Simon Johnson
Simon Johnson, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, is a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, Faculty Director of MIT’s Shaping the Future of Work initiative, and Co-Chair of the CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council. He is a co-author (with Daron Acemoglu) of Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity (PublicAffairs, 2023).
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Putin’s Silk Road Around Sanctions
Putin’s Silk Road Around Sanctions
Feb 29, 2024 Robin Brooks & Simon Johnson urge Europe and the G7 to stop the re-export of Western goods to Russia from Central Asia and the Caucasus.
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Dark Offshore Money Threatens Democracy
Dark Offshore Money Threatens Democracy
Jan 2, 2024 Simon Johnson & Daron Acemoglu call for a crackdown on the dozens of tax havens around the world and reform of financial secrecy laws.
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Kissinger’s Opening to China Will Haunt American Politics in 2024
Kissinger’s Opening to China Will Haunt American Politics in 2024
Dec 15, 2023 Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson show how US economic policies based solely on realpolitik have backfired but still cast a shadow.
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Western Firms Should Leave China Now
Western Firms Should Leave China Now
Dec 4, 2023 Simon Johnson, et al. argue that the strategy of economic engagement has failed to mitigate the Chinese regime’s behavior.
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America’s Real China Problem
America’s Real China Problem
Nov 6, 2023 Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson shine a light on the institutions underpinning US rivals’ apparent strengths and comparative advantages.