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Jeffrey Frankel

Jeffrey Frankel

Writing for PS since 2000
209 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. Explaining Americans’ Pessimism About a Strong Economy
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    Explaining Americans’ Pessimism About a Strong Economy

    Feb 22, 2024 Jeffrey Frankel considers possible reasons for the disconnect between economic performance and public perceptions.

  2. Why Supporting Ukraine Enhances US National Security
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    Why Supporting Ukraine Enhances US National Security

    Jan 25, 2024 Jeffrey Frankel argues that American military aid to the country is crucial to protecting the global liberal order.

  3. How to Fix America’s Broken Air-Traffic Control System
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    How to Fix America’s Broken Air-Traffic Control System

    Dec 14, 2023 Jeffrey Frankel blames Congress for the staffing shortfall that is causing delays, cancellations, and near-collisions.

  4. Did the Fed Rein in Inflation?
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    Did the Fed Rein in Inflation?

    Nov 17, 2023 Jeffrey Frankel argues that the US central bank deserves credit for a relatively painless return toward price stability.

  5. China’s Great Leap Backward
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    China’s Great Leap Backward

    Oct 20, 2023 Jeffrey Frankel explains why the regime has not responded to the current downturn with countercyclical fiscal policies.

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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.
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    Give Women with Disabilities a Chance

    Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world’s most vulnerable demographic groups.
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    How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

    Mordecai Kurz examines the economic policies and market dynamics that have ushered in America's Second Gilded Age.

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