Author Archives: jfrankel

Japan’s Economic & Foreign Policies

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(12/19/2015) In a sort of year-end look back on Prime Minister Abe’s record and on Japan’s current situation, Reuters Japan has asked for action points or policy suggestions regarding economic and foreign policy.

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Games Countries Play

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(11/28/2015) Calls for International coordination of macroeconomic policy are back, after a 30-year hiatus. To some it looks anomalous that the Fed is about to raise interest rates at a time when most major central banks see a need to extend further monetary stimulus.

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TPP Skeptics Should Switch Sides

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(11/12/2015) Now that the TPP text has been released, I have read at least some parts of it in detail. It seems to me that it does what the negotiators said it does.

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