Commentary

Nov 03, 2025 - How universities are addressing challenges to higher education, free speech
Universities have found themselves under pressure from President Trump – from blocked funds for research, to attacks on their admission policies and diversity programs. Robert Costa talks with Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber about the challenges facing higher education today – on campuses and in Washington – and about his focus... Read More

Oct 02, 2025 - Amicus Brief on protecting the independence of the Federal Reserve
Glad to be a part of this Amicus Brief arguing that granting the government's request to remove Governor Cook from the Federal Reserve immediately would upset these longstanding protections and the essential functions they serve — alongside all living former Federal Chairs, a bipartisan group of former US Treasury Secretaries and distinguished econ... Read More

Apr 24, 2025 - Summers goes “Full Larry” The Puck with William Cohan   |  Listen to Podcast

Apr 19, 2025 - How Harvard President Alan Garber came to lead the higher ed resistance against Trump   |  Read Article

Apr 15, 2025 - Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump   |  Read Article

Apr 11, 2025 - All-In Podcast: The Great Tariff Debate   |  Listen to Podcast

Apr 08, 2025 - GZero World with Ian Bremmer: Trump’s trade war is worst self-inflicted wound since WWII   |  Read Article

Apr 04, 2025 - Recession Threat as Trump Ramps Up Trade War   |  Watch Video

Mar 31, 2025 - The New York Times: Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard   |  Read Article

Mar 30, 2025 - Larry Summers blasts ‘ludicrous’ claim by Scott Bessent
New York (CNN) — Larry Summers is fed up with the tariff defense made by his successor, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Summers, who served as treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, blasted Bessent’s claim that Chinese producers will bear the brunt of new US tariffs on imports from China. “This position is contradicted by every introd... Read More

Mar 28, 2025 - CNN: Americans’ confidence nosedives on trade war fears   |  Watch Video
My interview with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown on CNN's Situation Room.  "I fear we may be only in the second inning of our economic challenges unless the Administration is scared straight towards rational policy by the evidence surrounding it." Read More

Mar 28, 2025 - CNN: Tariffs & Uncertainty   |  Watch Video
My interview with Laura Coates on CNN. "Trump's tariffs are pretty much all downside as economic policy." Read More

Mar 20, 2025 - Tariffs, economic uncertainty raise risk of recession   |  Listen to Podcast
Many economists say tariffs and economic uncertainty are raising the risks of a recession. One of those economists is Larry Summers, a former U.S. Treasury secretary and former director of the National Economic Council. Here & Now's Scott Tong talks to Summers about President Trump's economic policies and why they are raising fears of a recess... Read More

Mar 20, 2025 - WBUR: Tariffs, economic uncertainty raise risk of recession   |  Read Article

Mar 10, 2025 - Boston Globe: ‘Deeply repugnant.’ Former Harvard president Larry Summers denounces Trump’s moves on universities, antisemitism   |  Read Article

Mar 04, 2025 - Free Press: Larry Summers Thinks Trump’s Tariffs Are a Disaster
By Oliver Wiseman, The Free Press — We are at war. A trade war, that is. With China and—less explicably—Canada and Mexico. Donald Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada went into effect on Tuesday morning. This week, the administration also introduced an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports. Canada has responded wi... Read More

Mar 04, 2025 - The Free Press: Larry Summers Thinks Trump’s Tariffs Are a Disaster   |  Read Article

Feb 10, 2025 - Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege
New York Times — When we had the honor of being sworn in as the 70th, 71st, 75th, 76th and 78th secretaries of the Treasury, we took an oath to support and defend the United States Constitution. Our roles were multifaceted. We sought to develop sound policy to advance the president’s agenda and represent the economic interests of the United States... Read More

Feb 10, 2025 - The New York Times: Opinion: Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege   |  Read Article

Feb 03, 2025 - MSNBC ‘Strategy of being a bully’: Trump’s tariffs will ‘backfire’
MSNBC — Larry Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, joins Andrea Mitchell to analyze President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Summers highlights the grave impacts these tariffs will have on the American consumer and families. READ MORE Read More

Feb 03, 2025 - MSNBC: Fmr. Treasury Secy. says Trump’s tariffs will ‘backfire’   |  Read Article

Feb 03, 2025 - Politico: Morning Money: Will Trump fall into the transitory trap?   |  Read Article

Feb 02, 2025 - Trump’s tariffs are a bully strategy   |  Watch Video
Trump’s tariffs are a bully strategy, my conversation with Manu Raju on CNN’s Inside Politics Read More

Feb 02, 2025 - Politico Morning Money: Will Trump fall into the transitory trap?
POLITICO Morning Money — “Unrealistic macroeconomic cheerleading usually backfires because it’s associated with bad policy and because it undermines credibility,” former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told MM. “This administration, given the self-inflicted supply shocks to the economy it is implementing, very much has that risk. Its inflationary ... Read More

Feb 01, 2025 - Larry Summers on Trump Tariffs, CNN   |  Watch Video
My interview on February 1, 2025 with Jessica Dean of CNN on how Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada defy economic logic. Read More

Jan 30, 2025 - Wall Street Journal: Opinion: Gramm and Summers: A Letter on Tariffs From Economists to Trump   |  Read Article

Jan 28, 2025 - The Settlement Is a Start — But Only a Start — To Restoring Harvard.
The Harvard Crimson — Harvard’s settlement last week of two lawsuits alleging antisemitic discrimination surely does not represent the end of overdue efforts by the University to combat antisemitism. To amend Winston Churchill at a key juncture during World War II, it does not even represent the beginning of the end of the University’s efforts to r... Read More

Jan 28, 2025 - The Harvard Crimson: Opinion: The Settlement Is a Start — But Only a Start — To Restoring Harvard.   |  Read Article

Dec 11, 2024 - Martin Wolf interviews Larry Summers — Is Trump a threat to the US economy?
FT — Hello and welcome to The Economic Show. I’m Martin Wolf, the FT’s chief economics commentator in London. While our regular host, Soumaya Keynes, is on maternity leave you’ll be hearing a lot more from me over the coming weeks. Today, I have the pleasure of talking to someone who has uniquely been a hugely distinguished academic, a top official... Read More

Dec 11, 2024 - Financial Times: The Economic Show with Martin Wolf — Is Trump a threat to the US economy?   |  Read Article

Dec 03, 2024 - How China tariffs could backfire on U.S.
Harvard Gazette —  President-elect Donald Trump’s longstanding plans to hit China with stiff tariffs would likely deal a blow to China’s already faltering economy, but it could also trigger some unintended negative consequences for the U.S. economy and foreign relations, economists say. Trump warned last week that on his first day back in office... Read More

Dec 03, 2024 - The Harvard Gazette: How China tariffs could backfire on U.S.   |  Read Article

Nov 25, 2024 - Fareed Zakaria GPS with Larry Summers   |  Watch Video
Interview with Fareed Zakaria on CNN's GPS where we discussed how the Trump program, if literally implemented, would be a far larger stimulus to inflation than anything President Biden enacted. Read More

Nov 24, 2024 - Economic Policy Before and After the 2024 Election   |  Read Article   |  Watch Video
My conversation on economic policy before and after the election with John Ellis at the Harvard Institute of Politics. Read More

Nov 19, 2024 - Trump’s Treasury Challenge: A Pick Who Loves Tariffs Yet Calms Markets
New York Times — “I think Trump has a problem in that he wants two different things,” said Lawrence H. Summers, who served as Treasury secretary in the Clinton administration. “He wants somebody who will be deeply loyal, and he wants someone who will be deeply reassuring to markets. Since markets are fearful of the tariff agenda, it’s hard to squar... Read More

Nov 19, 2024 - “The New York Times: Trump’s Treasury Challenge: A Pick Who Loves Tariffs Yet Calms Markets”   |  Read Article

Nov 16, 2024 - Larry Summers discusses where we are, what we lack and where we’re going.
The title of Thursday’s “Forum” at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard was “Economic Policy Before and After the 2024 Election.” We (meaning he) talked about that at some length. But he also talked about the gathering storm in Europe, the spirit of public service, the crisis of the academy, the 350-fo... Read More

Nov 16, 2024 - John Ellis: Where we are, what we lack and where we’re going   |  Read Article

Nov 12, 2024 - Larry Summers sounds the alarm bell on inflation — before Trump even takes office
New York CNN — When many were celebrating the remarkable economic recovery from the pandemic in the spring of 2021, Larry Summers warned the White House and the rest of Washington that inflation was a real danger. That warning proved to be prescient. Price spikes engulfed the US economy, crushed consumers and forced the Federal Reserve to spike in... Read More

Nov 12, 2024 - CNN Business: Larry Summers sounds the alarm bell on inflation — before Trump even takes office   |  Read Article

Oct 28, 2024 - Fox News: Summers unpacks the 2024 presidential candidates’ economic plans with Martha MacCallum   |  Read Article

Sep 22, 2024 - Financial Times: Trumponomics: The radical plan that would reshape America’s economy   |  Read Article

Sep 20, 2024 - Larry Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Helps Launch Questrom School Institute at BU
BU Today — An overdue defense of capitalism—paired with a better understanding of what responsible businesses owe society—makes a new Boston University institute devoted to those causes essential, former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said at the institute’s formal launch. The Questrom School of Business Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Bu... Read More

Sep 20, 2024 - BU Today: Summers Helps Launch Questrom School Institute at BU   |  Read Article

Aug 05, 2024 - The Free Press: What to Do When the Market Drops? Call Larry Summers   |  Read Article

Jun 14, 2024 - Larry Summers Isn’t Second-Guessing the Government on Inflation
New York Times — Interest payments aren’t counted in the inflation rate. This is a fact that a lot of readers find confusing, if not angering, especially now, when rates are high on mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. I get lots of mail from people saying the absence of interest rates from the Consumer Price Index seems like sleight of hand by ... Read More

Jun 14, 2024 - The New York Times Opinion: Larry Summers Isn’t Second-Guessing the Government on Inflation   |  Read Article

Jun 02, 2024 - The Atlantic: Trump’s Plan to Supercharge Inflation   |  Read Article

May 23, 2024 - The Harvard Crimson Opinion: Larry Summers: An End and a Beginning For Harvard   |  Read Article

Apr 15, 2024 - Project Syndicate: The World Is Still on Fire   |  Read Article

Mar 14, 2024 - Radio Free Europe: State Department’s Miller Among Scores Of Americans Banned By Russia   |  Read Article

Mar 13, 2024 - The Harvard Gazette: Where money isn’t cheap, misery follows   |  Read Article

Feb 28, 2024 - NPR: Here’s a big reason why people may be gloomy about the economy: the cost of money   |  Read Article

Dec 15, 2023 - Financial Times: Larry Summers: We haven’t nailed the landing yet   |  Read Article

Oct 31, 2023 - MarketWatch: U.S. fiscal deficit a ‘more serious problem than ever before,’ says Larry Summers   |  Read Article

Sep 29, 2023 - Center for Global Development: “The World Is On Fire”: Larry Summers on the Pressing Need for New Global Financing through MDB Reform   |  Read Article

Sep 19, 2023 - The New York Times Opinion: How to Make Russia Really Pay for Invading Ukraine   |  Read Article

Sep 08, 2023 - The Washington Post Opinion: Three big, bold ideas to douse the flames of a world on fire with Bono   |  Read Article

Sep 06, 2023 - Larry Summers on Inflation Fears as Oil Reaches 10 Month High   |  Watch Video

Aug 30, 2023 - Harvard Kennedy School: Will AI come for the cognitive class?   |  Read Article

Aug 20, 2023 - The Washington Post: Opinion: What Just Happened: Storm Clouds Loom for China’s Economy   |  Read Article

Aug 18, 2023 - Project Syndicate: Will Donald Trump’s Indictments Have Economic Consequences?   |  Read Article

Aug 02, 2023 - Politico: Morning Money: The downgrade: Does it matter?   |  Read Article

Jul 31, 2023 - Project Syndicate: The Multilateral Development Banks the World Needs   |  Read Article

Jul 27, 2023 - The Economist: Lawrence Summers, Philip Zelikow and Robert Zoellick on why Russian reserves should be used to help Ukraine   |  Read Article

Jul 22, 2023 - The Free Press: Rethinking Higher Ed with Harvard’s Former President   |  Read Article

Jun 15, 2023 - Foreign Affairs: The Other Counteroffensive to Save Ukraine with Philip Zelikow and Robert B. Zoellick   |  Read Article

Apr 18, 2023 - Foreign Policy LIVE: Larry Summers: It’s Dangerous When Everyone Is a China Hawk   |  Read Article

Apr 13, 2023 - Time: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023: Janet Yellen   |  Read Article

Mar 27, 2023 - The Harvard Gazette: More turbulence likely ahead after bank collapses   |  Read Article

Mar 22, 2023 - The Information: Summers Predicts “Cleaning Out” of Fintech Sector After SVB Failure   |  Read Article

Mar 20, 2023 - The Washington Post: The moral and legal case for sending Russia’s frozen $300 billion to Ukraine with Philip Zelikow and Robert B. Zoellick   |  Read Article

Sep 27, 2022 - Harvard Magazine: Portraying Lawrence H. Summers   |  Read Article

Aug 23, 2022 - Barron’s: ‘We Are Still Headed for a Pretty Hard Landing,’
Economist Lawrence H. Summers never joined Team Transitory, or the economists, investment strategists, and members of the Federal Reserve who thought inflation would be a temporary phenomenon. Instead, he warned early and often that massive fiscal and monetary stimulus unleashed in response to the impact of the Covid pandemic would result in the ec... Read More

Aug 23, 2022 - POLITICO: Larry Summers emerges as the unlikeliest Democratic hero
When the White House sought help crafting crucial tax-raising portions of the health care, climate and tax bill, one man was often on the other end of the phone line and email chains: Larry Summers. When Democratic lawmakers needed a final push to convince Sen. Joe Manchin that the Inflation Reduction Act would in fact reduce inflation, they als... Read More

Jul 02, 2021 - We Ran the Treasury Department. This Is How to Fix Tax Evasion.
New York Times, June 9, 2021 - Six hundred billion dollars per year, and growing: That is two-thirds of total nondefense discretionary spending by the federal government, about what is spent on defense operations, military personnel and procurement, and more than mandatory federal expenditures on Medicaid. It’s also approximately how much unpaid ta... Read More

Apr 06, 2020 - Amanpour PBS and CNNi: Summers on record surge in U.S. unemployment
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers tells Amanpour on April 2, Americans must understand "for all our individualism, we need a government that performs basic functions."  Watch the full interview on PBS and CNN International here: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/04/02/lawrence-summers-amanpour-unemployment-surge-coronavirus-crisis... Read More

Apr 06, 2020 - Vanity Fair: Grim As It Is Now, Recovery Could Be Faster Than Anticipated
I think the peak to trough decline is overwhelmingly likely to be worse than anything I’ve seen by a significant margin. Something like a third of the workforce is not going to be able to work during the current period of social lockdown. The people who can work now are the people who can work at home and the people that have to work outside. Econo... Read More

Jan 15, 2020 - Bernanke AEA Speech Last Hurrah for Central Bankers, Says Summers
Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, dismisses Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's optimism for central bankers in a recent speech to the American Economic Association. He spoke with David Westin on "Bloomberg Wall Street Week." (Source: Bloomberg) Read More

Jan 31, 2019 - NPR: What The ‘Weakened’ Case For Hiking Interest Rates Might Mean For The Economy
The Fed on Wednesday backed off its plan to continue increasing rates this year in order to maintain U.S. economic growth. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Larry Summers,  former secretary of the Treasury and president emeritus of Harvard University, about interest rates, tax rates and other economic issues. Read More

Mar 26, 2018 - Implications of steel tariffs for the US economy
In an interview on CNBC at the Asian Development Bank, Summers discussed the implications of steel tariffs for the US economy. The steel tariffs will do damage to the American economy "even before China retaliates" says Summers. Read More

Mar 26, 2018 - The Psychological Impact of Trade Sanctions
In an interview with Bloomberg News on March 26, 2018 at the Asian Development Bank, Summers discussed the psychological impact of trade sanctions with China. Read More

Mar 26, 2018 - Tariffs raise concerns about future of US – China relations
Is there any other way besides tariffs — and potentially a trade war — to get China to play fair on trade? David Greene interviews Summers for his insight on NPR's Morning Edition. Read More

Mar 08, 2018 - Saving the heartland: Place-based policies in 21st Century America
America’s regional disparities are large and regional convergence has declined if not disappeared. This wildly uneven economic landscape calls for a new look at spatially targeted policies. There are three plausible justifications for place-based policies–agglomeration economies, spatial equity and larger marginal returns to targeting social distre... Read More

Oct 03, 2017 - Newt Gingrich & Larry Summers on Why Roy Moore, Donald Trump Won
"Newt has the right elements of the answer- people are really angry, they're disillusioned, they're uncomfortable, they're scared, they're looking for something very different," said Summers. "He had a gut visceral connection that the Democrats lacked." "We had statisticians doing computer models around voter targeting, he had gut instincts aroun... Read More

Oct 02, 2017 - Conversations with Tyler Cowen: Macroeconomics, Mentorship and Avoiding Complacency
Listen to Conversation with Tyler Cowen: Macroeconomics, Mentorship and Avoiding Complacency where we discuss a wide range of ideas including: innovation in higher education, Herman Melville, the Fed, Mexico, Russia, China, philanthropy and my table tennis adventure in the summer Jewish Olympics. Read More

Oct 02, 2017 - Macro Musings podcast
My interview with David Beckwirth of Macro Musings podcast where we discuss macro policy making, QE, nominal GDP targeting and more. Listen to the podcast here. Read More

Sep 07, 2017 - Your Coming Tax Increase
The New York Times David Leonhardt September 7th, 2017 A 19th-century economist named Adolph Wagner made a prediction that came to be known as Wagner’s Law: As societies became wealthier, their taxes would rise. They would rise because people would want more of the services that government tended to provide better than the private market, like... Read More

Sep 07, 2017 - Why the U.S. Government Can’t Be Downsized
Bloomberg Why the U.S. Government Can't Be Downsized Albert Hunt September 7th, 2017 https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-07/why-the-u-s-government-can-t-be-downsized The Republican vow to significantly reduce the size of government is a foolish pipe dream, Larry Summers says, not because of liberal policy aspirations but because ... Read More

Sep 05, 2017 - To Understand Rising Inequality
  The New York Times' Upshot September 3, 2017 Eastman Kodak was one of the technological giants of the 20th century, a dominant seller of film, cameras and other products. It made its founders unfathomably wealthy and created thousands of high-income jobs for executives, engineers and other white-collar professionals. The same is tru... Read More

Jun 22, 2017 - Globalization Will Work If We Stop Catering To The Elite
June 22, 2017 Published by Nathan Gardels, The WorldPost   What are the key policies of a centrist politics that is pro-globalization? In the wake of Brexit and Trump’s election, you have called for a “responsible nationalism”  that responds to the needs of those voters. What does that mean in practice? First of all, some of this ... Read More

Jun 20, 2017 - Lawrence Summers Says Best Trade Deals are ‘Win-Win’
June 20, 2017 Lawrence Summers, Harvard University Charles W. Eliot Professor and Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, discusses the Trump Administration's trade policy ahead of the G-20 meeting. He speaks with Bloomberg's Chad Thomas on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas." (Source: Bloomberg) Read More

Jun 20, 2017 - Lawrence Summers on Carbon Dividends, Border Tax, Trade
June 20, 2017 Lawrence Summers, Harvard University Charles W. Eliot Professor and Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, discusses carbon dividends, a border adjustment tax, and U.S. trade agreements. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas." (Source: Bloomberg) Read More

Jun 20, 2017 - Lawrence Summers Makes the Case for a Border Tax
June 20, 2017 Lawrence Summers, Harvard University Charles W. Eliot Professor and Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, discusses the benefits of a border adjustment tax. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas." (Source: Bloomberg) Read More

Jun 20, 2017 - Lawrence Summers Explains How Carbon Dividends Work
June 20, 2017 Lawrence Summers, Harvard University Charles W. Eliot Professor and Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, explains the process of addressing climate change using carbon dividends. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas." (Source: Bloomberg) Read More

Jun 07, 2017 - Stephen Colbert: A Math Problem For Donald Trump
Summers points out the math error in Trump's budget on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. May 25, 2017 [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZBCaxyUv3g&feature=youtu.be[/embed] Read More

Jun 07, 2017 - Honing a Vision for Higher Education
Published by the New York Times June 7, 2017 Some of the nation’s most influential leaders in higher education met last week at the Higher Ed Leaders Forum hosted by The New York Times. They discussed an array of issues facing colleges and universities today, including high costs, free speech, addressing the skills gap, using big data and lea... Read More

Jun 06, 2017 - Summers Asks Dimon: How far does Trump have to go for you to denounce him?
Published by Business Insider June 5, 2017 Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers has some harsh words for JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: Stop giving cover to Donald Trump’s outrageous policies on immigration, climate and the economy. Summers called Dimon out for not leaving the president’s Council of CEOs, which the Harvard economist sa... Read More

Jun 06, 2017 - Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Worries Summers
In an interview on Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas, Harvard University Charles W. Eliot Professor Lawrence Summers talks about his support for big reforms in U.S. air traffic control and looks at the prospect of infrastructure spending. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas." (Source: Bloomberg)   Read More

Jun 05, 2017 - Summers Says U.S. Can’t Step Back From Leadership Role
In an interview om Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas, Harvard University Charles W. Eliot Professor Lawrence Summers discusses his editorial on the United States' global leadership under President Donald Trump. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas." (Source: Bloomberg) Read More

Jun 05, 2017 - After-school programs are a lifeline for kids and parents
The Boston Globe JUNE 05, 2017 THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION has announced its first full budget, which calls for the elimination of federal funding for after-school and summer programs for low-income communities, known as 21st Century Community Learning Centers. This cut would have drastic effects for working families. Federal funding for afte... Read More

Jun 02, 2017 - Larry Summers: Paris Accord Withdrawal ‘Biggest U.S. Foreign Policy Error’ Since Iraq War
In an interview, Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Larry Summers, former U.S. treasury secretary and president emeritus of Harvard University, about what Trump's decision means for the country and the economy. When President Trump announced that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord, he explained that it was because the agre... Read More

Jun 01, 2017 - I never imagined a White House ‘right of Exxon’ on climate, says Larry Summers
Published by Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC June 1, 2017 In an interview, Former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told CNBC on Thursday the U.S. would benefit economically and on the world stage by staying in the Paris climate accord. Summers said on "Squawk Box" he "never imagined" an administration that's "way to the right of Exxon o... Read More

Jun 01, 2017 - Summers says that Trump is a ‘clear and present danger’ to the US
In an interview with CNN Money, Larry Summers says he never imagined Exxon would be more progressive than the White House on climate change. Mr. Summers served as President Clinton's Treasury Secretary, President Obama's top economic adviser, and Chief Economist at the World Bank. (Source: CNN Money) Read More

Jun 01, 2017 - Secular stagnation even truer today
This article was originally published by the Wall Street Journal on May 25, 2017. Larry Summers is doubling down on his secular-stagnation hypothesis. The Harvard economist and former Treasury secretary first offered the bleak diagnosis in November 2013 at an International Monetary Fund conference. The U.S. and much of the rest of the world was... Read More

May 26, 2017 - The Trump budget violates the laws of arithmetic
May 26, 2017 An interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business, Larry Summers discusses why he dislikes President Trump's budget. (Source: Fox Business) Read More

May 18, 2017 - Financing of international collective action for epidemic and pandemic preparedness
The Lancet Global Health May 18, 2017 The global pandemic response has typically followed cycles of panic followed by neglect. We are now, once again, in a phase of neglect, leaving the world highly vulnerable to massive loss of life and economic shocks from natural or human-made epidemics a... Read More

May 11, 2017 - Trump’s tax plan is more trickle down than pump priming
Published by Sabri Ben-Achour, Marketplace May 11, 2017 [audio mp3="https://larrysummers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mp_20170511_seg_16_64.mp3"][/audio] In an interview with The Economist, President Trump said it's OK that his tax plan would increase the deficit, because it wouldn't do so for very long. He said it would “prime the pump”... Read More

May 09, 2017 - Larry Summers: More Susceptible To Downturn Than People Think
May 9, 2017 Bloomberg Markets AM with Pimm Fox and Lisa Abramowicz. GUEST: Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, President Emeritus and Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University, discusses bank regulation, US Treasury policies, and outlook for a recession. (Source: Bloomberg) [audio mp3="https://larrysummers.com/wp-con... Read More

Apr 27, 2017 - X-Treasury Secretary Larry Summers just completely trashed the Trump tax plan
Published by Jeff Cox, CNBC April 27, 2017 President Donald Trump's plan to roll back taxes in the hope that doing so will generate robust economic growth with little impact on debt and deficits is "absurd," former Treasury Secretary and White House economic advisor Larry Summers said. In fact, Summers added in an interview with CNBC, that... Read More

Apr 19, 2017 - Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says taxing robots makes no sense
Published by David Brancaccio, Marketplace April 19, 2017 [audio mp3="https://larrysummers.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mp_20170419_seg_07_64.mp3"][/audio] My some estimates, nearly half of the work in America could be done by machines and software using current technology. Look out five, ten, twenty years and the impact of technology could be... Read More

Apr 12, 2017 - Larry Summers Says He Is Disappointed With 2% U.S. Growth
April 12, 2017 Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers discusses U.S. economic growth and proposals from the Trump administration. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas." (Source: Bloomberg) Read More

Mar 30, 2017 - Larry Summers on the economy, and Trump’s plans for tax reform
March 30, 2017 A conversation about the economy and Trump's plans for tax reform with Larry Summers, president emeritus of Harvard University and former treasury secretary under President Clinton. (Source: Charlie Rose) Read More

Mar 30, 2017 - Optimism over Trump a ‘sugar high’ with no signs of 3-4% economic growth, Larry Summers warns
March 30, 2017 Published by Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC The highest consumer confidence reading in more than 16 years and the postelection stock market rally may not translate into more robust economic growth, former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told CNBC on Thursday. "If you use the standard of what the administration has hel... Read More

Mar 30, 2017 - Larry Summers: GOP’s ‘stunning’ lack of unity on health care undermines rest of Trump’s agenda
March 30, 2017 Published by Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC The GOP's "stunning" lack of unity on repealing and replacing Obamacare undermines President Donald Trump's entire agenda, former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Thursday. The failure calls into question whether Trump and GOP leaders in Congress can deliver on the pro-eco... Read More

Nov 30, 2016 - The Future of Aid for Health
In a keynote address on November 30, 2016 at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha, Qatar, Summers talked about the Future of Aid for Health. Summers said, "I have always believed that economics is a moral science because it is so centrally involved with choices that directly affect human well being.  And cancer at age 30 reinforced... Read More

Nov 22, 2016 - Trump’s economic plans could cripple government for a generation
Listen to The Axe Files, a podcast with David Axelrod, about growing up in a family of renowned economists, what did and did not cause the financial crisis in 2008, and the economic implications of Trump’s policy proposals. Read More

May 31, 2016 - A Lesson on Infrastructure from the Anderson Bridge Fiasco
Sometimes small stories capture large truths. So it is with the fiasco that is the repair of the Anderson Memorial Bridge, connecting Boston and Harvard Square. Rehabilitation of the 232-foot bridge began in 2012, at an estimated cost of about $20 million; four years later, there is no end date in sight and the cost of the project is mushrooming, t... Read More

Apr 21, 2016 - The Fusion of Civilizations
In the May/June 2016 issue of Foreign Affairs, Summers and Mahbubani explore the case for global optimism.  The essay states, "Historians looking back on this age from the vantage point of later generations, however, are likely to be puzzled by the widespread contemporary feelings of gloom and doom. By most objective measures of human well-being, t... Read More

Apr 19, 2016 - Trump, China, Inversions and Austerity
Summers spoke at the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday, warning against austerity measures amid a tepid economy. Yahoo Finance sat down with him to get little more color on the economy and to find out what keeps him up most at night. “I think the prospect of Donald Trump being President would be the gravest threat to our prosperity, our s... Read More

Apr 19, 2016 - Reflections the Recession, Higher-ed & the Economy
Harvard Magazine profiled a conversation with Summers on a variety of issues, including the recession, higher-ed and the economic environment.  Summers said, "Harvard will have to choose between its commitment to preeminence and its commitment to doing things in traditional ways." Harvard Magazine Larry Summers Reflects April 15, 2016 T... Read More

Apr 08, 2016 - Economic Unease and America’s Slow Growth
On April 7, 2016, Summers talked with John Hockenberry of PRI's the Takeaway for a series on the the state of the global economy.  The discussion included the sluggish economy, less energy driving investments, Sanders, Trump and the Broadway musical, Hamilton. Click here to listen to the full interview. We've looked at how oil prices are affe... Read More

Apr 06, 2016 - Podcast with Product Hunt
Listen to my podcast on Product Hunt where I discuss my work in the government, academia, and investing in the tech sector.  I also talk about the future of higher education and President Obama's legacy. Read More

Apr 03, 2016 - The Fed is right to watch the data carefully
In March 31, 2016 interview with Jeremy Hobson of NPR's Here and Now, Summers talked about the economy, the Fed and Donald Trump.  Summers said, "I am more enthusiastic about the message of caution than the message of adjustment." Click here to listen to the full interview. The stock market reacted positively this week to comments from Federa... Read More

Feb 19, 2016 - Constructive for the Fed to be Data Dependent
Summers appeared on BloombergGo! on February 18 and outlined steps that can be taken to help the U.S. avoid recession and improve the global economy.  Summers said, "Its constructive for data-dependent Fed to delay hikes." Watch the interview here: Safe, Stable Banking is Fundamental: Read More

Feb 18, 2016 - Growth Prospects for US Economy, Chicago Booth
Click here to watch the full session. https://media.chicagobooth.edu/Mediasite6/Play/40669d3081b845ffae32b1602214da701d Read More

Feb 17, 2016 - The Age of Secular Stagnation
Summers published an article title, "The Age of Secular Stagnation: What It Is and What to Do About It," in the February issue of Foreign Affairs.  The article explores how expansionary fiscal policy by the U.S. government can help overcome secular stagnation problems and get growth back on track. The Age of Secular Stagnation: What It Is and Wh... Read More

Feb 12, 2016 - Equitable Growth in Conversation
Summers talks with Heather Boushey, of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, about how inequality affects economic growth and stability. The discussion explores secular stagnation—what it is, what problems it creates, and the issues for policymaking—as well as how inequality plays a role in the phenomenon. Click here to read the full conve... Read More

Feb 04, 2016 - US economic statecraft & the global order
Summers spoke on June 28, 2016 at The Economic Statecraft Speaker Series at the Center for Strategic Studies. The forum highlights the strategic role of economics in foreign policy and explores the making of international economic policy. Click here for Summers remarks on US Economic Statecraft and the Global Order Read More

Feb 02, 2016 - Will our children really not know economic growth?
Summers writes a review of Robert Gordon's The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The US standard of living since the Civil War in the February issue of Prospect Magazine. Robert Gordon’s The Rise and Fall of American Growth is an extraordinary work of economic scholarship. At a time when too much of the economics profession prioritises theorisi... Read More

Jan 27, 2016 - Economy faces 1 in 3 chance of recession
Summers said the economy faces 1 in 3 chance of recession in a January 27, 2016 interview with Jeremy Hobson for NPR's Here and Now. Click here to listen to the full interview   Read More

Jan 26, 2016 - Assessing Global Economic Risks in 2016
Summers spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations Outlook 2016: Assessing Global Economic and Political Risks on January 26, 2016 with Richard Haass. You can see the trancript from the event here.   Read More

Jan 21, 2016 - Gundlach to Summers Side With Bond Market Against Fed Rate Path
Jeffrey Gundlach and Larry Summers are joining derivatives traders in saying the Federal Reserve is too ambitious in its plans to raise interest rates against a backdrop of slowing global economic growth. Gundlach, the co-founder of DoubleLine Capital LP, said moves by the central bank to raise rates are fighting non-existent inflation and hurti... Read More

Jan 21, 2016 - Economy Can’t Withstand 4 Fed Hikes In 2016
Policy makers need to heed the message from global commodity and stock markets that “risks are substantially tilted to the downside,” said Summers on Bloomberg GO on January 13, 2016. Given the weakness in prices and growth, it’ll be hard for the world to take in stride four interest-rate increases that forecasters are penciling in from the ... Read More

Jan 20, 2016 - ‘Creeping Totalitarianism’ at Colleges
Summers decried a “creeping totalitarianism” on college campuses, calling out what he said is the growing preference for emotional comfort over academic inquiry in an interview with William Kristol. From The Harvard Crimson:  Summers, who is a University Professor, discussed recent campus discourse and protests about race at colleges across the... Read More

Jan 06, 2016 - The Core Problem, The International Economy
The International Economy founder and editor David Smick recently sat down with the former Treasury Secretary and Obama economic advisor to discuss the state of the world economy. Click here to read the full article. Read More

Dec 15, 2015 - Rate Delay Less Risky Than Premature Hike
In an interview with Tom Keene of Bloomberg Surveillance from the Arab Strategy Forum in Dubai, Summers  voiced skepticism surrounding an expected Federal Reserve rate hike and the impact of lower commodities prices and devaluing currencies. Summers also discussed his thoughts on secular stagnation. Watch the full interview here. Read More

Oct 26, 2015 - Creating long term value
Summers spoke at event on long-termism at a Center for American Progress event on October 21, 2015.   Read More

Oct 26, 2015 - Uniting behind the Cadillac tax on health plans
In an op-ed with Greg Mankiw in the New York Times on Sunday, October 25, 2015 Summers wrote, "Congress should side with President Obama and resist calls to scrap it [the excise tax on high-cost health care plans, the co-called Cadillac tax]." Read the full article here. Read More

Oct 23, 2015 - Economy caught in a vicious cycle
In an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box on October 21, 2015, Summers said, "the economy is caught in a vicious cycle, incomes are too low, therefore investments are too low." Summers called for smart tax reform and rules to discourage the kind of activism that strips cash out of companies.  Watch the full interview here. Read More

Oct 07, 2015 - Pre-emptive war on inflation is error
In an interview on October 7, 2015, Summers told BloombergTV that "a pre-emptive war against inflation now would be a serious policy error." Watch the full interview here: Read More

Sep 18, 2015 - Declaration on Universal Health Coverage
On September 18, 2015, The Lancet published a declaration endorsing universal health coverage, signed by 267 economists in 44 countries. With the United Nations set to launch the bold sustainable development agenda, this is a crucial moment for global leaders to reflect on the financial investments needed to maximize progress by 2030. As an input i... Read More

Sep 16, 2015 - Fed faces a fork in the road over interest rates
On September 15, 2015, Summers talked with Chris Arnold of NPR's All Thing's Considered about the Fed's upcoming decision on interest rates. Read More

Sep 10, 2015 - Rate hike doesn’t seem a prudent risk to take
In an interview on CNBC's Squawk on the Street on September 10, 2015, Summers said a rate hike isn't a prudent risk to take. He told CNBC, the Fed can reverse course in seven weeks if it regrets its decision not to raise rates. Watch the interview here: Read More

Jun 25, 2015 - Both sides may get more of what they fear
In an interview with Charlie Rose on June 24, 2015 to discuss the debt crisis in Greece, Summers said, "Both sides are going to get more of what they fear if they aren't able to reach a deal."   Read More

Jun 17, 2015 - A setback to American leadership on trade
Summers talks about TPP and international economic diplomacy with CNBC's Squawk on the Street on June 15, 2015.  Summers calls Congress' action "bad geopolitics."   Read More

Jun 11, 2015 - Greece Debt Problems Solved Through Growth
Summers talks with Bloomberg's Hans Nichols from the G7 Finance Summit in Dresden on May 28, 2015 about the situation in Greece.  Summers says, "Ultimately debt problems are solved through growth." Read More

May 20, 2015 - Economic growth is ‘not inspiring’
On May 20th, 2015, Summers said on CNBC's Squawk Box he expects the U.S. economy to expand at a quicker pace than in the first quarter, but there are still hurdles. Summers predicted growth in the low to mid 2 percent range for 2015. "That's not inspiring performance," he said, "but that's hardly reversion to recession." "We still have a ser... Read More

May 04, 2015 - Okun’s Equality and Efficiency
On May 4, 2015, on the 40th anniversary of Okun's Equality and Efficiency book, Summers provided remarks at a Brookings Institution celebration. Summers wrote, "Art’s capacity for well rounded wisdom regarding the most important issues of the day was nowhere better illustrated than in Equality and Efficiency: The Big Tradeoff, the book whose 40th a... Read More

Apr 22, 2015 - CNBC: Address problems of bond market liquidity
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said regulators should make a priority of addressing the problems of bond market liquidity, brought on by their very efforts to make institutions safer after the financial crisis. Summers, speaking Thursday on "Squawk Box," responded to comments made by JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon who said recent volatility... Read More

Apr 21, 2015 - Not the Right Moment for Lurch to Austerity
In an interview on April 19. 2015, with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, Summers said, "This is a moment for us, as a country, to do what a business would do, which is to take advantage of low borrowing costs to invest in our future." Summers told Zakaria, "This is not the right moment for a lurch to austerity." A 'maddening' situation: Larry Summers, the ... Read More

Apr 20, 2015 - NPR’s Innovation Hub
Can government actually make us less innovative? That may be what’s happening, according to former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. “The most important scientific discoveries tend to get made by people who are young and at their most creative stage. And the average age when people get their first grant from the National Institutes of Health is ... Read More

Apr 17, 2015 - AIIB: We Have Lost Influence
In an interview with NPR's All Things Considered on April 16, 2015, Summers discusses the new China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Summers says, "We're contemplating a major institution in which the United States has no role, that the United States made substantial efforts to stop — and failed." China says 57 countries have signed ... Read More

Apr 09, 2015 - Pre-emptive wars on inflation big mistake
Summers talked with Joe Kernen from CNBC's Squawk Box on Thursday, April 9, 2015 saying, "Pre-emptive wars don't work and  pre-emptive wars on inflation would be a big mistake."  Summers also told Kernen, "We need to be all over the inflation data."     Read More

Mar 31, 2015 - Increasing Education: What it will and will not do for earnings inequality
In a paper published by the Hamilton Project on March 30, 2015, Brad Hershbein, Melissa S. Kearney, and Lawrence H. Summers analyzed what increasing education will and will not do for earnings and earnings inequality. Mainstream labor economists as well as several public commentators have argued that trends in the economy over recent decades—includ... Read More

Mar 20, 2015 - Thought Economics: Modern Capitalism
In an exclusive interview with Prof. Summers and Prof. Edmund Phelps, Thought Economics looks at the story of modern capitalism, the benefits it has brought, and the challenges it has created. The series explores the 'post crisis' economy, the role of government in society, the relationship between capitalism, conflict and inequality and looks at w... Read More

Mar 05, 2015 - Establishment Populism Rising
Thomas Edsall New York Times March 4, 2015 Larry Summers, who withdrew his candidacy for the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve under pressure from the liberal wing of the Democratic Party in 2013, has emerged as the party’s dominant economic policy strategist. The former Treasury secretary’s evolving message has won over many of his former c... Read More

Mar 05, 2015 - Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Aetna’s pay hikes: Why now?

Mar 03, 2015 - Robots are hurting middle class workers
In an March 3, 2015 article in The Washington Post's Wonkblog Summers talked about technology, inequality and education. Summers reaffirmed the idea that more education won't solve the inequality problem and called technological change an important fuel for the rising economic share captured by the top 1 percent of American earners. The Wash... Read More

Mar 03, 2015 - Asiaphoria Meets Regression to the Mean
Summers' "Asiaphoria Meets Regression to the Mean" NBER Working Paper co-authored with Lant Pritchett, was featured in NBER's March Digest. The paper demonstrates that typical degrees of regression to the mean imply substantial slowdowns in China and India relative even to currently cautious forecasts. Much analysis and forecasting treats a ... Read More

Feb 23, 2015 - The Future of Work
Summers participated in a panel, "Future of Work," hosted by Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institue on February 19, 2015. Summers said, "the idea there are all these jobs and we just need to train people is an evasion of the problem, we need more demand!"   Partial transcript: On the diagnosis, I want to make a confession of ignorance,... Read More

Feb 17, 2015 - USA Today: Summers on Global Threats
On February 16, 2015, in her column for USA TODAY, Maria Bartiromo talks with Summers about Europe, Russia, Ukraine and and the implications for the global economy. Summers also discusses the U.S. economy, oil prices, the Fed and what Summers is learning from his students. February 16, 2015 By Maria Bartiromo, Special for USA TODAY The Europ... Read More

Feb 12, 2015 - Why now is not the time to raise rates
Summers appeared on CNBC's Squawk on the Street on February 12, 2015 to discuss why extraordinary economic conditions require extraordinary measures, and now is not the right time to raise interest rates. Read More

Feb 11, 2015 - Summers warns against appearance of anti-Israel bias at Harvard

Feb 09, 2015 - What Business Can Do to Save the Middle Class
In an interview with the Harvard Business Review on February 9, 2015, Summers discusses the work of the Commission on Inclusive Prosperity and why executives and business owners should care about it.  Summers answers questions like, How does corporate governance need to change in your view? Can the private sector create a more inclusive economy or ... Read More

Feb 06, 2015 - Lancet: Can one turn an aspiration into reality?
By Richard Horton The Lancet Vol. 385 February 7, 2015 The idea of a “grand convergence” in health, achievable within our lifetimes, might seem a naive idea. Chronic confl icts, unpredictable humanitarian disasters, and the persistent fragility of some nation states makes the notion of ending preventable mortality within a generation lit... Read More

Feb 03, 2015 - Harvard, Israel, and Academic Freedom
This past week I delivered a lecture at Columbia University on academic freedom and anti-Semitism.  I argued that it is the essence of academic freedom that all members of our community can hold whatever views they wish and express them freely. But it is equally the essence of academic freedom that universities as institutions must avoid acting in ... Read More

Jan 30, 2015 - Global economy, oil prices and innovation
On January 30, 2015, Summers talked with Maria Bartiromo on FOX's Opening Bell about the global economy, oil prices and innovation among students. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Read More

Jan 29, 2015 - Growing concerns about the sense of stagnation
In an interview on the Charlie Rose Show on January 29, 2015, Summers discussed the growing concerns about the sense of stagnation. Summers told Rose, "we are in unchartered territory in regards to the global economy, with problems with lack of demand, deflation that's too low, central banks that have trouble being activists and too much savings." Read More

Jan 23, 2015 - President Obama’s economic proposals
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Jan 21, 2015 - At Davos: Challenges before the ECB
Summers discusses the challenges before the European Central Bank and explains why he sees Europe on its way to being the next Japan. He spoke to Bloomberg TV from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 21, 2015. Summers also talked with CNBC's Squawk Box about the challenges to U.S. growth: Summers discusses Obama's ... Read More

Jan 20, 2015 - London School of Economics podcast
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Jan 15, 2015 - NYTimes: Trying to solve the great wage slowdown
The Upshot By DAVID LEONHARDT JANUARY 15, 2015 After almost 15 years of a disappointing economy, it’s easy to get pessimistic. Incomes for the middle class and poor have now been stagnating over a two-term Republican presidency and well into a two-term Democratic one. The great wage slowdown of the 21st century has frustrated Americans, po... Read More

Jan 15, 2015 - Inclusive Prosperity Commission
The Inclusive Prosperity Commission, co-chaired by Lawrence H. Summers, released a new report on January 15, 2015 that offers bold new prescriptions to reinvigorate the middle class and reduce income inequality.  Summer said, “No industrial democracy will succeed unless its middle class enjoys sustained growth in living standards. This depends not ... Read More

Jan 15, 2015 - Job creation up, wages flat
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Jan 12, 2015 - Response to Marc Andreessen on Secular Stagnation
Marc Andreessen’s thoughtful “Tweetstorm” on secular stagnation raises a number of important questions.  We are in agreement that the essence of the secular stagnation issue is not whether technology has stopped advancing; but rather whether there is a mismatch between desired saving and investment opportunities that results in low equilibrium real... Read More

Jan 09, 2015 - U.S. economy is not growing fast enough
In an interview on January 9, 2015 with CNBC's Squawk Box, Summers said while American economic growth is getting better and leads the rest of the world, investments need to be made to get the economy stronger. "Confidence is the cheapest form of stimulus," he said. Read More

Jan 03, 2015 - Asiaphoria Meets Regression to the Mean
In an NBER working paper, published with Lant Pritchett in October 2014, Summers writes, "consensus forecasts for the global economy over the medium and long term predict the world's economic gravity will substantially shift towards Asia and especially towards the Asian Giants, China and India. While such forecasts may pan out, there are substantia... Read More

Nov 20, 2014 - TIME: What I’m Thankful For
As I am thankful for my family and its tradition of loving argument, I am thankful for the privilege of living in and serving a nation grounded in a commitment to reasoned discourse.  TIME MAGAZINE November 20, 2014 I am, like other Americans at this season, most thankful for my family and its traditions. This year, as every year for the p... Read More

Nov 20, 2014 - Why Larry Summers sees danger ahead for the economy
Like British Prime Minister David Cameron, Larry Summers sees warning lights flashing on the world's economic dashboard. Summers, who served through 2010 as President Obama's top economic adviser and was Treasury Secretary under Bill Clinton, said America should be acting now to shore up its economy, instead of celebrating its status as the healthi... Read More

Oct 27, 2014 - Why China won’t keep growing fast forever
The Upshot, The New York TimesOctober 26, 2014 There has been plenty of discussion lately about signs that China’s economy is slowing down, focused on details of a possible housing bubble and vast sums of bad loans that the country will have to reckon with. But put aside the challenges China faces this quarter, or next year, and there is one view ... Read More

Oct 27, 2014 - The Economist: Even dragons tire
The announcement this week that China’s economy had grown by 7.3% in the third quarter year-on-year was widely seen as marking the country’s “new normal” of slower growth, according to an October 25, 2014 Economist article. It was well below the roughly 10% pace China had averaged from 1980 until two years ago. Yet according to a new working paper ... Read More

Oct 23, 2014 - The Harvard Crimson, Professor Summers
BY MATTHEW Q. CLARIDA, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER Larry Summers is, by most accounts, a pretty hard guy to please. Students in his courses on globalization and American economic policy quickly see that they’re not in for a dose of Harvard’s famous grade inflation. If they ask about their mark, Summers might well tell them they would’ve earned... Read More

Oct 20, 2014 - FOX: Europe in danger of following path of Japan
In an interview with Maria Bartiromo on FOX News' Sunday Morning Futures on October 19, 2014, Summers discussed the state of the global economy and said, "Europe is in danger of following the path of Japan from the 90s onward." Read More

Oct 16, 2014 - NPR: Worry about Deflation not Inflation
In an interview on October 16, 2014 with NPR's Here & Now, Summer told Jeremy Hobson, "We need to worry about deflation not inflation." Interview Highlights: Larry Summers On why the global market is faring poorly “The news out of Europe has been continuously discouraging, the risks that the United States will remain in a somewhat defl... Read More

Oct 01, 2014 - Debt Management and Zero Lower Bound
On September 30, 2014, Summers presented a co-authored paper titled, "Government Debt Management at the Zero Lower Bound," at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC.  Watch the event here: You can read the paper here and or view the graphics here.  Additional coverage of the event: Now as Provocateur, Summers Says Treasury Undermin... Read More

Sep 26, 2014 - Need comprehensive tax reform
In an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin of CNBC's Squawk Box on September 26, 2014, Summers called for comprehensive tax reform.  Summers also discussed income inequality, asset bubbles and tax inversions with Sorkin. Watch the video clips Read More

Sep 23, 2014 - Push for Domestic Financing for Health
Summers spoke to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, September 22, 2014 and called for low and middle income countries to increase their spending on health.  Summers said, "Just 1 percent of their economic growth over the next two decades would fund the grand convergence." Watch the video Major Push for Domestic Financing for Hea... Read More

Sep 21, 2014 - US needs a comprehensive growth strategy
In an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures on September 21, 2014, Summers talked about the state of the economy, job creation, energy policy and Ukraine.  Summers told Bartiromo,"Our focus has got to be on increasing the rate of growth." Watch the full interview here. Read More

Sep 12, 2014 - Scottish independence “grave mistake”
In a interview with CNBC on September 12, 2014 at the YES Conference in Kiev, Summers said, "It would be a grave mistake for Scotland to leave."  Read More

Sep 09, 2014 - Future of US Energy & Climate Security
"I believe that the question of whether the United States should have a substantially more permissive policy with respect to the export of crude oil and with respect to the export of natural gas is easy,"  Summers told a Brookings Institute audience on September 9, 2014. "The answer is affirmative." "The merits are as clear as the merits with re... Read More

Aug 30, 2014 - NYTimes: Europe is at risk of secular stagnation
In a front page, New York Times story on August 30, 2014, Summer's says, "Europe is at risk of secular stagnation."  He added, "There is little chance that reasonable and rapid growth is going to return to the Eurozone."  The article concluded, "A greatly diminished Europe will mean that the US will increasingly lack its best partners." Division... Read More

Aug 28, 2014 - Secular Stagnation: facts, causes and cures
Summers contributed a chapter, "Reflections on the New Secular Stagnation Hypothesis," to the new Vox eBook, "Secular Stagnation: facts, causes and cures." Economic growth is still anaemic despite years of zero interest rates. Is ‘secular stagnation’ to blame? What does secular stagnation really mean? And if it’s for real, what must be done? Vox... Read More

Aug 25, 2014 - Bibliophiles
In the Sunday Boston Globe books section, Summers discusses his reading habits in a "Bibliophiles" piece.  He says, "My mother used to take us to the public library every week or two and that set the habit." BIBLIOPHILES August 24, 2014 Lawrence Summers, president emeritus of Harvard University, adviser to presidents, former chief economist ... Read More

Jul 29, 2014 - Secular Stagnation Q&A in The New Republic
In a July 2014 interview with the New Republic, Summers discusses secular stagnation and says, the economy hasn't grown rapidly "in a financially sustainable way" for a long time. NEW REPUBLIC The Economy Hasn't Grown Rapidly "in a Financially Sustainable Way" for a Long Time July 23, 2014 Danny Vinik: Can you start by briefly explainin... Read More

Jul 02, 2014 - Aspen Ideas Festival
Professor Summers participated in two sessions during the Aspen Ideas Festival.  On Tuesday, July 1, 2014 he held a discussion titled, "What does the future hold for our economy."  On Monday, June 30, 2014, he had a conversation with Drew Faust about the future of universities. Read More

Jun 30, 2014 - CNBC: Economy Could Accelerate
At the Aspen Ideas Festival on June 30, 2014, Summers told CNBC's Closing Bell, "There's a prospect that the economy could accelerate quite substantially over the next couple of quarters."  He went on to say, "That would be an important and obviously positive development," [there's] no assurance that will be the case, but I think that could be a su... Read More

Jun 23, 2014 - U.S. Economic Prospects
Secular Stagnation, Hysteresis, and the Zero Lower Bound In his February 24, 2014  remarks to the National Association of Business Economics, Summers said, "I want to take up these issues -secular stagnation, the idea that the economy re-equilibrates; hysteresis, the shadow cast forward on economic activity by adverse cyclical developments; and ... Read More

May 24, 2014 - Assessing the U.S. Auto Bailout 5 Years After
June 1, 2014 marks the 5-year anniversary of General Motors filing for Chapter 11, which had been preceded by Chrysler Motors’ declaration of bankruptcy.  On May 21, 2014 the Brookings Institute held an event titled, "Recovery Road? An Assessment of the Auto Bailout and the State of U.S. Manufacturing."  Read the transcript. Read More

May 21, 2014 - Larry Summers: Student Debt Is Slowing the U.S. Housing Recovery
"Student debt is slowing the US housing recovery," Wall Street Journal Read More

May 16, 2014 - Piketty is right about the past and wrong about the future
"Piketty is right about the past and wrong about the future," Read More

May 16, 2014 - A conversation with Larry Summers and Zanny Minton Beddoes
"A conversation with Larry Summers & Zanny Minton Beddoes," HKS Ideasphere, May 16, 2014     Read More

May 14, 2014 - A Tribute to the Late Gary Becker
"A Tribute to the late Gary Becker," TIME Magazine Read More

May 06, 2014 - The future is not what its supposed to be
"The future is not what its supposed to be," BBC Radio 4, Read More

Apr 30, 2014 - In Bitcoin Debate, Larry Summers Sides with the History of Change
"In Bitcoin Debate, Summers sides with the history of change," WSJ Read More

Apr 25, 2014 - Globalization will keep happening
"Globalization will keep happening," Export-Import Bank Read More

Apr 23, 2014 - Economic Pickup Could Come on Unstable Ground
"Economic Pickup Could Come on Unstable Ground,"  Read More

Apr 18, 2014 - Need to do big things to address big challenges
“Need to do big things to address big challenges,“  CNN Money, April 2014 Read More

Apr 14, 2014 - Secular Stagnation? The Future Challenge for Economic Policy
"Secular Stagnation? The Future Challenge for Economic Policy," Read More

Apr 11, 2014 - Idle Workers + Low Interest Rates = Time to Rebuild Infrastructure
If now is not the moment to rebuild, when is? By Lawrence H. Summers  The Boston Globe April 11, 2014 — Are you proud of New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport? It’s a question I ask nearly every audience I speak to these days. JFK, after all, is the largest entry point for foreign visitors arriving in what sees itself as the greatest city on ... Read More

Apr 10, 2014 - One on One with Larry Summers
"One on One with Larry Summers," Business News Network, Toronto Read More

Apr 09, 2014 - Globalist of the Year Award
"Globalist of the Year Award," Canadian International Council Read More

Apr 03, 2014 - The Future of Global Finance
"The Future of Global Finance" Yale Read More

Mar 17, 2014 - Income Inequality
"Income Inequality," The Lang & O'Leary Exchange Read More

Mar 06, 2014 - Higher Education
"Higher Education," SB Nation, March 6, 2014 Read More

Mar 01, 2014 - The Inequality Puzzle
"The Inequality Puzzle,"Democracy: A Journal of Ideas Read More

Feb 25, 2014 - Washington hawks urge tougher stance on Ukraine
"Washington hawks urge tougher stance on Ukraine," Financial Times Read More

Feb 24, 2014 - How Washington can boost the economy
"How Washington can boost the economy," Politico Read More

Feb 06, 2014 - Summers’ stagnation warning
"Summers' stagnation warning," On Point with Tom Ashbrook Read More

Jan 28, 2014 - Need a much more inclusive prosperity
"Need a much more inclusive prosperity," The Lead with Jake Tapper on CNN. Read More

Jan 25, 2014 - Rethinking Technology & Employment
"Rethinking Technology & Employment," World Economic Forum panel, Davos, Switzerland Read More

Jan 24, 2014 - Gates & Summers Push Global Health Drive as Moral Imperative
"Gates & Summers Push Global Health Drive as Moral Imperative," New York Times Read More

Jan 24, 2014 - The Future of Monetary Policy
"The Future of Monetary Policy," World Economic Forum panel, Davos, Switzerland Read More

Jan 23, 2014 - This generation can see grand convergence
"This generation can see grand convergence," Bloomberg Television Read More

Jan 14, 2014 - Summers on why the economy is broken – and how to fix it
"Summers on why the economy is broken - and how to fix it," Wonkblog by Ezra Klein Read More

Dec 18, 2013 - Global push seeks greater spending to improve health
“Global push seeks greater spending to improve health,” San Francisco Chronicle Read More

Dec 17, 2013 - A victory in Rwanda
“A victory in Rwanda,” US News & World Report Read More

Dec 03, 2013 - Saving lives by improving global healthcare
“Saving lives by improving global healthcare,” BBC World Service Read More

Dec 03, 2013 - Investing in global health
“Investing in global health,” CNN International Read More

Dec 03, 2013 - Investing in Health
"Investing in global health," CNN International Read More

Dec 02, 2013 - Once in a human history opportunity
“Once in a human history opportunity,” Harvard Gazette Read More

Dec 01, 2013 - Economic Possibilities for Our Children
"Economic Possibilities for Our Children," National Bureau of Economic Research, The 2013 Martin Feldstein Lecture Read More

Nov 21, 2013 - Its been a long time since rapid, healthy growth
“Its been a long time since rapid, healthy growth,” Bloomberg TV Read More

Nov 20, 2013 - Summers to chair Citizen School’s board
"Summers to chair Citizen School's board," Boston Globe Read More

Nov 19, 2013 - Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council
Wall Street Journal's CEO Council, Read More

Nov 19, 2013 - Summers named chair of national board of Citizen Schools
"Summers named chair of national board of Citizen Schools," November 19, 2013 Read More

Nov 18, 2013 - Fortune Magazine’s Q&A on markets, globalization, and technology
Fortune Magazine's Q&A on markets, globalization, and technology, November 18, 2013.   Read More

Nov 15, 2013 - Larry Summers on his decision-making process for the auto bailout
"Larry Summers on his decision-making process for the auto bailout,"  Harvard Business Review Read More

Nov 13, 2013 - It’s important to get this right
"It's important to get this right," MSNBC's Morning Joe, November 13, 2013   Read More

Nov 12, 2013 - Larry Summers back in spotlight on deficit, growth
"Larry Summers back in spotlight on deficit, growth," POLITICO Read More

Oct 18, 2013 - Summers reviews Greenspan’s book, The Map and the Territory
Summers reviews Greenspan's book, The Map and the Territory, The Financial Times Read More

Jun 19, 2013 - Summers at Israeli Presidential Conference
Summers at Israeli Presidential Conference, The Haaretz Read More

Jun 18, 2013 - Admiration for what Israel succeeded doing
"Admiration for what Israel succeeded doing," The Calcalist Read More

Jun 16, 2013 - Preparing the Next Generation for the Workplace
Preparing the Next Generation for the Workplace, Panel, New York Forum, Gabon, Africa, June 16, 2013 Read More

Jun 04, 2013 - The Wall Street Journal’s Seib & Wessel Breakfast Transcript
The Wall Street Journal's Seib & Wessel Breakfast Trascript, Read More

Jun 04, 2013 - Will Summers overshoot calling for 3% growth?
"Will Summers overshoot calling for 3% growth?" The Fiscal Times Read More

Jun 04, 2013 - Larry Summers has something to say
"Larry Summers has something to say," Dealbreaker Read More

Jun 04, 2013 - Summers offers fiscal music to Democrats ears
"Summers offers fiscal music to Democrats ears," Marketwatch Read More

Jun 04, 2013 - My breakfast with Larry Summers
"My breakfast with Larry Summers," Bloomberg Read More

May 30, 2013 - Faust looks forward
"Faust looks forward," The Harvard Crimson Read More

May 30, 2013 - A cultivated partnership
"A cultivated partnership," The Harvard Crimson Read More

May 28, 2013 - Obama picks Furman as chief economist, Krueger steps down
"Obama picks Furman as chief economist, Krueger steps down," Reuters Read More

May 28, 2013 - Obama to name new leader of economic advisers council
"Obama to name new leader of economic advisers council," The New York Times Read More

May 27, 2013 - Summers sees ‘long road’ for Europe
"Summers sees 'long road' for Europe," Radio Free Europe Read More

May 16, 2013 - Ease sequester, spend on infrastructure
"Ease sequester, spend on infrastructure," Reuters Read More

May 01, 2013 - Summers on the U.S. Auto-Industry Bailout
Summers on the U.S. Auto-Industry Bailout, a BCG Perspective Read More

Apr 09, 2013 - Margaret Thatcher’s legacy: the difference resolve can make
"Margaret Thatcher's legacy:  the difference resolve can make," BBC World Service Read More

Apr 08, 2013 - Faculty Focus: Summers on income inequality and advice for HKS students
"Faculty Focus: Summers on income inequality and advice for HKS students," HKS Citizen Read More

Apr 05, 2013 - I think there is a sense that the economy may be turning
"I think there is a sense that the economy may be turning,"  Marketplace Morning Report with Jeremy Hobson Read More

Apr 03, 2013 - Government and business must work together to spur growth
 "Government and business must work together to spur growth," Harvard Kennedy School's PolicyCast Read More

Mar 13, 2013 - Delong says not time to cut US budget with free lunch
"Delong says not time to cut US budget with free lunch," Bloomberg Television Read More

Mar 13, 2013 - Lawrence H. Summers: Gabriel Silver Memorial Lecture
Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University, former Director of the White House National Economic Council, and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, delivered the Gabriel Silver Memorial Lecture at SIPA on December 1, 2011. Mr. Summers shared his views on the current economic situation and how to achieve gro... Read More

Feb 26, 2013 - Sequestration a self-inflicted wound from which we have nothing to gain
"Sequestration a self-inflicted wound from which we have nothing to gain," CNBC's Squawk Box, February 26, 2013   Read More

Feb 26, 2013 - Sequestration is a mistake and will take too much demand out of the economy
"Sequestration is a mistake and will take too much demand out of the economy,"  PBS's Charlie Rose,  Read More

Feb 17, 2013 - Offering Amnesty Hurts Tax Reform Efforts
“Offering Amnesty Hurts Tax Reform Efforts,” CNN’s GPS with Fareed Zakaria Read More

Feb 17, 2013 - Stan Fisher saved Israel’s economy. Can he save America’s?
"Stan Fisher saved Israel's economy.  Can he save America's?" The Washington Post Read More

Jan 27, 2013 - On Lookout in Davos for Next Growth Story in Emerging Markets
"On Lookout in Davos for Next Growth Story in Emerging Markets," New York Times, Read More

Jan 26, 2013 - Debt reduction hawks and doves
"Debt reduction hawks and doves," Washington Post Editorial Read More

Jan 25, 2013 - Davos prescriptions for the U.S. economy
"Outlook for the U.S. Economy at Davos," Bloomberg News Read More

Jan 25, 2013 - Eight Brilliant Minds on the Future of Online Education
"Eight Brilliant Minds on the Future of Online Education," Harvard Business Review, Read More

Jan 24, 2013 - Outlook for the U.S. Economy at Davos
"Outlook for the U.S. Economy at Davos," Bloomberg News Read More

Jan 15, 2013 - US default should be unthinkable
"US default should be unthinkable" CNBC Read More

Dec 17, 2012 - The Center for American Progress Names Lawrence H. Summers as Distinguished Senior Fellow
"The Center for American Progress Names Lawrence H. Summers as Distinguished Senior Fellow," December 17, 2012 Read More

Dec 16, 2012 - Former Treasury Secretary Summers to co-chair economic project at liberal think tank
"Former Treasury Secretary Summers to co-chair economic project at liberal think tank," The Washington Post, Read More

Dec 16, 2012 - Boehner offers to take debt limit off the table
"Boehner offers to take debt limit off the table," The Washington Post Read More

Dec 13, 2012 - Lending Club Names Lawrence H. Summers to Board of Directors
"Lending Club Names Lawrence H. Summers to Board of Directors," December Read More

Nov 28, 2012 - Summers discusses the looming fiscal cliff
"Summers discusses the looming fiscal cliff," MSNBC's Morning Joe Read More

Nov 15, 2012 - Former Harvard president talks fiscal cliff
"Former Harvard president talks fiscal cliff," Yale Daily News Read More

Nov 09, 2012 - Fiscal Cliff Must Be Avoided
CNBC's Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo, November 9, 2012 "I think that the President very much wants to make a deal. The President's made clear in the summer of 2007, he's prepared to address issues of medicare, issues of social security. He recognizes that everything has to be on the table." Watch the video here. Read More

Nov 05, 2012 - Political implications of the auto bailout
"Political implications of the auto bailout," CNN's Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien, Read More

Nov 04, 2012 - Youth unemployment: the big issue for the world’s economy
"Youth unemployment: the big issue for the world's economy," The Telegraph Read More

Oct 30, 2012 - Auto bailout in ’09 key to Obama’s survival in Ohio
"Auto bailout in '09 key to Obama's survival in Ohio," Boston Globe Read More

Oct 27, 2012 - Jewish Jocks
"Jewish Jocks," Boston Book Festival Read More

Oct 26, 2012 - Opportunities in this economy
"'Opportunities in this economy," CNBC's Squawk Box Read More

Oct 26, 2012 - How to rise above the fiscal cliff
"How to rise above the fiscal cliff," CNBC's Squawk Box Read More

Oct 23, 2012 - Mitt Romney’s budget plan is “alchemy”
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><a title="Mitt Romney's Budget Plan is Alchemy, Lawrence H. Summers, Huffington Post" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/larry-summers-mitt-romney_n_2005026.html?1351016329"><span style="color: #ff0000;">"Mitt Romney's budget plan is "alchemy,'"</span></a></span> <em&g... Read More

Oct 18, 2012 - Romney’s Plan Won’t Work
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2012/10/18/wbt-intv-larry-summers.cnn"><span style="color: #ff0000;">"Romney's Plan Won't Work,"</span></a> </span><em>CNN's Ali Velshi</em>, October 18, 2013 Read More

Oct 17, 2012 - Hugely Irresponsible to Dive Off the Fiscal Cliff
"Hugely Irresponsible to Dive Off the Fiscal Cliff, " CNBC's Squawk Box Read More

Oct 13, 2012 - Why university students need a well-rounded education
"Why university students need a well-rounded education," The Globe and Mail, Read More

Oct 11, 2012 - Summers calls for extending payroll tax cut
"Summers calls for extending payroll tax cut," Wall Street Journal Read More

Oct 11, 2012 - Romney tax plan equivalent to hamburger and ice cream diet
"Romney tax plan equivalent to hamburger and ice cream diet," Huffington Post Read More

Sep 30, 2012 - Larry Summers on Income Inequality
"Larry Summers on Income Inequality," Marketplace Radio Read More

Sep 27, 2012 - Bartiromo: Larry Summers’ Views on Economic Outlook
"Bartiromo:  Larry Summers' Views on Economic Outlook," USA Today Read More

Sep 04, 2012 - Are you better off? The answer is less clear than in 1980
"Are you better off? The answer is less clear than in1980," New York Times Read More

Sep 01, 2012 - The case for research
"The case for research," PROTO Magazine - Massachusetts General Hospital Read More

Jul 16, 2012 - U.S. faces stagnation similar to Japan’s lost decade
"U.S. faces stagnation similar to Japan's lost decade," Freeland File, Read More

Jun 08, 2012 - Will economy push Washington to make a deal
"Will economy push Washington to make a deal," Scott Horsley, NPR Read More

Jun 07, 2012 - Europe crisis hit by ‘realism failure’
"Europe crisis hit by 'realism failure'," Mark Mardell, BBC News Read More

Jun 06, 2012 - We’re killing the next generation
"We're killing the next generation," Bonnie Kavoussi, Huffington Post Read More

Jun 04, 2012 - Larry Summers talks jobs
"Larry Summers talks jobs," CNBC Read More

May 30, 2012 - Lawrence Summers on Inequality
"Lawrence Summers on Inequality," American Conversation Essentials Read More

May 16, 2012 - JPMorgan loss proves banks need bigger capital cushion
"JPMorgan loss proves banks need bigger capital cushion," Freeland File Read More

May 16, 2012 - A Greek exit from the euro could be “traumatic”
"A Greek exit from the euro could be "traumatic," Freeland File Read More

May 16, 2012 - Buffett Rule isn’t class warfare, it’s common sense
"Buffett Rule isn't class warfare, it's common sense," Freeland File Read More

May 10, 2012 - The Architect of Obamanomics
"The Architect of Obamanomics," The Kudlow Report on CNBC Read More

May 03, 2012 - U.S. Tax Policy Panel
"U.S. Tax Policy Panel," C-Span Read More

Jan 27, 2012 - Can German success extend to the rest of Europe?
"Can German success extend to the rest of Europe?" Freeland File Read More

Jul 12, 2011 - The Charlie Rose Show
The Charlie Rose Show, Read More

Mar 11, 2011 - CNBC Interview regarding Japanese earthquake and tsunami
CNBC Interview regarding Japanese earthquake and tsunami Read More

Feb 12, 2011 - Keynote address at Teach for America Champions Luncheon
Keynote address at Teach for America Champions Luncheon (video) Read More

Jan 13, 2011 - Appearance on Fareed Zakaria GPS
Appearance on Fareed Zakaria GPS Read More

Oct 12, 2008 - Appearance with former Treasury Secretary James Baker on This Week with George Stephanopoulos
Appearance with former Treasury Secretary James Baker on This Week with George Stephanopoulos Read More

Sep 10, 2008 - Appearance with former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin on The Charlie Rose Show
Appearance with former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin on The Charlie Rose Show Read More

Aug 22, 2008 - CNBC Interview regarding foreign purchase of Lehman Brothers
CNBC Interview regarding foreign purchase of Lehman Brothers Read More

Jul 13, 2008 - Interview on CBS’s GPS hosted by Fareed Zakaria
Interview on CBS's GPS hosted by Fareed Zakaria Read More

Apr 07, 2008 - Interview with Leslie Stahl on CBS News’ 60 Minutes
href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/04/60minutes/main3993933_page4.shtml">Interview with Leslie Stahl on CBS News' 60 Minutes, April 7, 2008 Read More

Apr 03, 2008 - Interview for NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook – 2008
href="http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2008/04/20080403_a_main.asp">Interview for NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook Read More

Aug 26, 2007 - Appearance on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos
Appearance on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos Read More

Aug 21, 2007 - Appearance on the Charlie Rose Show
Appearance on the Charlie Rose Show Read More

Jun 18, 2007 - Interview on NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook
href="http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2007/06/20070618_b_main.asp">Interview on NPR's On Point with Tom Ashbrook Read More

Dec 05, 2006 - Remarks at the Hamilton Project and Brookings Institution Forum: Promoting Opportunity and Growth Through Science, Technology and Innovation,
href="http://www1.hamiltonproject.org/es/hamilton/20061205_panel2.pdf">Remarks at the Hamilton Project and Brookings Institution Forum: Promoting Opportunity and Growth Through Science, Technology and Innovation Read More

Oct 13, 2006 - Remarks at Opening of Stem Cell Leadership Summit, Boston
Remarks at Opening of Stem Cell Leadership Summit, Boston Read More

Sep 01, 2006 - Asia and the Emerging Global Financial System
"Asia and the Emerging Global Financial System", Asia Society, Hong Kong, September 2006 Read More

Mar 24, 2006 - Reflections on Global Account Imbalances and Emerging Markets Reserve Accumulation,” L.K. Memorial Lecture
href="http://ksghome.harvard.edu/%7Elsummer/speeches/2006/0324_rbi.html">"Reflections on Global Account Imbalances and Emerging Markets Reserve Accumulation", L.K. Memorial Lecture, Mumbai Read More

Oct 31, 1988 - The Democrats: Better for Business
Wall Street Journal, Oct. 31, 1988     Read More