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Konstantin Sonin

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Konstantin Sonin is a professor at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and an adjunct professor at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow.

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  1. Ukraine Beyond the Impeachment Headlines
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    Ukraine Beyond the Impeachment Headlines

    Jan 29, 2020 Konstantin Sonin laments that the media's focus on corruption is ignoring positive changes under President Volodymyr Zelensky.

  2. Russia’s World Cup Opportunity
    The stadium hosts the first test match ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Sergei Savostyanov\TASS via Getty Images

    Russia’s World Cup Opportunity

    Apr 25, 2018 Konstantin Sonin expects the event to provide an impetus for tolerance and comity, especially within the host country.

  3. Russia’s Economic Stagnation Is Here to Stay
    A customer choosing lettuce at a Lenta supermarket in Russia  Sergei Bobylev\TASS via Getty Images

    Russia’s Economic Stagnation Is Here to Stay

    Feb 1, 2018 Konstantin Sonin expects the country's political dysfunction to derail any prospective return to strong economic growth.

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    Tax the Rich to Save the Planet

    Owen Gaffney argues that reducing economic inequality is the key to strengthening democracy and mitigating climate change.
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    Is Globalization Over?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. explains why reports of the death of humanity's interdependence are greatly exaggerated.
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    Putin and Trump in the Dock?

    Jack Goldsmith explains the risks associated with pursuing criminal prosecutions against high-profile political figures.
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    The Great Revision

    Joschka Fischer examines the broader geopolitical restructuring that was triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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    Why Inflation Persists

    Lars P. Feld

    What "Team Transitory" has missed in the inflation debate is that inflation tends to become persistent because of second-round effects. Not only have producer prices risen over the past year or so, but they also have not yet been fully passed through the value chain.

     navigates the complex array of factors that give rise to one of the biggest problems in macroeconomics.
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    Wanted: Vladimir Putin

    Antara Haldar explains why the International Criminal Court’s indictment is more than just a symbolic victory.
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    Here We Go Again?

    Fifteen years after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered a devastating global financial crisis, the banking system is in trouble again. Central bankers and financial regulators each seem to bear some of the blame for the recent tumult, but there is significant disagreement over how much – and what, if anything, can be done to avoid a deeper crisis.

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    The Coming Doom Loop

    Nouriel Roubini warns that liquidity support will not be enough to prevent a deeper financial crisis and economic downturn.
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    Crises of Uncertainty

    Harold James fears the consequences of policymakers’ continual revision of economic and financial governance rules.

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