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Shang-Jin Wei

is a former chief economist at the Asian Development Bank, is Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

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250 years of American state capitalism

As the United States marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence this summer, there is no better time to reckon with …

Op-ed  Shang-Jin Wei

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