Economics & Policy

Economics & Policy

How to Keep Central Banks Independent

Patrick Bolton,

Stephen Cecchetti,

Jean-Pierre Danthine, and

Xavier Vives

July 12, 2019

Central bankers’ actions are more visible and politically sensitive than ever.

Economics & Policy

Economics & Policy

After Neoliberalism

Joseph E. Stiglitz

May 31, 2019

Neoliberalism as an economic system must be pronounced dead and buried, and replaced with one most conducive to human wellbeing.

Economics & Policy

Why the US and China See Negotiations Differently

Shang-Jin Wei

May 14, 2019

Chazen Senior Scholar Shang-Jin Wei draws on classroom experience at CBS to zero in on why China and the United States can't agree.

Economics & Policy

Should Globalism Be Fixed?

April 26, 2019

Populist movements call into question the current system of global trade, according to Dani Rodrick, winner of the 2019 Eccles Prize for Economic Writing.

Economics & Policy

What Adam Smith Would Say About Trump

Joseph E. Stiglitz

April 9, 2019

The 1776 classic “The Wealth of Nations” is more relevant today than ever — and has much to say about the direction the United States is taking.

Economics & Policy

Making China’s Tax Cuts Fiscally Sustainable

Shang-Jin Wei

April 1, 2019

China may need fiscal policy reforms to address a potential debt crisis in China after its latest tax cuts. Here are three possible solutions.