2022 Chang-Tai Hsieh thinks the failure to implement fully the 2020 “phase one” deal is cause for celebration.

  5. Countering Chinese Industrial Policy Is Counterproductive
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    Countering Chinese Industrial Policy Is Counterproductive

    Sep 15, 2021 Chang-Tai Hsieh argues that US economic strategy is failing to address the unique challenge posed by China.

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    Only a Sustainable Bioeconomy Can Save Us

    Simon Zadek argues that investing in biodiversity while the global economy continues to over-exploit resources is futile.
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    The IMF Must End Its Destructive Surcharges

    Joseph E. Stiglitz, et al.

    The International Monetary Fund’s surcharge policy has led to an unseemly state of affairs: countries in financial distress have become the largest source of net revenue to the Fund in recent years. These surcharges must be eliminated or, at the very least, adjusted to reduce the excessive burden on highly indebted countries.

     decry the counterproductive practice of imposing additional fees on countries in debt distress.
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    Conflict and Competitiveness in Europe

    Ana Palacio supports the EU reform agenda recently proposed by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
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    China Shuts Down Its International-Adoption Machine

    Yi Fuxian

    When it comes to alleviating the severe demographic crisis that China faces, prohibiting international adoptions of Chinese children amounts to a mere drop in the bucket. Still, the government's decision to do so is significant, as it reflects a long-overdue recognition that people should not be viewed as a burden.

     welcomes the government's apparent recognition that a severe demographic crisis looms.
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    From the Year of Elections to the Year of Governance

    Adam Nelson & Kristen Sample highlight five major challenges reformist governments must confront to minimize populist threats.
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    Africa’s Path to Green Prosperity

    Erik Berglöf highlights the potential that a young population and abundant renewable-energy resources represent.
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    Saving the Planet from Plastics

    Jayati Ghosh explains why recycling alone is not enough to mitigate the health and climate effects of overproduction.
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    What Harris and Trump Will Do

    With less than two months to go until the US presidential election, the candidates’ opposing worldviews, objectives, and priorities – and their implications for international relations, the economy, and democracy – have come into sharper focus. While it is impossible to know exactly what a leader will do once in office, the contours of both a Donald Trump and a Kamala Harris presidency are remarkably well defined.

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    The Big Picture

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