Shut Down and Print Up

With the US Federal Reserve set to maintain its monetary stimulus, and congressional deadlock forcing the US government to shut down – and, worse, raising the prospect of default – America has become the wildcard of the global economy. Project Syndicate’s contributors assess the domestic and international implications of America's polarizing economic policies and dysfunctional politics.

The Blurry Frontiers of Economic Policy

The Blurry Frontiers of Economic Policy

Sep 19, 2013 Michael Spence on interdependence and policy coordination.

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The Best, Brightest, and Least Productive?
Barrie Maguire

The Best, Brightest, and Least Productive?

Sep 20, 2013 Robert J. Shiller on the unproductive financial workforce.

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America’s Labor Market by the Numbers
Paul Lachine

America’s Labor Market by the Numbers

Sep 23, 2013 Mohamed A. El-Erian on maintaining small gains in US employment numbers.

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Occupy QE
Paul Lachine

Occupy QE

Sep 25, 2013 Stephen S. Roach on the Fed and why continuing QE is a bad idea.

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The Taper and Its Shadow
Paul Lachine

The Taper and Its Shadow

Sep 27, 2013 J. Bradford DeLong on QE, interest rates, and systemic risk.

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Don’t Cry for Me, Ben Bernanke
Dean Rohrer

Don’t Cry for Me, Ben Bernanke

Sep 27, 2013 Simon Johnson on the consequences of extending QE in the US.

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A COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan

Larry Hatheway

The rapid escalation of the COVID-19 crisis may be setting the stage for a global recession. Economic policymakers have no time to waste in preparing a response – preferably one that makes full use of low and falling bond yields, below-target inflation, and the lessons of the last recession.

The West’s Final Countdown?

Joschka Fischer

With the US presidential election approaching, no one can say they didn't foresee the possibility of Donald Trump winning a second term – an event that would pose an existential threat to the very idea of "the West." So why are European leaders spending their time squabbling over agriculture subsidies?