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Barry Eichengreen
Since 1987, teaches at UC Berkeley; 1997-98, Senior Policy Adviser, International Monetary Fund; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, US; Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research, London, UK. Immediate Past President, Economic History Association. Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Convener, Bellagio Group of academics and economic officials. Author of Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar; European Economy since 1945; Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods; Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar; and Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression. Honours and awards, incl.: Honorary doctorate, American Univ. in Paris; Jonathan R.T. Hughes Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Economic History Association; Social Science Division's Distinguished Teaching Award, UC Berkeley; Schumpeter Prize. Named one of Foreign Policy Magazine's 100 Leading Global Thinkers.
Latest articles
Future of Economic Progress
The US is not ready for the next recession. Here's why
Professor Barry Eichengreen explores the economic and political reasons why the US is unprepared for a recession.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Two myths about automation, debunked
Professor Barry Eichengreen looks at two major myths surrounding automation - that more jobs than ever are underthreat, and that previously safe jobs are at risk.
Banking and Capital Markets
Les banques centrales au banc des accusés
Aujourd'hui, l'idée selon laquelle les banques centrales devraient être indépendantes est remise en question.
Future of Economic Progress
Is globalization on its last legs, asks Barry Eichengreen
Barry Eichengreen looks at politics, trade and globalization.
United Kingdom
Why history could tell us something about Brexit and the pound
Barry Eichengreen explores the impact of Brexit on the exchange rate.
Financial and Monetary Systems
Barry Eichengreen: There's a paradox putting the global economy at risk
Barry Eichengreen looks at the shortage of international liquiditiy
Future of Economic Progress
How should China manage its bad loan problem?
Barry Eichengreen proposes three ways to address China's growing debt mountain.
Financial and Monetary Systems
Has the world reached the limits of monetary policy?
Barry Eichengreen says policymakers need to recognize the limits of monetary policy.
Financial and Monetary Systems
Is China in an exchange rate trap?
Barry Eichengreen discusses the options available to Chinese policymakers.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
What’s holding back global productivity growth?
This article is published in collaboration with Project Syndicate. Recent trends in productivity growth make it hard to be optimistic about the future. In 2014, the global growth of total...
Financial and Monetary Systems
Why we need more effective macroprudential policy
Central bankers continue to fret about frothy asset markets – as well they should, given the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Having been burned once, they are now doubly shy. And China’s r...
European Union
Why Greece deserves a better deal
Whatever one thinks about the tactics of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government in negotiations with the country’s creditors, the Greek people deserve better than what they are ...
Financial and Monetary Systems
4 ways economics is changing to fit the facts
The economics profession was arguably the first casualty of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. After all, its practitioners failed to anticipate the calamity, and many appeared unable...
Competitiveness Framework
Will growth in the Eurozone stall the reforms it needs?
After a double-dip recession and an extended period of stagnation, the eurozone is finally seeing green shoots of recovery. Consumer confidence is rising. Retail sales and new car registr...