Martin Feldstein, George F Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University, speaks about the global economic situation.
Signs of recovery in Spain and commitment from Germany must be met with the willingness to let the euro fall.
They may well be, but investments in euro-denominated bonds will give higher safe returns, says Martin Feldstein.
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To not default, Greece's current deficit of 14% of GDP will have to fall to 5% which is unlikely, says Martin Feldstein.
It will strengthen, because global economic conditions require the eurozone to run trade deficits.
Next decade's annual growth is likely to be about 2 per cent, roughly same as the last 10-year average, says Martin Feldstein.
It would be futile to believe G-20's promises to rein in monetary and fiscal policies
What a weaker dollar really does is to encourage American and international investors to invest in non-American markets. The more the dollar drops, the more global equities rise. Many Asian currencies are hitting record highs against the dollar.
There may be some losers as well as winners. And those who lose their jobs to the new technology will soon find other employment, says Martin Feldstein.
Although there are serious risks facing the US economy in the coming year, there is also a good chance that growth will be substantially stronger than it has been since before the recession began.
Both the government and RBI have to complement each other if the economy has to revive quickly.
Though Nobel Prize nominations have been a secret for 50 years, speculation abounds over the contenders for this year's prize in economics.
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Americans are lucky they have inherited the innovations of the past.
The Federal Reserve must now ensure that higher inflation doesn't derail the US recovery.
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