Jack Gao

Jack Gao is a Program Economist at the Institute for New Economic Thinking.

He is interested in international economics and finance, energy policy, economic development, and the Chinese economy.

He previously worked in financial product and data departments in Bloomberg Singapore, and reported on Asian financial markets in Bloomberg News from Shanghai.

Jack holds a MPA in International Development from Harvard Kennedy School, and a B.S. in Economics from Singapore Management University.

He has published articles on China Policy Review and Harvard Kennedy School Review.

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The Global Trade Slowdown is both True and Non-trivial

Article | Nov 2, 2016

Economists offer widely different explanations for the decline in trade between nations, in a debate that remains unresolved but is increasingly urgent

Yellen Challenges Economists Amid Elusive Great Recovery

Article | Oct 24, 2016

Like the Great Depression and the stagflation of the ’70s, the anemic growth of the U.S. economy can’t be understood or remedied without changes in economists’ thinking

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