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Shang-Jin Wei

Shang-Jin Wei

Writing for PS since 2015
68 commentaries
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Shang-Jin Wei, a former chief economist at the Asian Development Bank, is Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. 

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  1. How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?
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    How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?

    Feb 14, 2025 Shang-Jin Wei proposes steps that allies and rivals alike can take to mitigate the effects of American trade policies.

  2. A Fiscally Low-Cost Solution to China’s Economic Challenges
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    A Fiscally Low-Cost Solution to China’s Economic Challenges

    Dec 5, 2024 Shang-Jin Wei outlines steps that policymakers can take to foster sustainable growth without increasing government debt.

  3. The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package
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    The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package

    Oct 3, 2024 Shang-Jin Wei explains why the country’s push to revive economic activity depends on boosting domestic demand.

  4. How to Reform the UN Security Council
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    How to Reform the UN Security Council

    Sep 30, 2024 Shang-Jin Wei proposes expanding its membership and limiting permanent members' veto power.

  5. Would Harris or Trump Be Better for the World Economy?
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    Would Harris or Trump Be Better for the World Economy?

    Sep 2, 2024 Shang-Jin Wei compares the two US presidential candidates’ likely agendas for global trade.

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    America Looks Like a Troubled Emerging-Market Economy

    Desmond Lachman lists the symptoms, from tariffs and massive public debt, to oligarchy and flagrant conflicts of interest.
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    Will Trump Destroy the Dollar’s Primacy?

    Within its first two months, President Donald Trump’s second administration has attacked US institutions, alienated trade partners and allies, decimated consumer and investor confidence, and sent the stock market plummeting. Can the dollar’s status as the world’s leading reserve currency – and the extraordinary advantages this affords the US economy – withstand the onslaught?

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    Will AI Mean Higher Taxes?

    Dambisa Moyo warns business leaders that automation-driven efficiency gains may come with hidden long-term costs.
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    A Defining Moment for Energy Security and Economic Prosperity

    Gaston Browne points out that the energy transition is vital not only to protect the planet, but also to enhance resilience.
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    How Much “Weaponization” Can the Global Economy Take?

    Carla Norrlöf worries that major powers’ understandable reliance on economic coercion will go too far.
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    Fixing Public Finances Without a Chainsaw

    Dag Detter

    Governments are the most important wealth managers in their respective jurisdictions, but they rarely behave like it. To boost revenue and ensure economic stability, policymakers must modernize their accounting practices and establish public wealth funds.

     urges cash-strapped countries to adopt a commercial approach to management of government-owned assets.
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    Rescuing America’s Economy from Trump

    J. Bradford DeLong thinks the US president needs a regent, similar to the role Howard Baker played under Ronald Reagan.
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    The Transatlantic World Will Never Be the Same

    Carl Bildt urges Europeans to prepare for the worst from Donald Trump’s America, which is behaving like an adversary.
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    Making Sense of the Tariff Chaos

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg considers whether the zero-sum logic behind the new US policy will spread.

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