Kenneth Rogoff
Book notes: Our dollar, your problem, by Kenneth Rogoff
An excellent overview of the evolution of the world economy during the last seven decades, and a warning against complacency
Taking a cue from the top: governor turnover and independence
Central bank governors tend to have long tenures, but what that means can vary. High turnover remains a worrisome signal
How Turkey’s president created chaos in economic policy-making
Observers allege presidential domination of the central bank, unauthorised FX transactions and untrustworthy statistics
Some philosophical questions about the future of central banking
Kenneth Rogoff weighs up the many challenges facing central banks in the years ahead, from debt and inflation to negative rates and the dangers of ‘mission creep’
Central banks will need new tools if low rates persist – Rogoff
Governments must clamp down on crypto assets while central banks develop CBDCs, economist says
Book notes: The curse of cash, by Kenneth S Rogoff
A well-written book and sincerely argued, but it is based on weak economic analysis and inadequate economic and political history
Rogoff predicts wave of sovereign defaults
Greece will not be the only country to face threat of bankruptcy, ex-IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff warns
Rogoff and Reinhart on the aftermath of crises
A new paper by Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart provides an historical analysis of the aftermath of systemic banking crises.
Interview: Kenneth Rogoff
In this wide-ranging interview, the former chief economist of the IMF discusses the likely fallout from the unsustainable US deficits, the dollar's hegemony, the Fund's failings, the weak spots in the global economy and the future of central banks.
IMF's Rogoff – dollar decline a good thing
Ken Rogoff, the iMF's chief economist, welcomed the fall in the dollar on Thursday 29 May, saying it is good for the world economy but may pose problems for Germany with deflation, according to a Reuters report.
Managing the World Economy
ARTICLE - An Article by Kenneth Rogoff, Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, International Monetary Fund, The Economist.
Letter from Joseph E Stiglitz to the FT
LETTER - In a letter to the Financial Times published on Friday Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz continues the slanging match with the IMF's Ken Rogoff.
Open letter by Kenneth Rogoff to Joseph Stiglitz
LETTER - An open letter by Kenneth Rogoff, Economic Counsellor and Director of Research, International Monetary Fund, to Joseph Stiglitz, author of Globalization and Its Discontents (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, June 2002), Washington D.C., 2 July.
The Recession that Almost Was
FEATURE - A Commentary by Kenneth Rogoff, Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department, International Monetary Fund, 5 April.