Richard Baldwin

Richard Edward Baldwin has been Professor of International Economics at the Graduate Institute, Geneva, since 1991 and Policy Director of CEPR since 2006.

He was Co-managing Editor of the journal Economic Policy from 2000 to 2005, and Programme Director of CEPR’s International Trade programme from 1991 to 2001. Before that he was Senior Staff Economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisors in the Bush Administration (1990-1991).

Prior to going to Geneva, he was Associate Professor at Columbia University Business School, having done his PhD in economics at MIT with Paul Krugman. He was visiting professor at MIT in 2002/03 and has taught at universities in Italy, Germany and Norway.

He has also worked as consultant for the European Commission, OECD, the World Bank, EFTA, USAID and UNCTAD. The author of numerous books and articles, his research interests include international trade, globalisation, regionalism and European integration. He is editor-in-Chief of Vox.

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Richard Baldwin's Latest Articles | 5

How to Destroy the Eurozone: Feldstein’s Euro-Holiday Idea

Feb 22, 2010| 

Martin Feldstein suggested last week that Greece take a “holiday” from the Eurozone, rejoining with a depreciated nominal exchange rate. This column argues that... Read »

The Illusion of Improving Global Imbalances

Nov 15, 2009| 

Global imbalances are shrinking at a fabulous rate. This column argues that these improvements are mostly illusory – the transitory side-effect of the greatest... Read »

Calomiris on Historical Crisis Lessons

Nov 4, 2009| 

Policymakers and macroeconomists often remind us that banking crises are nothing new. This column, based on recent papers by Columbia professor Charles Calomiris,... Read »

How Many Jobs are Onshorable? Re-Interpreting the Blinder Numbers in the Light of New Trade Theory

Jun 15, 2009| 

According to Alan Blinder, constant improvements in global communications will bring much more offshoring of “impersonal services’’, with an estimated 30 million... Read »

Developing Nations and Capital Flows: The IMF’s New Facility

Mar 30, 2009| 

As the crisis evolves, capital will flow out of emerging countries. The IMF’s new facility may help with short term shocks. It is also a useful step towards... Read »