Written Articles
Coronavirus
How Leaders Can Contain the Economic Threat Posed by Coronavirus
In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, economists, economic policymakers and bodies like the G7 should humbly acknowledge that “all appropriate tools” imply, above all, those wielded by medical practitioners and epidemiologists.
By Barry Eichengreen
March 11, 2020
Cryptocurrency
Facebook’s Libra Might Fail Before it Launches
Barry Eichengreen says that it's no surprise that Facebook's proposed "stablecoin" appears to be unraveling before its launch.