VoxEU Column

During a distinguished career that spanned more than five decades, Assaf Razin, who passed away in July 2026, established himself as one of the leading international economists of his generation. This column describes how, across a range of topics including international trade, international finance, fiscal policy, taxation, migration, the welfare state, and financial crises, he combined theoretical innovation with an abiding concern for policy and for the ways in which globalisation expands national opportunities while constraining national choices.