Jérémie Cohen-Setton
Research Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
Jérémie Cohen-Setton is a Research Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Jérémie received his PhD in Economics from U.C. Berkeley and worked previously with Goldman Sachs Global Economic Research, HM Treasury, and Bruegel. At Bruegel, he was Research Assistant to Director Jean Pisani-Ferry and President Mario Monti. He also shaped and developed the Bruegel Economic Blogs Review.
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The fiscal stance puzzle
What’s at stake: In a low r-star environment, fiscal policy should be accommodative at the global level. Instead, even in countries with current accou
The Fed’s rethinking of normality
What’s at stake: As we approach Jackson Hole, monetary policymakers are considering how to redesign monetary policy strategies to better cope with a l
The state of macro redux
What’s at stake: In 2008, Olivier Blanchard argued in a paper called “the state of macro” that a largely shared vision of fluctuations and of methodol
Racial prejudice in police use of force
What’s at stake: This week was dominated by a new study by Roland Fryer exploring racial differences in police use of force. His counterintuitive resu
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Blog post
29 August 2016
The fiscal stance puzzle
What’s at stake: In a low r-star environment, fiscal policy should be accommodative at the global level. Instead, even in countries with current accou
Blog post
22 August 2016
The Fed’s rethinking of normality
What’s at stake: As we approach Jackson Hole, monetary policymakers are considering how to redesign monetary policy strategies to better cope with a l
Blog post
16 August 2016
The state of macro redux
What’s at stake: In 2008, Olivier Blanchard argued in a paper called “the state of macro” that a largely shared vision of fluctuations and of methodol
Blog post
18 July 2016
Racial prejudice in police use of force
What’s at stake: This week was dominated by a new study by Roland Fryer exploring racial differences in police use of force. His counterintuitive resu
Blog post
11 July 2016
The great risk shift and populism
What’s at stake: For many commentators, Brexit was the signal of a broad populist backlash and illustrated the need to articulate policies that addres
Blog post
27 June 2016
The breakdown of productivity diffusion
The OECD has been pushing the idea that the productivity slowdown is not so much due to a lack of innovation but rather due to a lack of innovation di
Blog post
13 June 2016
The cyclicality of structural reforms
What’s at stake: In line with the crisis-induced reform hypothesis, European countries have since 2010 enacted unpopular reforms in labour market regu
Blog post
03 June 2016
The new Washington Consensus
What’s at stake: Since 2008 the IMF has been at the forefront of a revaluation of the orthodox policy toolbox. While the majority of policies that con
Blog post
30 May 2016
The abandonment of counter-cyclical fiscal policy
What’s at stake: The reluctance to use fiscal policy as a stabilizing tool in the current deflationary environment has been puzzling to many and a num
Blog post
16 May 2016
Regulation and growth
What’s at stake: A heated debate took place this week on the blogosphere on the link between regulation and growth following an op-ed by John Cochrane