Robert Barro

"It's time to get back to first principles. A general increase in socialistic policies tends to lower economic growth. "Read Full Article From The Wall Street Journal

Robert Barro

"The U.S. economy lost about 10% relative to trendline growth. To make up the shortfall, we need to average more than 3% growth for a year for several years."Read Full Article From The Wall Street Journal

Robert Barro

"If austerity is so terrible, how come Germany and Sweden have done so well?"Read Full Article From The Wall Street Journal

Robert Barro

"The euro can be phased out the same way Europe’s individual currencies were. The bonds of troubled member states would benefit as a result."Read Full Article From The Wall Street Journal

Robert Barro is an economics professor at Harvard University and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He has written extensively on macroeconomics and economic growth for the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and many others.

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