US Economic Policy
Blog Post
Rebalancing the world economy: Right idea, wrong approach
There is a more effective and less risky way. Europe's leadership could be crucial. Can cooler heads prevail?
Book
Human-Centred Economics: The Living Standards of Nations
Palgrave Macmillan, ILO
This book examines the chronic underperformance of economies with respect to inclusion, sustainability and human and systemic resilience. It proposes a reformulation of macroeconomic theory and policy to explicitly internalize the role of policies and institutions that enable them. Correcting the imbalance of emphasis in modern economic theory and policy between markets and institutions, production and distribution, and national income and household living standards is the single most important step required to transcend 20th century trickle-down “neoliberalism” and replace it with a more human-centred model of economic progress in the 21st century.
Article
Level-up Economics: Democrats’ Policy Debates Can Realign American Politics
The Hill
Analysis of a promising emerging pattern in the economic policy positions of Democratic presidential candidates during the 2020 primary season.
Video
Davos 2019 – Is the West Paralyzed?
Samans moderates panel discussion with Kishore Mahbubani and Ngaire Woods: Is the West Paralyzed?
Article
Waking Up: America’s Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity for Structural Economic Reform and Political Renewal
Huffington Post
Long form article published during the 2016 US presidential race warning about the complacency of the Clinton campaign and proposing a much stronger and more coherent economic policy program. Based on the contents of a memo sent earlier to the campaign.
Article
A 21st Century Square Deal
Washington Monthly
Magazine piece published during the 2016 presidential campaign advocating a much greater level of ambition in the Democratic candidate's economic policy program and arguing that the deeper reforms presented would help the Democratic Party assemble a true governing rather than mere electoral majority.
Paper
Transitioning to a New U.S. International Economic Policy: Toward a ‘Global Deal’ to Revive and Broaden the Benefits of Growth
Center for American Progress (CAP), IDS
Instead of expending scarce political capital on economically marginal free trade agreements, the new administration should focus on retooling and realigning the full spectrum of international aid, trade, and monetary policies so that they collectively serve to strengthen aggregate demand worldwide by building a larger, more prosperous global and US middle class.
Video
After the Meltdown: Advancing Living Standards Around the Globe in the Wake of the Financial Crisis
Center for American Progress (CAP), C-SPAN
Panel discussion with Former Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Dervis and ILO Director-General Juan Somavia on the financial crisis and corresponding need for President-elect Obama to develop a new and broader approach to US international economic policy. Based on a related policy brief published while affiliated with the Center for American Progress.
Video
Future of U.S. International Economic Policy
Center for American Progress (CAP), C-SPAN
Presentation and panel discussion relating to the first of a trilogy of policy briefs I wrote while affiliated with the CAP aimed at rebalancing global economic integration and related US policies, refocusing them on raising median living standards simultaneously in developed and developing countries. With Gene Sperling, Ron Blackwell, Tim Adams, Bruce Stokes and Sarah Wartell.
Paper
Virtuous Circle: Strengthening Broad-Based Global Progress in Living Standards
Center for American Progress (CAP)
First of three policy briefs published at CAP proposing a fundamental, effectively post-neoliberal, shift in global economic integration and related US policies, re-anchoring them in the broader objective of raising the living standards and purchasing power of median households in developed and developing countries alike.