Using AI to Test Policy Language by Monica de Bolle
Policymakers have long understood that language affects economic behavior, but until recently, there were few tools capable of systematically analyzing…
Americans Can’t Afford Trump’s Economy by Jeffrey Frankel
Prices are rising faster than wages in the US, and President Donald Trump’s policies are a key reason why. Now…
The Gangster Logic of Trump’s Tariff Wars by Anne O. Krueger
US President Donald Trump has turned tariffs into instruments of extortion, pressuring trading partners into investment commitments that advance his…
The US and China Must Learn to Coexist by Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
The Beijing summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping showed that competition between the United States and China need not…
The World Economy After the Trump-Xi Summit by Shang-Jin Wei
en English Economics May 15, 2026 Shang-Jin Wei If Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s Beijing summit produces a sustained Sino-American…
Jerome Powell’s Finest Hour by Desmond Lachman
Just as Winston Churchill is primarily remembered for facing down the Nazi onslaught in World War II, outgoing US Federal…
Sun Tzu’s Advice for Donald Trump by Stephen S. Roach
Amid a series of massive, illegal policy blunders, US President Donald Trump has set his sights on stabilizing relations with…
South Korea’s Precarious Balancing Act by Anne O. Krueger
Caught between US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable administration and a rising China, South Korea is highly exposed to geopolitical turmoil…
Rules for the Rest of Us by Claudia Sanhueza
As the Global South knows well, the alternative to international rules is not freedom, but rather the undisguised power of…