Global Bookmark: Kenneth Rogoff on Global Financial Crises – PS On Point

 [View this message in a web browser]( [PS On Point]( PS On Point Weekly Newsletter Two new works of history grapple with some of the most important economic episodes of the past century. In different ways, each reminds us why history matters, not just for what it tells us about the present, but also for how it can prepare us for the future. GLOBAL BOOKMARK FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 [Crash Time]( Crash Time By Kenneth Rogoff A decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the start of the global financial crisis, it is clear that many lessons have been learned, while many economic misconceptions remain embedded in the public consciousness. If economic history teaches us anything, it is to be mindful of our own limitations in a world of infinite uncertainties. [Read More]( [Subscribe Now]( THE BIG PICTURE The Big Picture brings together 4-5 Project Syndicate commentaries on topics in the news - and on the deeper issues driving the news. [Stiglitz vs. Summers on Secular Stagnation]( Stiglitz vs. Summers on Secular Stagnation With the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers approaching, the unresolved controversy surrounding the causes of, and responses to, the 2008 financial crisis has returned to the fore. Joseph Stiglitz and Lawrence Summers differ on whether the slow recovery was a strictly economic phenomenon, or evidence of a larger political failure; and Roger E.A. Farmer offers another way to think about the issue going forward. [Read More]( PREVIOUSLY IN PS ON POINT [American Political Economy, Disrupted]( American Political Economy, Disrupted By William Janeway With the help of markets and the state, technological innovations such as electrification and the steam engine have periodically transformed the economic system from which they emerged. But never before has a technological revolution defined the entirety of economic, political, and social life – until now. [Read More]( This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from this list](.