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Trump is missing the big picture on the economy. Lawrence Summers, March 24, 2020, Opinion, "As an economist, I am normally enthusiastic when presidents or other political leaders…
Declining worker power and American economic performance. Lawrence Summers, March 18, 2020, Paper, "A decline in workers’ power, rather than an increase in corporations’ monopoly…
March 13, 2020, Video: "Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summer discusses the outlook for negotiations between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven…
March 10, 2020, Video: "Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summer discusses possible fiscal stimulus measures from the Trump administration intended to address an economic…
What the Fed can do to help with with coronavirus’s economic aftershock. March 3, 2020, Opinion: "While the Fed acted preemptively Tuesday, it is still too early to say much…
March 2020, Opinion: "A fundamental difference between natural science theories and social science theories is that natural science theories, if valid, hold for all times and…
Data and code for: Automatic stabilizers in a low-rate environment. Lawrence Summers, February 16, 2020, Dataset, "In a world where monetary policy cannot assume responsibility…
February 2020, Paper: "Until the 2008–09 financial crisis, macroeconomic stabilization policy focused nearly exclusively on monetary policy. It made good sense. In terms of…
2020, Paper, "With interest rates persistently low or even negative in advanced countries, policymakers have barely any room to ease monetary policy when the next recession hits.…
2020, Paper, "Trends in demographics, national security, economic inequality, and the public debt suggest an urgent need for progressive approaches to raising additional revenue.…