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Jeffrey Frankel

Jeffrey Frankel

Writing for PS since 2000
217 commentaries
2 videos & podcasts

Jeffrey Frankel, Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard University, served as a member of President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers. He is a research associate at the US National Bureau of Economic Research.

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  1. What Causes Prosperity?
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    What Causes Prosperity?

    Oct 22, 2024 Jeffrey Frankel shows how this year's Nobel Prize-winning economists tackled a once-insoluble problem.

  2. Jimmy Carter’s Century
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    Jimmy Carter’s Century

    Sep 24, 2024 Jeffrey Frankel shows why the 39th president of the United States was more successful than previously believed.

  3. Finance Goes to Hollywood
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    Finance Goes to Hollywood

    Aug 23, 2024 Jeffrey Frankel surveys films that have revealed – and shaped – the public’s perception of banks, speculators, and regulation.

  4. Why Are Stocks, Gold, and the Dollar Surging?
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    Why Are Stocks, Gold, and the Dollar Surging?

    Jul 24, 2024 Jeffrey Frankel considers the economic and political factors pushing asset values to all-time highs.

  5. Tariffs on Chinese Cleantech Jeopardize the Green Transition
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    Tariffs on Chinese Cleantech Jeopardize the Green Transition

    Jun 25, 2024 Jeffrey Frankel warns that US and EU efforts to protect domestic industries from low-cost competition could backfire.

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    Why Do Countries Prosper?

    Antara Haldar considers what this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economic research gets right, and what it overlooks.
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    Made in America 2.0

    Todd G. Buchholz & Michael Mindlin foresee the US weathering the coming trade storm, thanks to its energy resources and innovation centers.
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    When the Left Goes Far Right

    Jan-Werner Mueller considers what drives some politicians to reverse their political allegiances.
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    The Right Climate Finance for Developing Economies

    Hippolyte Fofack urges the Global North to focus on vulnerable countries’ need to invest in adaptation-related infrastructure.
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    Self-Managed Abortion Saves Lives

    Andrés Constantin & Katherine Mayall urge policymakers to remove the barriers preventing women from terminating unwanted pregnancies on their own.
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    Only Harris Will Deliver Shared Prosperity

    Simon Johnson says that Donald Trump’s discredited protectionism would benefit the few at the expense of the many.
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    Israel and Iran Are Likely to Escalate

    Nouriel Roubini rejects the widespread view that the conflict will be contained after the latest exchange of attacks.
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    The Perils of a Trump-Musk Economy

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Donald Trump is offering a vision of crony rentier capitalism that has enticed many captains of industry and finance. In catering to their wishes for more tax cuts and less regulation, he would make most Americans’ lives poorer, harder, and shorter.

    explains what a Republican victory in the 2024 election would mean for most Americans’ standard of living.
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    Elon Musk Gets Trump’s Economic Plans Partly Right

    James K. Galbraith

    Elon Musk recently admitted that Donald Trump's policy agenda would lead to economic turmoil. But if their plan to eliminate government waste involves cuts to entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, rather than the necessary military, diplomatic, and financial reforms, recovery will remain elusive.

    argues that only a tycoon could love Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, deportations, and spending cuts.

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