Peter Green

Jan 6, 2025 | qz.com | Peter Green |Peter Gréen

Alexander Hamilton, whose financial acumen financed George Washington’s army, and very likely paved the way to win the American Revolution, was a big fan of the national debt. “A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing,” Hamilton wrote. Not only does it let a country finance growth by borrowing to stimulate future revenue, but a national debt also gives lenders a stake in the country’s success.

Dec 16, 2024 | qz.com | Peter Green |Peter Gréen

A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s members-only Weekend Brief newsletter. Quartz members get access to exclusive newsletters and more. Sign up here. President Joe Biden successfully enacted four of the largest public investment and spending bills in post-World War II American history.

Nov 4, 2024 | qz.com | Peter Green |Peter Gréen

As the presidential election comes down to the wire, Quartz spoke with Simon Johnson, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who last month won the Nobel Prize in Economics with colleagues Daron Acemoglu, also of MIT, and James A. Robinson, of the University of Chicago. Their work focuses on how countries become prosperous. Quartz spoke on Friday with Johnson about former President Donald Trump’s economic plans.

Oct 22, 2024 | msn.com | Peter Green

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Oct 22, 2024 | sg.news.yahoo.com | Peter Green

A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s members-only Weekend Brief newsletter. Quartz members get access to exclusive newsletters and more. Sign up here. Donald Trump says he has a panacea for the U.S. economy: tariffs. But history — including Trump’s own history with tariffs when he was president — has a different opinion. Let’s take a ride down memory lane and a look at what would likely happen if Trump wins and imposes more tariffs on imports.