Project Syndicate

Arvind Subramanian explains how both the United States and China are making life harder for developing countries

Arvind Subramanian explains how both the United States and China are making life harder for developing countries

Michael Spence points out that the returns on today's investments depend on economy-wide adoption, not frontier development

Michael Spence points out that the returns on today's investments depend on economy-wide adoption, not frontier development

Kenneth Rogoff highlights the risks created by policy uncertainty, geopolitical instability, and weak fundamentals

Kenneth Rogoff highlights the risks created by policy uncertainty, geopolitical instability, and weak fundamentals

Mohamed El-Erian argues that the US economy is locked in a tense tug-of-war between three distinct futures

Mohamed El-Erian argues that the US economy is locked in a tense tug-of-war between three distinct futures

Timothy Snyder laments how the assault of algorithms has weakened many basic cultural forms, not the least holiday songs

Timothy Snyder laments how the assault of algorithms has weakened many basic cultural forms, not the least holiday songs

Dambisa Moyo highlights the far-reaching implications of ageing societies, AI disruption, and speculative investment

Dambisa Moyo highlights the far-reaching implications of ageing societies, AI disruption, and speculative investment

Barry Eichengreen weighs the implications of the Bank of Japan's announcement that it will soon consider raising interest rates

Barry Eichengreen weighs the implications of the Bank of Japan's announcement that it will soon consider raising interest rates

2025 Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion explains how advanced economies in Europe (or elsewhere) can find their way back to the technological frontier

2025 Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion explains how advanced economies in Europe (or elsewhere) can find their way back to the technological frontier

Yi Fuxian thinks the positive effects of incentives to boost China's fertility rate will be temporary while more coercive measures are unlikely

Yi Fuxian thinks the positive effects of incentives to boost China's fertility rate will be temporary while more coercive measures are unlikely

Katharina Pistor worries that policymakers are foregoing innovation for fear of disrupting a centuries-old business model

Katharina Pistor worries that policymakers are foregoing innovation for fear of disrupting a centuries-old business model

Yuen Yuen Ang sees cascading crises as a rare opportunity for the transformation of development institutions and ideas

Yuen Yuen Ang sees cascading crises as a rare opportunity for the transformation of development institutions and ideas

Ludovic Subran describes how China is positioning itself as a supplier, designer, and powerhouse of the global economy

Ludovic Subran describes how China is positioning itself as a supplier, designer, and powerhouse of the global economy

Mohamed El-Erian hopes the US central bank's next chapter shakes the institution out of its complacency

Mohamed El-Erian hopes the US central bank's next chapter shakes the institution out of its complacency

Stephen Roach thinks the China-centric administrative region of Hong Kong has changed irrevocably, despite its booming financial sector

Stephen Roach thinks the China-centric administrative region of Hong Kong has changed irrevocably, despite its booming financial sector

Nouriel Roubini sees a short, shallow downturn followed by a strong recovery and lower inflation as the most likely scenario for the US economy

Nouriel Roubini sees a short, shallow downturn followed by a strong recovery and lower inflation as the most likely scenario for the US economy