Prof. Weinstein notes that in order for benefits to grow in line with income, Japan’s economy needs to increase taxes by 10% of GDP.
Whose lost decade?
The Economist
Andy Stern Named Senior Fellow for Richman Center
Andy Stern has been named a Senior Fellow for the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy, an interdisciplinary academic center jointly administered by Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School.
In a column on Forbes.com, Prof. Schoenberg discusses his thoughts on current US tax policy.
Why Should I Pay Less Taxes Than Someone Who Earns It All by Hard Work?
Forbes.com
Prof. Weber talks with the Dalai Lama, discussing “Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence.”
On Climate, Ethics, Cow Burps and the Dalai Lama
The New York Times
Prof. Beim’s byline addresses the reasons why it would be best for Greece to leave the eurozone.
Bad Romance
Foreign Policy Magazine
In a column for the FT’s A–List, Dean Glenn Hubbard proposes how the United States can promote investment and exports.
The false choice of stimulus versus austerity
Financial Times
In a byline for the WSJ, Prof. Mishkin explains why stripping the Fed of its independence would not bode well for the US economy.
Politicians Are Threatening the Fed’s Independence
The Wall Street Journal
An open letter by Prof. Santos and Euro–nomics, an academic consortium, offers a proposal for European Safe Bonds.
Making Europe Safer
The Wall Street Journal Europe
In an article for Bloomberg View, Dean Glenn Hubbard outlines a plan for the US’ economic recovery, which includes a short–term “stimulus” in the context of a longer–term structural reform plan.
Short–Term Stimulus Won’t Help US in the Long Run: Glenn Hubbard
Bloomberg View
Dean Glenn Hubbard to Lead Mitt Romney’s Economic Policy Team
Glenn Hubbard, Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, has been tapped to lead presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's economic policy team.