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Teresa Ghilarducci

Teresa Ghilarducci

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Teresa Ghilarducci is Professor of Economics at The New School for Social Research.

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  1. The Perils of Retirement in America
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    The Perils of Retirement in America

    Apr 26, 2024 Teresa Ghilarducci proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.

  2. Teresa Ghilarducci on US debt, the retirement age, Social Security, and more
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    Teresa Ghilarducci on US debt, the retirement age, Social Security, and more

    Aug 29, 2023 Teresa Ghilarducci considers what we should learn from the recent downgrade of America’s long-term credit rating, praises the Biden administration’s contributions to worker power, suggests how to tackle rising poverty among the elderly, and more.

  3. What a Republican US Congress Would Mean
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    What a Republican US Congress Would Mean

    Nov 3, 2022 Laura Tyson & Teresa Ghilarducci warn that a GOP midterm victory would reduce Americans’ living standards and threaten their democracy.

  4. A Post-COVID Labor Revival?
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    A Post-COVID Labor Revival?

    Jan 11, 2021 Teresa Ghilarducci hopes that the pandemic-induced economic crisis will finally spur US policymakers to put workers first.

  5. Will the US Pandemic Response Strengthen Workers?
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    Will the US Pandemic Response Strengthen Workers?

    Mar 25, 2020 Teresa Ghilarducci presses policymakers to gear emergency legislation toward improving long-term outcomes for labor.

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    Will the Renewed US Support for Ukraine Be Enough?

    Ian Bremmer

    Sixteen months of congressional inaction in the United States has left Ukrainian forces exhausted and short on ammo. Although America has now finally enacted another package of financial and military aid, the best that the Ukrainians can hope for is another stalemate, rather than another major offensive against Russian lines.

    explains how an additional $61 billion in aid and arms will, and will not, change the course of the war.
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    The Lasting Legacy of Abenomics

    Koichi Hamada highlights two important aspects of the late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō’s policy agenda.
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    Fertilizers Will Not Fix Africa’s Food Crisis

    Silke Bollmohr & Harun Warui refute the idea that industrial inputs will increase yields and alleviate hunger on the continent.
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    What TikTok Got Wrong About America

    Nancy Qian

    Perhaps nothing could have saved TikTok from the recently enacted US law requiring that it be sold to a non-Chinese owner or be banned outright. But one thing is certain: the company’s aggressive lobbying strategy ultimately did more harm than good.

    thinks the company sealed its fate by aggressively interfering in the US political process.
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    US-China Cooperation Remains Possible

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. identifies seven areas where the two countries can still work together toward mutually beneficial outcomes.
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    Might Modi Lose?

    Shashi Tharoor predicts that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will perform worse than expected in India’s general election.
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    The European Union’s New Triumvirate

    Sławomir Sierakowski sees France, Germany, and Poland setting a new strategic course for the bloc.
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    The Popular Decimation of India’s Democracy

    Pranab Bardhan examines the shrewd tactics and false narratives that underpin broad support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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    Why Non-Compete Clauses Should Be Banned

    Eric Posner explains why the arguments in favor of legally binding employees to firms ultimately fall flat.

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