# Popular Writings 2022 - ["Understanding Recent US Inflation"](/file_url/327) *Project Syndicate*, August 30, 2022 - ["Yes, the US Economy Is Likely in Recession"](https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/two-consecutive-quarters-negative-us-growth-predict-recession-since-1948-by-robert-j-barro-2022-07?barrier=accesspaylog) *Project Syndicate*, August 1, 2022 2021 - ["Big State Inflation"](https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/us-inflation-loose-monetary-policy-excessive-spending-by-robert-j-barro-2021-12) *Project Syndicate,* December 4, 2021 - ["Robert J. Barro Says More"](https://www.project-syndicate.org/say-more/an-interview-with-robert-j-barro-2021-04) *Project Syndicate*, April 20, 2021 - ["Pulling Up the Inflation Anchor"](/file_url/324) *Project Syndicate*, February 25, 2021 2020 - ["Macroeconomic Responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic"](https://english.phbs.pku.edu.cn/2020/news_0717/2452.html) *PKU Financial Review*, July 17, 2020 - ["There is, as with 'Spanish Flu', chance for major global economic decline"](/file_url/318) *The Indian Express*, April 2, 2020 - "[Cutting GDP to Counter the Coronavirus Pandemic"](https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/03/coronavirus-response-will-curbing-economic-activity-to-slow-virus-work/#slide-1) *National Review*, March 26, 2020 - ["Coronavirus meets the Great Influenza Pandem](/file_url/313)ic" (with Jose Ursua and Joanna Weng) *VOX/EU*, March 20, 2020 2019 - ["Trump's Mercantilist Mess"](https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-trade-policy-mercantilism-by-robert-j-barro-2019-09) *Project Syndicate*, September 5, 2019 - ["Double-Counting of Investment"](https://voxeu.org/article/double-counting-investment) *VOX/EU*, July 25, 2019 - ["Is Politics Getting to the Fed?"](https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-powell-politics-fed-by-robert-j-barro-2019-07) *Project Syndicate*, July 23, 2019 - ["Mysteries of Monetary Policy"](https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/inflation-monetary-policy-mystery-by-robert-j-barro-2019-07) *Project Syndicate*, July 4, 2019 - ["Trump is Slowing US Economic Growth"](https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-trade-policy-slowing-economic-growth-by-robert-j-barro-2019-06) *Project Syndicate*, June 4, 2019 - ["My Best Growth Forcast Ever"](/file_url/310) *Project Syndicate*, April 29, 2019 2018 - ["I Won't Ride the Trump Train Into a Trade War"](/file_url/308) *The Wall Street Journal*, August 8, 2018 - ["Trump and China Share a Bad Idea on Trade"](/file_url/306) *The Wall Street Journal*, April 10, 2018 - ["Tax Reform will Pay Growth Dividends"](/file_url/303) *The Wall Street Journal*, January 4, 2018 2017 - ["How US Corporate-Tax Reform will Boost Growth"](https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/how-us-corporate-tax-reform-will-boost-growth-by-robert-j--barro-2017-12?barrier=accesspaylog) *Project Syndicate*, December 13, 2017 - [“How to Engineer a Trump Boom”](http://rbarro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/WSJ-Trump-growth-032717.pdf) *The Wall Street Journal*, March 27, 2017 2016 - [“The Reasons Behind the Obama Non-Recovery”](/file_url/300) *The Wall Street Journal*, September 20, 2016 - [“China’s growth prospects”](http://www.voxeu.org/article/china-s-growth-prospects) *Vox/EU*, February 4, 2016 2014 - [“Shouldn’t Crimeans have the freedom to determine their destiny?”](/file_url/299) New York Daily News, March 18, 2014. 2013 - [“Popes, Saints, and Religious Competition”](/files/barro/files/13_0405_popes_project_syndicate.pdf) (with Rachel M. McCleary) Project Syndicate, April 5, 2013. 2012 - [“Why This Slow Recovery Is Like No Recovery”](/files/wsj_recovery_12_0605.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2012 - [“Stimulus Spending Keeps Failing”](/files/wsj_stimulus_12_0510.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2012 - [“The Exit Strategy for the Euro”](/publications/exit-strategy-euro) The Wall Street Journal, January 9, 2012 2011 - [“How to Really Save the Economy”](/publications/how-really-save-economy) The New York Times, September 10, 2011 - [“Keynesian Economics vs. Regular Economics”](/files/11_0823_keynesian_wsj.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, August 23, 2011 - [“Obama Can Lead – Or He Can Continue to Blame Others”](/files/11_0815_obama_nydailynews.pdf) New York Daily News, August 15, 2011 - [“How to Get That AAA Rating Back”](/files/11_0808_aaa_wsj.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2011 - [“The Coming Crises of Governments”](/files/11_0803_thecomingcrises_ft.pdf) Financial Times, August 3, 2011 - [“Robin Hood Can’t Lead Us Out of the Debt Hole”](/files/11_0727_robinhoodcantlead_wsj.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2011 - [“Unions vs. the Right to Work”](/files/11_0228_unions_vs_right_to_work.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, February 28, 2011 2010 - [“Thoughts on QE2”](/files/10_1123_qe2_economist.pdf) The Economist, Free Exchange, November 23, 2010 - [“Obamanomics Meets Incentives”](/files/10_0914_obamanomics_wsj.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2010 - [“The Folly of Subsidizing Unemployment”](/files/wsjuiaugust2010.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, August 30, 2010 - [“Disasters, Recoveries, and the Equity Premium”](/files/10_0708_disasters_vox.pdf) (with E. Nakamura, J. Steinsson, amd J.F. Ursua) VoxEU.org, July 8, 2010 - [“Educational Attainment in the World, 1950-2010”](/files/10_0518_educational_vox.pdf) (with J.W. Lee) VoxEU.org, May 18, 2010 - [“The Stimulus Evidence One Year On”](/files/wsj_10_0223_stimuluspackage.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2010 2009 - [“On the Economy: He Should Stop Whining about Bush”](/files/09_1031_ontheeconomyheshouldstopwhining_observer.pdf) The Observer (Guardian.co.uk), October 31, 2009 - [“Stimulus Spending Doesn’t Work”](/files/09_1001_stimulus_wsj.pdf) (with C.J. Redlick) The Wall Street Journal, October 1, 2009 - [“Lucas Roundtable: Don’t Fault the Economists”](/files/09_0808_lucasroundtabledontfaulttheeconomists_economistcom.pdf) Economist.com, August 8, 2009 - [“Pandemics and Depressions”](/files/09_0504_pandemicsanddepressions_wsj.pdf) (with J.F. Ursua) The Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2009 - [“What Are the Odds of a Depression?”](/files/09_0304_whataretheoddofadepression_wsj.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2009 - [“Voodoo Multipliers”](/files/09_02_voodoomultipliers_economistsvoice.pdf) Economists’ Voice, v.6, issue 2, article 5, 2009 - [“Government Spending is No Free Lunch”](/files/_09_0122_govspendingnofreelunch_wsj.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, January 22, 2009 2007 - [“Bill Gates’s Charitable Vistas”](/files/07_0619_bill_gates_wsj.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2007 2006 - [“The Greenspan Story: Goodbye, Mr. Big Chips”](/files/06_0130_wsj_greenspanstorymrbigchips.pdf) The Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2006 - [“Liberal Policies for Economic Growth”](/files/06_0512_liberal_lesechos.pdf) Les Echos, Paris, May 12, 2006 2005 - [“The Right Choice For The Fed”](/file_url/119) Business Week, November 7, 2005 - [“What Price Catastrophe Risk?”](/file_url/121) Business Week, October 3, 2005 - [“The Political Power Of The Pew “](/file_url/123) Business Week, August 22, 2005 - [“Quit Bullying China”](/file_url/117) Business Week, July 18, 2005 - [“How The Fed Could Channel Greenspan”](/file_url/122) Business Week, June 13, 2005 - [“Iraq: One Nation Under Allah”](/file_url/128) Business Week, May 9, 2005 - [“Why Private Accounts Are Bad Public Policy”](/file_url/125) Business Week, April 4, 2005 - [“The Case of Asia’s ‘Missing Women”](/file_url/132) Business Week, February 28, 2005 - [“How Tax Reform Drives Growth and Investment”](/file_url/129) Business Week, January 24, 2005 2004 - [“Bias Beyond a Reasonable Doubt”](/files/04_1213_bias_ws.pdf) The Weekly Standard, December 13, 2004 - [“Mysteries Of The Gaping Current-Account Gap”](/files/04_1213_mysteries_bw.pdf) Business Week, December 13, 2004 - [“Debunking the Myths of the Kerry Campaign”](/files/04_11_08_debunking_bw.pdf) Business Week, November 8, 2004 - [“Why are the Dems Griping about Jobs?”](/files/04_1004_whyarethedems_bw.pdf) Business Week, October 4, 2004 - [“Drugs Via Canada? 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