
The Fed Does Not Deserve All the Inflation Blame
May 4, 2022 thinks criticism of the US central bank fails to account for significant political and intellectual pressures.
Kenneth Rogoff, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Harvard University and recipient of the 2011 Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics, was the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund from 2001 to 2003. He is co-author of This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly (Princeton University Press, 2011) and author of The Curse of Cash (Princeton University Press, 2016).
May 4, 2022 thinks criticism of the US central bank fails to account for significant political and intellectual pressures.
Apr 26, 2022 highlights the increasing risk of simultaneous downturns in China, the United States, and Europe.
Apr 1, 2022 thinks that, while many academic studies are relatively sanguine, it would be better not to find out for sure.
Mar 2, 2022 hopes that advocates for sustainable growth now recognize the need to invest in defense and energy security.
Feb 1, 2022 understands US policymakers’ caution – but not their hesitancy in regulating private cryptocurrencies.