Kenneth Rogoff

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Area of interest: Economics

Journals/Organisation: The Guardian

Email: krogoff@harvard.edu

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Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/kennethrogoff

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Austerity and debt realism - What should governments be doing? The Keynesians think that deficits don't matter in a recession; at the opposite extreme are the debt-ceiling absolutists - 1st June
A euro parable: the couple with a joint account - The optimal single currency area is probably still a country - 24th April
Our ignorance will yield more crises - The idea that Chinese capitalism is a blueprint for the world economy is absurd - 2nd February

The eurozone will cast a lengthening shadow in 2012 - The A-List: The eurozone will remain far and away the greatest source of vulnerability in the global economy next year - 21st December
The eurozone does not need IMF help - The A-List: With leaders of the Group of 20 leading nations now focusing on the International Monetary Fund as their preferred conduit for any bail-out in the eurozone, it is imperative they ask what concrete purpose the fund’s capital will serve - 4th November
2012 elections portend even greater volatility - The A-List: The end of 2012 will mark a once in 20-year overlap of a presidential election in the US with a leadership transition in China. France also chooses its president in the spring of next year, Germany its chancellor later in 2013 - 3rd October
The bullets yet to be fired to stop the crisis - Kenneth Rogoff suggests outside-the-box measures - 9th August
The global fallout of a eurozone collapse - Kenneth Rogoff asks whether common currencies are sustainable politically - 7th June
History will rue US and Europe debt woes - We need to take prompt action to correct fiscal follies - 5th April
Insight: Euro looks set to win race to bottom - The crystal ball on the forex market does not appear to be getting any clearer, except that no one wants to be the victor in the currency wars - 13th January

Globalisation at the crossroads - The US has championed free trade – at grave cost to itself. To avoid a trade war, other countries must now share the burden - 7th November
Why has the price of gold risen 300%? - There are sound reasons for it, like the US dollar's loss of status, but economists are warning of the risks of another price bubble - 4th October
No need for a panicked fiscal surge - It is folly to ignore the risks of debt accumulation - 20th July
Europe finds the old rules still apply - For decades, instead of having to demonstrate fortitude, euro members were allowed to have their cake and eat it, too - 7th May
IMF proposals get the big picture right - Its attempt at a cure may be flawed, but the IMF's diagnosis of a financial sector bloated by moral hazard is manifestly correct - 1st May
Japan: the fallen angel - Despite the veneer of prosperity on the streets of Tokyo, Japan's slow-motion financial crisis looks set to get worse - 5th March
Loans alone will not save Greece - If Greece wants to avoid an Argentine-style meltdown, it needs to stay clear of the restructurings and IMF programmes - 7th February
AI can power this decade - As a former chess player I'm ready to bet artificial intelligence is about to drive the world's economy forward - 12th January

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