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Carla A. Hills: Trade Uncertainty Is ‘Not the Medicine That We Need Carla Hills, former U.S. trade representative, discusses trade relations between the U.S. and China.	Thu, Aug 15, 2019	Bloomberg
Lawrence H. Summers: There’s a revealing puzzle in the China tariffs On Monday, China announced new tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. exports, and the United States threatened new tariffs on up to $300 billion of Chinese goods.	Tue, May 14, 2019	The Washington Post
Lawrence H. Summers: If Business Roundtable CEOs are serious about reform, here’s what they should do The Business Roundtable recently announced a major policy change...	Mon, Sep 2, 2019	The Washington Post
Lawrence H. Summers: The Biden Stimulus Is Admirably Ambitious. But It Brings Some Big Risks, Too President Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief plan, added to the stimulus measure Congress passed in December with the incoming administration’s strong support, would represent the boldest act of macroeconomic stabilization policy in U.S. history.	Thu, Feb 4, 2021	The Washington Post
Lawrence H. Summers: Yes, our tax system needs reform. Let’s start with this first step. While there’s plenty of disagreement about how the money should be used, almost everyone involved in public-policy debates agrees.	Mon, Nov 18, 2019	The Washington Post
Lawrence H. Summers and Natasha Sarin: Many Companies Pay Nothing in Taxes - The Public Has a Right to Know How they Pull it Off Corporations are increasingly recognizing the importance of being responsive not just to their shareholders but also to the interests of stakeholders, such as customers, employees and their communities.	Thu, Oct 22, 2020	The Washington Post
Lawrence H. Summers: By naming China a currency manipulator, Mnuchin has damaged his credibility Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday named China a currency manipulator — the first manipulation designation in a generation...	Tue, Aug 6, 2019	The Washington Post
William C. Dudley: Look Out America, Here Come the Bond Vigilantes BWC chair Bill Dudley says, "if US officials don’t do something about the government’s fiscal problems, the bond market will."	Wed, Mar 15, 2023	The Washington Post
Lawrence Summers: The left’s embrace of modern monetary theory is a recipe for disaster There is widespread frustration with the performance of the economy. Traditional policy approaches are not delivering hoped-for results.	Tue, Mar 5, 2019	The Washington Post
Lawrence H. Summers: Christine Lagarde enters the European Central Bank at a perilous moment Lawrence H. Summers is a professor at and past president of Harvard University. He was treasury secretary from 1999 to 2001 and an economic adviser to President Barack Obama from 2009 through 2010.	Mon, Jul 8, 2019	The Washington Post