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Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

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Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, a former World Bank Group chief economist and editor-in-chief of the American Economic Review, is professor of economics at Yale University

Foolish: President Joe Biden’s move to raise electric vehicle tariffs ignores the climate change crisis. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
CHINESE VEHICLES

Desperate Biden raises US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

The tariffs hamper efforts to grapple with climate change, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions

  • Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
5 min read
Patriarchal oppression: An Afghan woman collects saffron flowers. Several authors have argued that it is patriarchal culture, not Islamic law, that often lies behind the stark inequalities between men and women in Afghanistan. Photo: Hoshang Hashimi/AFP
AFGHANISTAN

Afghan women face threat of a new age of darkness

The Taliban must respect women’s rights if it is serious about fostering economic development

  • Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
5 min read