
A Fairer Way to Help Developing Economies Decarbonize
Jan 6, 2021 explains why carbon border taxes alone will not encourage poorer countries to meet climate goals.
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 and author of The Curse of Cash.
Jan 6, 2021 explains why carbon border taxes alone will not encourage poorer countries to meet climate goals.
Dec 31, 2020 praises the recent Netflix miniseries and explains why chess is booming in the Internet age.
Dec 7, 2020 cautions against the view that large investment projects will necessarily boost long-term growth.
Nov 10, 2020 explains why the stability of major currencies during the pandemic is unlikely to persist in the long term.
Oct 27, 2020 describes the COVID-19 relief package the US needs, advocates negative interest rates, and shows that the pandemic strengthens the case for a less-cash society.
Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and engineering an economic recovery are only two of the challenges facing new US President Joe Biden. Amid deep social divisions and the continued threat of right-wing extremist violence, Biden must also try to re-establish democratic political norms and restore trust in American leadership at home and abroad.