Olivier Blanchard

Writing for PS since 1998
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Olivier Blanchard, a former chief economist of the IMF, is Professor of Economics at MIT and Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He is the co-editor (with Lawrence H. Summers) of Evolution or Revolution? (MIT Press, 2019).

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Europe Must Fix Its Fiscal Rules
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Europe Must Fix Its Fiscal Rules

Jun 10, 2019 Olivier Blanchard shows how eurozone member-state governments could be given more leeway to pursue stimulus safely.

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The Long and Winding Road to Recovery

The Long and Winding Road to Recovery

Jun 17, 2011 Olivier Blanchard, et al.

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How to Emerge from the Crisis in 2009

How to Emerge from the Crisis in 2009

Dec 1, 2008 Olivier Blanchard

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The ECB’s Path Not Taken

The ECB’s Path Not Taken

Dec 1, 2005 Olivier Blanchard

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Europe’s Blame Game

Europe’s Blame Game

Jun 17, 2005 Olivier Blanchard

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Trump’s Backward March on Trade

Anne O. Krueger

After three years of the Trump administration, the economic costs of "America First" are continuing to mount, with global trade and GDP growth slowing and investment in decline. Ironically, the biggest loser has been America.

The Terrorism Paradox

Robert Skidelsky

As the number of deaths from terrorism in Western Europe declines, public alarm about terrorist attacks grows. But citizens should stay calm and not give governments the tools they increasingly demand to win the “battle” against terrorism, crime, or any other technically avoidable misfortune that life throws up.