Morris Goldstein, senior fellow, has held several senior staff positions at the International Monetary Fund (1970–94), including Deputy Director of its Research Department (1987–94). From 1994 to 2010, he held the Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow position at the Peterson Institute. He has written extensively on international economic policy and on international capital markets. He is the author of Managed Floating Plus (2002), The Asian Financial Crisis: Causes, Cures, and Systemic Implications (1998), The Case for an International Banking Standard (1997), The Exchange Rate System and the IMF: A Modest Agenda (1995), coeditor of Debating China's Exchange Rate Policy (2008), Private Capital Flows to Emerging Markets after the Mexican Crisis (1996), coauthor of The Future of China's Exchange Rate Policy (2009) with Nicholas R. Lardy, Controlling Currency Mismatches in Emerging Markets (2004) with Philip Turner, Assessing Financial Vulnerability: An Early Warning System for Emerging Markets with Graciela Kaminsky and Carmen Reinhart (2000), and project director of Safeguarding Prosperity in a Global Financial System: The Future International Financial Architecture (1999) for the Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on the International Financial Architecture.
Peterson Perspectives Interviews
- Looking Back with Morris Goldstein: Part II
November 19, 2012
- Looking Back with Morris Goldstein: Part I
November 16, 2012
- Does China Seek a Global Role for Its Currency?
January 6, 2012
- Doubtful Prospects for a Grand Bargain at the G-20
October 29, 2010
- A Disappointing Agreement in Basel
September 13, 2010
- Europe's Stress Tests: Not Reassuring
July 23, 2010
- Financial Regulatory Reform: B or B-plus
June 30, 2010
- Are Global Banking Reforms in Danger of Being Watered Down?
June 30, 2010
- Financial Overhaul: Another Step Forward
May 21, 2010
- A Global Financial Tax?
April 22, 2010
- Senator Dodd's Regulatory Reform: A Step Forward
March 15, 2010
- Would the Volcker Rule Prevent Banks Too Big to Fail?
February 25, 2010
- Should the Fed Be Stripped of Its Regulatory Authority?
December 4, 2009
- Financial Regulatory Reform Moves Ahead
November 16, 2009
- Pittsburgh G-20 Summit Gets Only a B
October 5, 2009
- Toward a Global Financial Regulatory Regime
September 11, 2009
- A Step Forward on Financial Regulation
July 6, 2009
- The IMF's Disappointing "Reforms"
March 25, 2009
- A "Grand Bargain" at the G-20
February 20, 2009
- Is China a Currency "Manipulator"?
January 28, 2009
- G-20 Summit: Neither a Disappointment nor a Triumph
November 17, 2008
- Crisis Management and Global Markets
September 18, 2008
- The Subprime Credit Crisis: Origins, Policy Responses, and Reforms
June 12, 2008
Op-Eds
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Stop Coddling Europe's Banks
January 11, 2012
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The European Union Should Start a Debate on Too-Big-To-Fail
April 14, 2011
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A Grand Bargain for the London G-20 Summit: Insurance and Obeying the Rules
February 19, 2009
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Dig into the IMF's Tool Box to Tackle the Crisis
November 11, 2008
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China's Currency Needs to Rise Further
July 22, 2008
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A Proposal to Improve Regulatory Liquidity
May 21, 2008
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Exchange Rates, Fair Play, and the "Grand Bargain"
April 21, 2006
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A New Way to Deal with the Renminbi
January 20, 2006
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The Fund Appears to Be Sleeping at the Wheel
October 3, 2005
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China's Revaluation Shows Size Really Matters
July 22, 2005
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A Faulty Strategy Weakens China's Prospects
March 4, 2005
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The Dollar Dance
December 20, 2004
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Don't Hail China's Soft Landing Too Soon
October 6, 2004
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Currency Manipulation
December 11, 2003
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Two-Stage Currency Reform for China
September 12, 2003
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A Modest Proposal for China's Renminbi
August 26, 2003
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Brazil's Unwatched Borrowing
August 27, 2002
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No More for Argentina
August 16, 2001
Speeches and Papers
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Comment on The Bankers' New Clothes
[pdf]
February 11, 2013
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Too Big To Fail: The Transatlantic Debate
[pdf]
October 8, 2010
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Confronting Asset Bubbles, Too Big to Fail, and Beggar-thy-Neighbor Exchange Rate Policies
[pdf]
February 2010
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The Case for an Orderly Resolution Regime for Systemically-Important Financial Institutions
[pdf]
October 2009
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A Step Forward on Financial Regulation
[pdf]
July 7, 2009
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Global Financial Surveillance and the Quest for Financial Stability
June 15, 2009
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The IMF's Disappointing "Reforms"
[pdf]
March 25, 2009
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Reforming Financial Regulation, Supervision, and Oversight: What to Do and Who Should Do It
February 24, 2009
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A "Grand Bargain" at the G-20
[pdf]
February 20, 2009
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Is China a Currency “Manipulator”?
[pdf]
January 28, 2009
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Economists Seek IMF Reform
January 26, 2009
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A Ten Plank Program for Financial Regulatory Reform
[pdf]
December 18, 2008
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Neither a Disappointment nor a Triumph
[pdf]
November 17, 2008
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Addressing the Current Financial Crisis
[pdf]
October 7, 2008
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Crisis Management and Global Markets
[pdf]
September 18, 2008
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The Subprime and Credit Crisis
[pdf]
April 3, 2008
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Emerging-Market Financial Crises: Lessons and Prospects
October 20, 2007
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China's Exchange Rate Policy: An Overview of Some Key Issues
[pdf]
October 19, 2007
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A (Lack of) Progress Report on China's Exchange Rate Policies
[pdf]
May 2, 2007
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Paulson's First Challenge
[pdf]
August 2006
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Renminbi Controversies
[pdf]
November 3, 2005
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Currency Manipulation and Enforcing the Rules of the International Monetary System
[pdf]
September 23, 2005
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The Chinese Economy: Prospects and Key Policy Issues
[pdf]
April 7, 2005
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IMF Structural Programs
[pdf]
October 19-21, 2000
A sampling of recent media appearances.
Wall Street Journal China Real Time Report
Economists React: China-Japan Currency Pact
Article | December 27, 2011
Morris Goldstein explains why the new currency accord between China and Japan will not challenge the US dollar's status as the dominant global currency.