About the Author

Peter B. Kenen (1932-2012) was Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and Walker Professor of Economics and Finance, Emeritus, at Princeton University. Kenen's publications include The International Economy (2000), Economic and Monetary Union in Europe (1995), The International Financial Architecture, and International Economic and Financial Integration. He was a member of President Kennedy's Task Force on Foreign Economic Policy and the Economic Advisory Panel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Kenen has served as consultant to the Council of Economic Advisers, the Office of Management and Budget, the Federal Reserve, the US Treasury, and the International Monetary Fund.