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Amherst was pivotal in my broad intellectual development; MIT in my development as a professional economist.

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Society can't function without shared prosperity.

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With the election of Trump, America's soft power has taken a big hit. The United States has moved from a position of leadership in the creation of a rules-based international system to a position of leadership in its destruction and the creation of a regime of global protectionism. The damage will be long-lasting.

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Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.

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By taxing CO2, firms and households would have an incentive to retrofit for the world of the future. The tax would also provide firms with incentives to innovate in ways that reduce energy usage and emissions - giving them a dynamic competitive advantage.

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We share a common planet, and the world has learned the hard way that we have to get along and work together. We have learned, too, that cooperation can benefit all.

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Tax policy should reflect a country's values and address its problems.

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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.

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The IP standards advanced countries favour typically are designed not to maximise innovation and scientific progress, but to maximise the profits of big pharmaceutical companies and others able to sway trade negotiations.

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There's a long list of investments that governments could and should be making. There is strengthening infrastructure, such as transport and communications; there is investment in education; there is investment in families, particularly putting measures in place that free women from having to make the choice between raising a family and work.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Economist

Born: February 9th, 1943

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