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Summers Says 'World on Fire' Needs IMF/World Bank Support
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers previews the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington on "Wall Street (This) Week."
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Summers: Be 'Prepared' for Fed Rate Hikes at Every Meeting This Year
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says investors need to brace for interest rate hikes at all seven Federal Reserve policy meetings this year. "Anyone who's not prepared for a rate hike at every meeting as a real...
The Recount
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Historic Nomination to the Supreme Court
John Heilemann talks with Neal Katyal and Robin Lenhardt, two of the sharpest legal minds of their generation, about the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Both are longtime friends of...
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Understanding Racial Trauma
Racial trauma, or race-based traumatic stress, is the collective effect racism has on an individual's mental and physical health.
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Biden Budget
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers weighs in on the week's jobs numbers. Also, he chimes in on the President's budget and says the forecast for interest rates in the plan "looks comical."
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BOE Did 'Right Thing' to Stabilize Gilts Market: Summers
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the Bank of England's plan to buy long-dated notes is the "right thing to do," while cautioning that the action doesn't address the "fundamental contradictions" in UK fiscal and monetary...
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"Chaos in the UK"
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers dives into the challenges the UK is facing and explains what core measure he is focusing on when it comes to inflation.
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Harvard's Baicker: Health Care Hinges on Uncertainties
Jul.19 -- Katherine Baicker, Harvard Professor of Health Economics and a member of the CBO Panel of Health Advisers, discusses the main issues impacting U.S. health care after the failure of the U.S. Senate to pass the Better Care Act....
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Roe v. Wade Ruling 'Unprincipled,' Harvard's Tribe Says
Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe explains why he thinks the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling represents a "tyranny of the minority." He speaks with David Westin on "Balance of Power."
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EX-CBO Director on Budget Double Counting Mistake
Jul.13 -- Doug Elmendorf, dean at Harvard Kennedy School of Government and former director of the Congressional Budget Office, explains the process used for scoring a federal budget and offers his outlook on U.S. economic growth. He...
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Harvard Study Finds Admissions Bias Against Asian-Americans
Jun.15 -- Harvard University’s own researchers found statistical evidence that its undergraduate application process discriminated against Asian-American applicants, yet its admissions officials ignored the results and took no action, a...
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Gas Tax Gimmick
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says the proposal in Congress to suspend the federal gas tax "plumbs the depths of bad ideas" and is just another trendy gimmick that won't accomplish anything productive.
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Super Core for Inflation
Lawrence H. Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary says that wage and labor costs are a "super core" push to inflation. He also shares that the Fed "needs to go further" to fight the highest inflation in years.
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Lawrence Summers on Carbon Dividends, Border Tax, Trade
Jun.20 -- Lawrence Summers, Harvard University Charles W. Eliot Professor and Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, discusses carbon dividends, a border adjustment tax, and U.S. trade agreements. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on...
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Summers: Fed Still 'Transitory' on Inflation
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says the Federal Reserve's pivot toward addressing elevated inflation more quickly is insufficient, and that policy makers are acting like they still believe that price gains will slow...
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Summers & Hubbard on a $15 Minimum Wage: Roundtable Responds
Jan.22 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, says a gradual increase in the minimum wage would be ideal, but prefers a jump to $15 to inaction. Former Council of Economic Advisers Chairman...
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Get Ready For Rate Hikes
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says markets should be prepared for a rate hike every fed meeting, and says there's a concern the fed may under-tighten.
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Lawrence Summers Explains How Carbon Dividends Work
Jun.20 -- Lawrence Summers, Harvard University Charles W. Eliot Professor and Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, explains the process of addressing climate change using carbon dividends. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg...
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Larry Summers Says He Is Disappointed With 2% U.S. Growth
Apr.12 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers discusses U.S. economic growth and proposals from the Trump administration. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
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4 Legal Scholars Set To Testify In House Impeachment Inquiry
Four constitutional scholars will appear before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
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Online risk assessment of major diseases
1. MS web user Rachael Meyer using the web site
2. Side view of Rachel looking at computer screen
3. CU clicking boxes on screen
4. CU screen shot scrolling down questionnaire
5. Dr. Graham Colditz at his desk
6. Reverse shot of Dr...
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How a Barrett Confirmation Could Impact Women's Rights
Oct.12 -- In today's segment of "Bloomberg Equality," Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Harvard University professor of constitutional law, discusses what Amy Coney Barrett's inclusion on the Supreme Court bench could mean for the future of women's...
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Harvard Alums Criticize Compensation at the University's Endowment
Feb.15 -- A group of Harvard alumni proposed a solution for how the university’s endowment can pay for a new tax on investment income and boost returns: don’t think so much. Bloomberg's Michael McDonald reports on "What'd You Miss?"
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Lessons From A Long Century
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers and Brad DeLong, U.C. Berkeley Professor of Economics dig into DeLong's book "Slouching Towards Utopia" and what economic lessons can be learned from the past 100+ years.