Dec 8th, 2008 · Stimulus packages are being floated globally in countries such as India, Spain, South Korea and China. MIT economist Simon Johnson explores whether a bailout movement is taking shape or whether it's just more of the same.
Nov 26th, 2008 · Americans are feeling the effects of the financial crisis — whether it's because of a dwindling 401(k) or a home that's lost value or a job that's not so secure. One Rhode Island software developer tells economist Simon Johnson that he has stopped shopping.
Nov 12th, 2008 · Leaders of the world's 20 largest industrial nations and emerging economies meet this week in Washington DC to discuss the global economic downturn. Simon Johnson is a professor at MIT and a former IMF chief economist. He tells Ari Shapiro the meeting could be a springboard for a more fundamental restructuring of the international financial system.
Nov 10th, 2008 · The size of China's economic stimulus package will likely have an effect on the rest of the world. Simon Johnson, former chief economist for the International Monetary Fund and senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, says the Chinese package sets an example for other countries to follow, but the real effect will likely be seen in commodity prices.
Sep 27th, 2008 · Economics expert Simon Johnson talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the state of Wall Street and the U.S. economy. Johnson is a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, a professor at Sloan School of Management at MIT and a senior fellow with the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington.