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Tag Archives: Barry Eichengreen
Nostalgia for gold
The Wall Street Journal has demonstrated nostalgia for the gold standard by publishing two pro-gold standard opinion pieces this week. Both are long on nostalgia and short on analytical content. On Tuesday, long-time gold enthusiast Lewis Lehrman made his pitch, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry Eichengreen, Ben Bernanke, George H. W. Bush, gold, gold standard, Golden Fetters, Greece, Lewis Lehrman, oil, Ronald Reagan, Seth Lipsky, silver, soverign debt, Wall Street Journal
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Building a better bailout
Barry Eichengreen has some deservedly sharp words for European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the German government over the Irish “rescue package.” Likening it to the punitive reparations burden imposed on German at the end of World War I, … Continue reading →
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Tagged bailouts, Barry Eichengreen, Cologne, debt-deflation, Ireland, Irving Fisher, Schaaffhausen
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Zoellick’s confusing FT op-ed
Writing in the Financial Times, World Bank President Robert Zoellick argues for greater economic coordination among the G20 nations. It was not clear from his op-ed exactly how coordinated a system he envisions. On the one hand, he calls for … Continue reading →
Sailing to a stronger economy on the QE2
One of the nice things I have discovered about doing jury duty is that when it is all over, the judge usually comes in to thank the jurors for their service (or for coming down to the courthouse, if they … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barry Eichengreen, exchange rates, monetary policy, quantitative easing, Wolfgang Schäuble
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