September 06, 2022 | Interview
  • Type of publication: Interview
  • Research or In The Media: Commentary
  • Research Area: Finance, Jobs & Macroeconomics
  • Publication Date: 2022-09-06
  • Authors:
    • Add Authors: Isabella Weber
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>> Read interview published by Project Syndicate
>> Read Weber's book "How China Escaped Shock Therapy"

PERI's Isabella M. Weber discusses reimagining economic policymaking as a form of disaster preparedness in response to the pandemic, climate change and geopolitical instability. She advocates targeted price controls over growth-depressing interest-rate hikes, warns the U.S. and Europe to avoid energy “shock therapy,” considers the Communist Party of China’s current economic priorities, and more. 

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