Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Henry "Larry" Summersis an American economist who is President Emeritus and Charles W. Eliot University Professor of Harvard University...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 November 1954
CountryUnited States of America
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This is about concrete action and what Japan does going forward. That can make a big difference in stimulating the economy, repairing the financial system and encouraging the flow of capital throughout Asia. It will be their steps that will be decisive and not what diplomats agree on here,
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The one exception was a technical matter relating to financial modernization: but there Alan simply waited until I left and then very quickly resolved the matter with Larry,
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We discussed developments in our exchange and financial markets, ... In this context, we emphasized our view that exchange rates among major currencies should reflect economic fundamentals. We will continue to monitor developments in exchange markets and cooperate as appropriate.
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Harvard's endowment is critical to the university's academic and financial aid programs and to its capacity for growth, ... the endowment will continue to be overseen and invested with the highest level of professionalism and expertise.
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When I first joined the Treasury some years ago, I can assure you we were not thinking about threats to the financial system emanating from viruses, Trojan Horses, logic bombs or malicious code, ... But we are thinking about those things now, and with good reason.
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Blaming speculators as a response to financial crisis goes back at least to the Greeks. It's almost always the wrong response.
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In Europe, the stronger growth and reductions in unemployment are now arriving, ... But for better performance to endure, Europe will require substantial structural reforms.
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Increases in capacity, along with improvements in productivity performance, have made possible increases in living standards without inappropriate inflationary pressures,
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TARGETING POOR ZIP CODES. This is a clear and unambiguous commitment.
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sharp rise in the price of oil is an important concern for consumers and businesses around the world, and has the potential to hit developing countries particularly hard.
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The IRS needs to be more responsive to taxpayers, to use technology more effectively and to be more efficient,
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The IRS faces a multitude of restrictions -- restrictions that would be unacceptable in the private sector -- that hamper its ability to provide efficient service,
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It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world caught a cold. The opposite is equally true today.
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There can be no successful economic development without economic growth, ... There have never been greater technological opportunities to promote convergence than there are today.