This paper reviews the evolution of mainstream macroeconomics since then. It presents Blanchard's views, informed by a survey of a number of researchers.
Olivier Blanchard's Five Lessons for Economists From the Financial Crisis · #1: Humility is in order. · #2: The financial system matters -- a...
The economic policies of the Trump White House are likely to lead to an overheating economy with higher inflation and will cause the Federal Reserve to react...
These developments have raised fears that large-scale monetisation will result in a major inflation episode.
As the Federal Reserve continues its efforts to curb high inflation, there has been debate among economists over the past year on whether...
The macroeconomist argues that the current situation is a bump but that we will return to very low real interest rates and the same problems we had before.
Inequality is widening, posing major moral, social, and political challenges to which policymakers must react. A combination of forces since...
Olivier Blanchard and Lawrence H. Summers, editors. Cover image of Evolution or Revolution: Rethinking Macroeconomic Policy After the Great Recession...
This column, part of the Vox debate on euro area reform, argues that simple fiscal rules provide a crude and unsatisfactory assessment of debt sustainability.
The agency ordered Synopsys Inc. and Ansys Inc. to sell parts of their businesses before moving ahead with a $35 billion merger.
Economist who has critiqued Switzerland's financial practices, particularly its banking sector's role in facilitating tax avoidance.
