Lawrence H. Summers

Summers is a professor and was the president of Harvard University. He was the U.S. Treasury Secretary from 1999 to 2001.

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The Fed Must Do Much More to Fight Inflation—And Fast

During the 1960s and 1970s it took a dozen years for a toxic cocktail of excessive fiscal stimulus, misguided monetary policy focused on symptoms rather than causes, and bad luck on the supply side to...

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Larry Summers: What I'm Thankful For

I am, like other Americans at this season, most thankful for my family and its traditions. This year, as every year for the past 47, I will join my extended family and some old close...

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