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The policy reaction to the crisis of 2008 was a massive Keynesian and monetary stimulus, which continues to this day. Recession was avoided but at what cost? What does the future hold? A column by Victoria Curzon Price.

Would it not make sense to eschew the grand centralized policies of the populist left and right, and instead put more trust in local communities? That would be a truly populist idea. A column by Raghuram G. Rajan.

An inexorably growing financial system, combined with an increasingly toxic political environment, means that the next major financial crisis may come sooner than you think. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

There is more rationality, even economic rationality, in parenting than a superficial observation may suggest. Differences across parenting cultures track changes in economic inequality. A column by Fabrizio Zilibotti.

GDP has gained the entrenched status that comes from long use. Its successor will need to be compelling, persuasive and consistent with experience of what is happening in our economies. A column by Diane Coyle.

The challenge is to restore a stable macroeconomic environment while simultaneously improving the lot of Venezuelan citizens, so that they will continue to support political reforms. A column by Anne O. Krueger.

The lesson of 1919 is that an overwritten critique can be counterproductive: Setting political leaders on the right course of action requires persuasion, not polemics. A column by Harold James.

Central bankers who are serious about preparing for future recessions should be looking hard at proposals for how to pay interest on money, both positive and negative. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

Perhaps the most dangerous consequence of China’s Taiwan policy is that it raises further tensions with the United States. A column by Minxin Pei.

It is a good thing that early hopes for the euro to become a true global currency have not been realized. The eurozone is facing enough economic challenges anyway. A column by Daniel Gros.

The US wants China to stop requiring American firms that seek to do business there to have a Chinese partner. The US also wants China to stop using cyber espionage to steal technology. A column by Martin Feldstein.

The global trade cycle is facing major stress in 2019, and markdowns have only just begun. This underscores the risks of a major shortfall in world GDP growth. A column by Stephen S. Roach.