The Indian economy is on the rise. But its sustained progress will depend on whether it continues to pursue policies that raise labor productivity, say Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees.
Apr 28, 2023To slow the rate of global warming, Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees propose a green free trade agreement.
Mar 29, 2023Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees discuss the values of trust and tolerance and their role in economic activity.
Feb 27, 2023Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees call on the White House and Congress to invest in creating more global jobs.
Jan 23, 2023Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees close 2022 with a winter holiday wish: that in the new year, leaders around the world start investing more in the future of all of us—our children.
Dec 20, 2022In their latest missive, Matthew Slaughter and Matthew Rees examine the rise of autocratic governments and the threat they pose to democracy and freedom throughout the world.
Nov 30, 2022Recent events in the U.K. provide a sobering reminder that nations facing economic stagnation are nations ripe for anarchy, say Slaughter and Rees.
Oct 31, 2022In trying to slow rising inflation, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will need to conjure the skill, composure, and luck of Terry Bradshaw during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 1972 “Immaculate Reception,” say Slaughter and Rees.
Sep 01, 2022Norway flourishes in the Winter Olympics by focusing on application and effort—not on medals—say Slaughter and Rees, comparing that focus to Russia’s challenge to democracy through its invasion of Ukraine.
Feb 28, 2022The challenge facing the Fed is daunting. Slaughter and Rees propose three steps policymakers can take to harness globalization and whip U.S. inflation.
Jan 31, 2022Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees share two public-policy lessons of the pandemic related to globalization and public health—one optimistic, the other less so.
Nov 30, 2021As the U.S. faces the Great Resignation, Slaughter and Rees remind policymakers that the strongest jobs in America have long been those connected to the world through international trade and investment.
Oct 28, 2021Sensible reform for student-athlete compensation will first need to address three important questions informed by an accurate understanding of preexisting market structure, say Slaughter and Rees.
Jun 30, 2021Phil Mickelson’s historic victory reveals lessons about making better decisions—and the value of older workers.
May 27, 2021The surge in global flows of data holds great potential for the global economy, say Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees. Yet big data remains largely ungoverned.
Apr 22, 2021In their latest missive, Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees underscore how unnecessarily costly America’s too-restrictive skilled-immigration policy is.
Mar 31, 2021Did President Trump eliminate America's trio of trade deficits? Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees weigh in and look ahead to trade policy under the Biden administration.
Feb 26, 2021This Inauguration Day, Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees provide a scorecard for the heart of the American economy—workers and their families—to help clarify how to measure progress in the days ahead.
Jan 20, 2021While the U.S. awaits COVID-19 stimulus packages and the distribution of vaccines, Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees examine two scientific landmarks from earlier this month—an optimistic one for China and a disheartening one for the United States.
Dec 15, 2020Ed Winchester, the beloved executive director of marketing and communications at Tuck who died unexpectedly last week, was emblematic of a wise and decisive leader.
Apr 30, 2020In a new essay for "Foreign Affairs," Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees outline a three-step policy plan to halt the coming coronavirus recession.
Mar 26, 2020How can we make America’s health-care system more productive? It’s a key question absent from the health-care reform debate, say Slaughter and Rees.
Feb 27, 2020Tuck School Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and co-author Matthew Rees provide three main lessons from the U.S.-China trade war’s first phase and a potential solution for lasting peace between the world’s two largest economies.
Jan 30, 2020Are adults—in America and around the world—failing their children? Matthew J. Slaughter and Matthew Rees share an important wish for the New Year.
Dec 16, 2019America’s struggling communities are in desperate need of high-talent immigrants. We should welcome them, say Slaughter and Rees.
May 01, 2019America should consider how to harness the earnestness of the Green New Deal—a resolution regarding climate change submitted by newly elected Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—without wreaking economic havoc.
Mar 11, 2019The future of work in the face of globalization remains unknown. But the best way to equip workers for whatever globalization might render is by investing in their human capital, say Slaughter and Rees.
Feb 11, 2019For the third consecutive year, life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen.
Jan 07, 2019The First Step Act, which sits before the U.S. Senate, would create more opportunities for rehabilitation in federal prisons.
Dec 03, 2018When it comes to globalization, building a lifelong ladder of opportunity for all citizens is imperative, say Slaughter and Rees.
Nov 01, 2018"Fiscal 2018 was in many ways a disaster for the fiscal health of America—today and in the future," say Slaughter and Rees.
Oct 02, 2018The United States and China are on the brink of a major trade war. Here are three principles that should guide U.S. policy leaders’ statecraft at this precarious time.
Sep 04, 2018It is no longer clear that users of Facebook benefit as they once thought they did—could there be a better way? Dean Matthew Slaughter and economist Matthew Rees weigh in.
Apr 09, 2018The President recently tweeted that trade wars are good and winnable. Slaughter & Rees argue that no country wins in a trade war.
Mar 05, 2018It is easier for government and policy leaders to implement pro-productivity policies in boom times.
Feb 01, 2018Economists Slaughter and Rees opine that for the next chairperson of the Federal Reserve Board, the president must nominate the candidate who exhibits the greatest capacity to learn.
Oct 30, 2017