Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on the Story Behind the Number
Inflation pressures were already brewing when Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas stepped in as IMF Chief Economist in January 2022, but rising geopolitical tensions soon added fuel to the fire, and inflation r...
30 Kesä 30min
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas on the Story Behind the Number
Inflation pressures were already brewing when Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas stepped in as IMF Chief Economist in January 2022, but rising geopolitical tensions soon added fuel to the fire, and inflation r...
29 Kesä 31min
Jeffry Frieden: The Cost of Geoeconomic Coercion
As geopolitical tensions rise, countries like to flex their economic muscle. But as appealing as they might be, sanctions, tariffs, and export bans come at a price. Jeffry Frieden is a professor of in...
23 Kesä 19min
Trade among Geopolitical Rivals: Michele Ruta
Increased trade integration between economic superpowers shaped our globalized world, but that world we've known for the past three decades is becoming increasingly fragmented. What happens to those t...
11 Kesä 21min
Nationalizations Get Another Look: Nicholas Mulder
State-owned enterprises have long been viewed by economists as a bad idea due to proven inefficiencies and mismanagement. But is handing over key resources and industries to the private sector really ...
4 Kesä 17min
Geoeconomics Revisited: Josh Lipsky and Matteo Maggiori
As global powers face rising geopolitical tensions, sanctions, export controls, and tariffs are once again tools of leverage, marking the resurgence of geoeconomics, where economic policy and national...
28 Touko 33min
Barry Eichengreen and Chima Simpson-Bell on Currencies that Shine
When global volatility increases, so does the demand for the dollar. When countries face sanctions, they rush for gold. But while the two have been the most common reserve currencies for decades, surp...
22 Touko 27min
