- "Comedy Aside, an Obama Report Card ," The New York Times, October 18, 2009, p. BU 6.
- "On the Measurability of Offshorability," Vox, October 9, 2009.
- "The Fed’s Political Problem: How Politics Threatens U.S. Monetary Policy," Foreign Affairs, September 3, 2009.
- "The Wait for Financial Reform," The New York Times, September 6, 2009, p. BU 4.
- "Stay the Stimulus Course,” The Washington Post, August 11, 2009.
- "An Early-Warning System, Run by the Fed," The New York Times, July 26, 2009, p. BU.
- "The Economy Has Hit Bottom," The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2009.
- "Why Inflation Isn’t the Danger," The New York Times, June 21, 2009, p. BU4.
- "Crazy Compensation and the Crisis," The Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2009, p. A15.
- "It’s No Time to Stop This Train," The New York Times, May 17, 2009, p. BU6.
- "Topic A: The Next 100 Days,” The Washington Post, April 26, 2009.
- "Restore Order and Win a War," The New York Times, April 12, 2009, p. BU7.
- "Obama is No Socialist," The Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2009, p. A13.
- "Nationalize? Hey, Not So Fast," The New York Times, March 8, 2009, p. BU5.
- "When Will the Recession Be Over? : It Can't Last Forever," The New York Times, March 1, 2009, p. WK12.
- "My Economic Wish List," The Wall Street Journal, February 4, 2009, p. A13.
- "Six Blunders En Route to a Crisis," The New York Times, January 25, 2009, p. B7.
- "Missing the Target with $700 Billion," The New York Times, December 21, 2008, p. B4.
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"Remember That Capitalism Is More Than a Spectator Sport," The New York Times, November 9, 2008,
p. B7. - "Blanket Deposit Insurance Is a Bad Idea," with R. Glenn Hubbard, The Wall Street Journal, October 15, 2008, p. A17.
- "Got $700 Billion? Sweat the Details" The New York Times, October 12, 2008, p. B1.
- "FDIC Caps Should Be Retained," with R. Glenn Hubbard, Bloomberg.com, October 3, 2008.
- "Is History Siding With Obama’s Economic Plan?" The New York Times, August 30, 2008, p. B1.
- "A Modest Proposal: Eco-Friendly Stimulus," The New York Times, July 27, 2008, p. B5.
- "Two Bubbles, Two Paths,” The New York Times, June 15, 2008, p. B6.
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“The Case for a Newer Deal,” The New York Times, May 4, 2008, p. B20.
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“How to Cast a Mortgage Lifeline,” The New York Times, March 30, 2008, p. B6.
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“The Fed Can’t Do It Alone,” The Washington Post, March 18, 2008, p. A19.
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“From the New Deal, a Way Out of a Mess,” The New York Times, February 24, 2008, p. B6.
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“Stop the World (and Avoid Reality),” The New York Times, January 6, 2008.
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“Six Fingers of Blame in the Mortgage Mess,” The New York Times, September 30, 2007.
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“The Under-Taxed Kings of Private Equity,” The New York Times, July 29, 2007.
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“Preparing America’s Workforce: Are We Looking in the Rearview Mirror?,” Forum Futures 2007, Forum for the Future of Higher Education, pp. 9-12.
- “Free Trade’s Great, but Offshoring Rattles Me,” The Washington Post, May 6, 2007, p. B04.
- “The Economic Front,” The Wall Street Journal, November 21, 2006, p. A16 (with Roger Altman).
- “Getting Inflation-Fighting Right,” Challenge, Sept./Oct. 2006, pp. 6-18.
- “What sorts of rich-country jobs (and how many) are at risk to globalization?,” CESifo Forum, Summer 2006, pp. 39-40.
- “Are the Fed Fights Over?,” The New York Times, November 20, 2005.
- "Bush Plays Humpty Dumpty with Prosperity,” Newsday, August 24, 2004.
- “Inflation Isn’t Dead, It’s Only Sleeping,” TIAA-CREF Investment Forum, September 2002.
- “Stocks Are Only Part of the Story,” The New York Times, July 21, 2002.
- “Private-Public Stimulus,” Washington Post, December 11, 2001.
- “The Economic Stimulus We Need,” The New York Times, September 28, 2001.
- “Free Trade Needs a Chance to Sell Itself,” The New York Times, July 29, 2001.
- “Don’t Write Off Davis Energy Plan,” Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2001.
- "Bush's Shaky Retirement Plan," Washington Post, August 24, 2000 (with Henry Aaron).
- "Bush Plan Misses Mark," USA Today, June 21, 2000.
- "Bush Unties the Social Compact," The New York Times, May 26, 2000.
- "How the U.S. Expansion Defies All Odds," Fortune, April 17, 2000.
- "Saving the Surplus Will Save Social Security," The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2000 (with Frank Newman).
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"Hide Clouds, No Storm in Sight," The New York Times, August 24, 1999.
- “Save It,” The New Republic, August 9, 1999.
- “Strange but True Economics,” The New York Times, March 9, 1999.
- “Set to Keep Rollin’ Along,” Financial Times, December 29, 1998.
- “Where to Focus Our Economic Jitters?”, The New York Times, August 25, 1998.
- “Shrewd Politics, Sound Policy,” The New York Times, March 3, 1998.
- “A Modest Proposal for Capital Gains,” The Washington Post, June 11, 1997.
- “Needed: Planet Insurance,” The New York Times, October 22, 1997.
- “Fed Urged to Be More Forward-Looking,” The Washington Post, May 27, 1997.
- “Constitutional Clutter,” The Washington Post, February 5, 1997.
- "Can We Grow Faster?", Challenge, Nov/Dec 1996, pp. 8-14.
- “The Republican Riverboat Gamble,” The New York Times, August 20, 1996.
- "The Federal Reserve in the Nation's Service," Princeton Alumni Weekly, June 5, 1996, pp. 22-24.
- “The $5.15 Question,” The New York Times, May 23, 1996.
- "How to Run A Central Bank," The International Economy, September/October 1995, pp. 33-35 and 61-63.
- "Princeton Economist Alan Blinder Makes Economics Understandable for All," The Margin, Fall 1992, pp. 9-11.
- "A Keynesian Restoration Is Here," Challenge, September-October 1992, pp. 11-18.
- "Growing Together," Princeton Alumni Weekly, March 4, 1992.
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"In Defense of the Oil Companies," The Washington Post, September 3, 1990.
- "Why Does Good Economics Make Bad Politics?,"The Senior Economist, Vol. 5, No. 3, March 1990, pp. 3-4.
- "Focus on the Deficit is Blocking Critical Long Term Investments," Northeast Midwest Economic Review, Vol. 2, No. 15, August 7, 1989, pp. 5-8.
- "A Tip on Hard Headed Investing," State Legislatures, July 1988, p. 46.
- "Monetarism is Obsolete," Challenge, Sept./Oct., 1981, pp. 35-41 (reprinted in R. D. Bartel (ed.), The Challenge of Economics, 1983).
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“Tax Cuts and Investment Incentives," Challenge, Nov./Dec. 1980, pp. 56-57.
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"... A Bottle Half Full," Challenge, Nov./Dec. 1986, pp. 51-52.
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"Tight Money and Loose Fiscal Policy," Society, July/August 1987, pp. 80 83. (Reprinted in special 35th Anniversary Issue, Jan./Feb. 1998, pp. 319-323.)