Antonio F Weiss, Global Head Inv Banking, Lazard Ltd

Antonio Weiss

Senior Fellow

Antonio Weiss, a research fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, served as counselor to the secretary of the Treasury until January 2017.

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Bloomberg Opinion

Puerto Rico’s Recovery Depends on Getting Back Its Government

The island’s exit from bankruptcy won’t deliver it from hard economic decisions — the kind that are best made by elected officials whom voters can hold to account.

January 26, 2022

January 26, 2022

OpinionAntonio Weiss

Puerto Rico’s Recovery Depends on Getting Back Its Government

The island’s exit from bankruptcy won’t deliver it from hard economic decisions — the kind that are best made by elected officials whom voters can hold to account.

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February 14, 2020

February 14, 2020

OpinionAntonio Weiss

Here’s One Tax Every Candidate Ought to Back

A tiny tax on financial transactions could raise big money for health care, education and infrastructure without impeding the efficient allocation of capital.

Stocks Drop Over 200 Points As Economic Concerns Over Spreading Of Coronavirus Worry Global Investors

October 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

OpinionDesmond Lachman, Brad W. Setser and Antonio Weiss

Puerto Rico’s Debt Deal Leaves No Room for Error

Its debt is more sustainable, but still much higher per capita than even the most indebted U.S. state.

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October 8, 2018

October 8, 2018

OpinionAntonio Weiss, Brad W. Setser and Desmond Lachman

Puerto Rico Needs a Better Debt Deal

Rosy assumptions about what the island can afford to pay bondholders threaten to doom its future.

Puerto Rico Still Recovering One Year After Hurricane Maria's Deadly Onslaught

May 1, 2018

May 1, 2018

OpinionAntonio Weiss

America Can’t Afford Ben Carson’s Housing Cuts

Access to decent affordable housing underpins the U.S.’s social safety net and economic dynamism.

If you build, they will prosper.

April 15, 2018

April 15, 2018

OpinionDesmond Lachman, Brad W. Setser and Antonio Weiss

No Taxpayer Bailout for Puerto Rico's Creditors

The island government's rosy fiscal scenarios threaten its economic future.

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August 17, 2017

August 17, 2017

OpinionAntonio Weiss

Make the Treasuries Market Safe at Any Speed

New oversight is needed in an era of high-frequency trading.

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June 1, 2017

June 1, 2017

OpinionAntonio Weiss and Simon Johnson

Financial Regulation Calls for 20/20 Vision

Weakening the Financial Stability Oversight Council will raise the odds of another crisis.

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March 9, 2017

March 9, 2017

OpinionAntonio Weiss

Declare Bankruptcy in Puerto Rico

An outbreak of wishful thinking threatens the gains promised by Congress's bipartisan rescue legislation.

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October 19, 2015

October 19, 2015

OpinionAntonio Weiss

How Not to Fix Fannie and Freddie

"Recap and release" plan to end government control is misguided.

Fannnie Mae Requests Nearly 8 Billion In Aid To Cover Quarterly Losses