Why is US silent? ‘You were there: When they say “the US economy” why is “US” always silent?’ LSE Southeast Asia Centre Director’s Welcome Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInRedditWhatsAppEmailPrint Published by Danny Quah I am Dean and Li Ka Shing Professor of Economics, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS. I work on economic principles for world order and on empirics for a shifting global economy. View all posts by Danny Quah