Inequality

Inequality in America,” Equity Group Discussion, Advanced Leadership Initiative, May 26, 2020.  Video.

"Six Tax-Based Ways to Tackle US Inequality," Project Syndicate, Dec. 17, 2019.

An Economic Platform for US Democrats,” Project Syndicate, May 24, 2018.

"Lost Manufacturing Jobs," Ppt (pdf), 2017 NJIT Economic/Bubble Conference; Leir Retreat Center, 11/3-11/4/2017.

“Inequality in America: Achieving An Economy That Works for All,” Ppt (pdf) Economic Policy Forum, Northeastern University, Sept. 28, 2017.

“A strategy so American workers won’t be left behind in the modern economy,” Conference on Rewriting the Rules of Globalization: The Dangers of Trumpism and the Needed Response, Roosevelt House, NYC, March 3, 2017.   4 ppt slides.   With appendices.

"An Economy That Works for All Americans,” slides: pptpdf.  Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, Feb. 24, 2017. 

"Trade, Inequality and the Election,"  The Clair Wilcox Lecture, Swarthmore College, Dec. 13, 2016.  Powerpoint slides,  Audio: "Listen: Economist Jeffrey Frankel '74 on TPP, Trade, Inequality, and the Election,"  transcript,  

"Brexit, Trump and Globalization's Have-nots,"   Project Syndicate, July 14. 2016.  E.g., La Nacion, 7/15;  The Guardian, 7/20; Chosun Ilbo (in Korean) 7/24/16.

"Reckoning with Inequality in the US,"  Project Syndicate, March 2016; e.g. in Korea Herald, 3/27.  Extended version, Econbrowser.

Domestic Economy: The Middle Class Crunch” slides (pdf). Outline of remarks. Bipartisan Program for New Members of Congress, Dec.3, 2014, Institute of Politics, Harvard University.

Piketty’s Missing Rentiers,” Project Syndicate, Sept.19, 2014.   "Piketty's Fence," Sept. 22, 2014.

"The Oligarchy Fallacy," Project Syndicate, April, 2014.  E.g., "Rising Inequality," The Guardian, Apr. 22.  Full version, with references: "How to Address Inequality," VoxEU, Apr.29, 2014.