Anne O Krueger

Anne O Krueger, a former World Bank chief economist and former first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is Senior Research Professor of International Economics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Senior Fellow at the Center for International Development at Stanford University.

FILE PHOTO: A logo is seen at the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters before a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
THE BOTTOM LINE

The case for a multilateral trade organisation without America

Joint action can protect open, rules-based commerce and counter the US’ divide-and-rule tactics

The Trump administration has targeted law firms, universities, think tanks, semiconductor and battery manufacturers, media companies, research, and more.
THE BROAD VIEW

Trump’s effort to pick America’s corporate winners will end badly

State intervention will undermine key industries by allocating resources inefficiently.

The irony is that increased domestic production, spurred by protectionist policies, reduces the volume of imports – and with it, tariff revenues.
PERSPECTIVE

Trump’s self-defeating trade agenda

The current tariff regime will harm the US economy in more ways than one

A decline in international-student enrolment will not only hinder research at US institutions by shrinking the pool of talented assistants; it will also weaken the global pipeline of future scientists, diminishing the depth and quality of research worldwide.
THE BROAD VIEW

The high cost of Trump’s brain drain

The government crackdown on elite universities risks undermining US innovation and competitiveness

President Trump’s tariff increases will undermine long-term growth by diverting investment away from productivity-enhancing technologies and innovation.

Trump’s anti-growth policies

His administration is dismantling the most important pillars of America’s prosperity

Given the stakes, the most effective way to restore global growth prospects would be for the US to reverse course and reassure the international community that the change is both genuine and lasting.

Trump’s tariff chaos could reverse 80 years of economic progress

INTERNATIONAL trade and exploration have captivated the human imagination for millennia. From Alexander the Great to Marco Polo, from the Silk Road...

While some argue that tariffs contribute to national security, the reality is that they raise costs and lower the quality of domestic production, undermining the very economies they are meant to protect.

Tariff Man doubles down

The Trump administration’s trade restrictions will harm the very industries they aim to protect

Trailer trucks queue to cross into the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, in Tijuana, Mexico, February 10, 2025. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes

Trump’s tariffs will hurt Mexico – and America

The US administration’s trade restrictions could end up undermining its immigration goals and the foundations of international economic order

National Cadet Corps cadets light candles to pay their respects to India's late former prime minister Manmohan Singh at Hindu College, Singh's alma mater, in Amritsar.

Manmohan Singh and the making of the Indian miracle 

The qualities that enabled the late leader to transform his country and lift its global standing

Sri Lanka is among several developing countries that have already defaulted on their external obligations, triggering a slow and painful process of debt restructuring and sweeping economic reforms.
THE BROAD VIEW

The urgency of global debt reform

There is dire need for an international framework that prevents prolonged restructuring negotiations