A new birding guide for central bankers (co-authored by Mark Blyth)
May 5, 2023 Financial Times
Professor of International Economics Mark Blyth co-authored an essay for the Financial Times on bird metaphors for central bankers.
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Too Big to Fail, But Not Too Big to Bail Out Other Banks (comments by Mark Blyth)
May 4, 2023 Bloomberg
Mark Blyth comments for Bloomberg, “We may be in a world of financial dominance. I don’t know, but it sure smells that way.”
Mark Blyth - Political Economist at Brown University (interview with Mark Blyth)
March 25, 2023 RTÉ
Mark Blyth discusses falling European bank shares on RTÉ's The Business podcast.
Who Is to Blame for the New Banking Crisis? (written by William R. Rhodes and Stuart P.M. Mackintosh)
March 16, 2023 Project Syndicate
In 2018, US lawmakers loosened banking regulations on the spurious grounds that smaller banks do not pose systemic risks to the stability of the financial system. Unfortunately, everyone will have to relearn the hard-won lessons of past banking crises.
Why wages fell and profits surged (interview with Mark Blyth)
March 10, 2023 EU Observer
In an interview with the EU Observer, Director of the Rhodes Center Mark Blyth discusses the European Union's economy.
Ukraine war: time for China to use its influence with Putin to create room for peace (written by William R. Rhodes and Stuart P.M. Mackintosh)
March 1, 2023 South China Morning Post
If China chooses to double down on an uncritical alliance with Russia and supply it with military material, it risks US and EU sanctions. The better option would be for China to use its leverage and closeness with Russia to broker an end to the war.
Greece must show robust data matters and stop persecuting Georgiou (written by Megan Greene)
January 24, 2023 Financial Times
Bank of Japan needs the courage to change course (written by Megan Greene)
January 3, 2023 Financial Times
Europe’s long-term security will rest on the reconstruction of Ukraine (written by Megan Greene)
December 18, 2022 Financial Times
Forever is a long time to finance anyone (written by Brendan Greeley)
November 19, 2022 Financial Times
It’s still Ben Bernanke and Milton Friedman’s Fed (written by Brendan Greeley)
November 5, 2022 Financial Times
There’s one inflation gauge that bucks the trend (written by Megan Greene)
October 31, 2022 Financial Times
The UK’s economic and political crises, explained (comments by Mark Blyth)
October 18, 2022 Vox
Professor of Economics Mark Blyth discusses the overturning of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss's recent economic policies for Vox.
UK market turmoil is a harbinger of global events to come (written by Megan Greene)
October 11, 2022 Financial Times
Are we expecting sovereign debt to do too much? (written by Brendan Greeley)
October 8, 2022 Financial Times
The UK’s growing economic crisis, explained (comments by Mark Blyth)
October 1, 2022 Vox
Mark Blyth comments for Vox, “The pound falling in value is the market’s response to realizing that the risk inherent in the asset is much higher than hitherto appreciated thanks to Trussonomics."
Political Anger: Evidence From Social Media Campaigns in the Italian Elections
September 8, 2022
Professor of Economics Mark Blyth recently co-authored a paper titled, "Political Anger: Evidence From Social Media Campaings in the Italian Elections" that measures political anger in social media posts of political parties and candidates during electoral campaigns.
Ignoring China’s disastrous ‘three Ds’ could be a global risk (written by Megan Greene)
September 6, 2022 Financial Times
Watson Scholars Participate in APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition
August 24, 2022
Numerous Watson scholars participate in the American Political Science Association annual conference.
Europe must use all its financial firepower to fund the green transition
August 18, 2022 Financial Times
In This Economy? (interview with Mark Blyth)
July 22, 2022 On The Media
On The Media podcast interview with Professor of Economics, Mark Blyth, on how the economy is ultimately a mirror of our accomplishments, advances, fears, and mistakes.
Democrats lack the tools they need to fight inflation (written by Megan Greene)
July 18, 2022 Financial Times
Diminishing Returns: The New Politics of Growth and Stagnation
July 11, 2022
Diminishing Returns: The New Politics of Growth and Stagnation, co-edited by Mark Blyth, was recently published by Oxford University Press.
Crisis looms if the ECB’s new tool comes up short (written by Megan Greene)
June 28, 2022 Financial Times
Global recession? (interview with Mark Blyth)
June 24, 2022 RTÉ
Political Economist Mark Blyth discusses the possibility of a global recession as inflation and interest rates continue to rise, on The Business podcast.
Just Who Gets Paid-Off in a “Just” Transition? Some difficult lessons from BlackRock and French populists
June 9, 2022
Mark Blyth recently co-authored this paper linking two things that are often dealt with separately when discussing what is meant by the word “just” in the notion of a “just transition”.