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Sun, 05 May 2013 19:03:58 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 00:49:32 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnists/lawrence-summers http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/lawrence-summers http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/41d14954-b317-11e2-b5a5-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The political leaders pushing austerity made their choice first, and then cast about for intellectual buttresses, Lawrence Summers says Sun, 05 May 2013 19:03:58 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/41d14954-b317-11e2-b5a5-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 41d14954-b317-11e2-b5a5-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/cf203c54-a2c6-11e2-9b70-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct In US history, division and slow change have been the norm rather than the exception. This has not always been a bad thing, says Lawrence Summers Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:09:02 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/cf203c54-a2c6-11e2-9b70-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct cf203c54-a2c6-11e2-9b70-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5097537a-a034-11e2-a6e1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Government spending must have limits, but cutting amid a deep recession has always failed. Lawrence Summers reviews ‘Austerity’, by Mark Blyth Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:23:43 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5097537a-a034-11e2-a6e1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 5097537a-a034-11e2-a6e1-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/25b17de0-869c-11e2-ad73-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct For every Ireland, where there is a sense that a corner is being turned, there is a France, where the sustainability of current policy is increasingly questionable, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:52:25 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/25b17de0-869c-11e2-ad73-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 25b17de0-869c-11e2-ad73-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c9fb0a1e-713a-11e2-9b5c-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct While medium-term fiscal restraint is necessary, a broader, growth-centred agenda is needed to propel the economy, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:12:12 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c9fb0a1e-713a-11e2-9b5c-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c9fb0a1e-713a-11e2-9b5c-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ee9d5688-616d-11e2-9545-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct It is right to focus on reducing prospective US budget deficits but this need not be at the expense of jobs and growth, writes Lawrence Summers Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:05:56 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ee9d5688-616d-11e2-9545-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ee9d5688-616d-11e2-9545-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/68ed84d4-4536-11e2-838f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Why should companies be able to locate the lion’s share of their foreign income in small, low tax jurisdictions, asks Lawrence Summers Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:10:43 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/68ed84d4-4536-11e2-838f-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 68ed84d4-4536-11e2-838f-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/94197118-1ed0-11e2-be82-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The federal government with leadership from both parties has always sought to lay a foundation for future prosperity, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:30:06 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/94197118-1ed0-11e2-be82-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 94197118-1ed0-11e2-be82-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b02fd44e-13ba-11e2-9ac6-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Doctors prescribing antibiotics warn their patients they must complete the full course. So too with economic policy, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:57:14 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b02fd44e-13ba-11e2-9ac6-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b02fd44e-13ba-11e2-9ac6-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/28778894-fdcb-11e1-8fc3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The most important structural programme for raising the UK’s potential output in the future is raising its output today, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:20:30 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/28778894-fdcb-11e1-8fc3-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 28778894-fdcb-11e1-8fc3-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/552fd4a4-e854-11e1-8ffc-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct If it is to continue providing the same level of services, government spending as a share of the economy has to rise, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:14:41 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/552fd4a4-e854-11e1-8ffc-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 552fd4a4-e854-11e1-8ffc-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/24024920-cce3-11e1-9960-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The leading universities must undertake the same commitment to economic diversity as they have towards racial diversity, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:09:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/24024920-cce3-11e1-9960-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 24024920-cce3-11e1-9960-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a8504f08-b576-11e1-ab92-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Its prospect must focus the minds of all at the G20 summit on action. Only if the system is preserved can its future be debated, writes Lawrence Summers Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:10:09 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a8504f08-b576-11e1-ab92-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a8504f08-b576-11e1-ab92-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7ad17ac2-ab42-11e1-b675-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Countries regarded as havens that can borrow long-term at a very low cost should be rushing to take advantage, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:07:21 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7ad17ac2-ab42-11e1-b675-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 7ad17ac2-ab42-11e1-b675-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3f0ae7fe-8f8a-11e1-98b1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Obama has laid out his vision for the future. Voters should have a chance to choose between clear alternatives, writes Lawrence Summers Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:24:40 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3f0ae7fe-8f8a-11e1-98b1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 3f0ae7fe-8f8a-11e1-98b1-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/52818152-74d8-11e1-ab8b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Contingent commitments can stipulate near-term expansion and medium-term prudence – exactly what we need right now, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:55:36 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/52818152-74d8-11e1-ab8b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 52818152-74d8-11e1-ab8b-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f6e8a7c4-3857-11e1-9f07-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct I suspect that if and when macro-economic policies are appropriately adjusted, much of the contemporary concern will fade away, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:57:10 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f6e8a7c4-3857-11e1-9f07-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct f6e8a7c4-3857-11e1-9f07-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c91299aa-20f0-11e1-8a43-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct If banks are not recapped on a substantial scale soon, there will be a large contraction of credit in the global economy, writes Lawrence Summers Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:18:45 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c91299aa-20f0-11e1-8a43-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c91299aa-20f0-11e1-8a43-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/69988c22-0544-11e1-b8f4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Only if leaders feel the alarm appropriate to the dangers facing the world economy will they take necessary action, says Lawrence Summers Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:24:43 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/69988c22-0544-11e1-b8f4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 69988c22-0544-11e1-b8f4-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bb228716-fb51-11e0-8df6-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Allowing negotiation over the past to dominate present policy creates overhangs of uncertainty that impose huge costs on the financial system and inhibit lending, writes Lawrence Summers Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:32:58 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bb228716-fb51-11e0-8df6-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_lawrence-summers%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct bb228716-fb51-11e0-8df6-00144feab49a