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Axel A. Weber

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Axel A. Weber, Co-Chair of the Bretton Woods Committee Multilateral Reform Working Group, is a former chairman of UBS Group and president of the Deutsche Bundesbank.

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  1. The Bretton Woods Institutions We Need
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    The Bretton Woods Institutions We Need

    Apr 15, 2024 Joaquim Levy, et al. explain how the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank can rise to current global challenges.

  2. The World Needs a Humble Approach to Central Banking
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    The World Needs a Humble Approach to Central Banking

    Dec 8, 2023 Jacob Frenkel, et al. explain why monetary policymakers must accept a deliberately narrow mandate.

  3. Will Inflation Make a Comeback?

    Will Inflation Make a Comeback?

    Feb 17, 2021 Axel A. Weber urges economic policymakers not to underestimate the pandemic's potential to trigger faster price growth.

  4. Financing the Climate-Change Transition
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    Financing the Climate-Change Transition

    Nov 14, 2016 Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, et al. explain the role that finance must play in moving the world toward a global clean-energy economy.

  5. Rethinking Inflation Targeting
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    Rethinking Inflation Targeting

    Jun 8, 2015 Axel A. Weber finds much to fault in relying on consumer price stability to anchor monetary policy.

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    From Welfare State to Safe State in Latin America

    Jorge G. Castañeda & Carlos Ominami urge the region’s progressives to start treating security as an essential component of social protection.
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    The Urgency of Sovereign-Debt Restructuring

    José Antonio Ocampo highlights the need for a comprehensive mechanism to deliver relief to low- and middle-income countries.
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    The Gaza War Goes Global

    Joschka Fischer

    The escalating war in the Middle East must be understood in a broader context. The fact that the Iranian regime felt emboldened to risk a direct strike on Israel attests to a changing world order in which Western power is increasingly open to challenge.

     considers the implications of Iran’s unprecedented decision to launch a direct strike on Israeli territory.
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    Gender-Neutral Fintech Isn’t Working for Women

    Emmanuel Nyirinkindi & Jessica Schnabel show that the industry is not fully delivering on its promise to accelerate financial inclusion.
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    The Urgency of Palestinian Statehood

    Gareth Evans explains why formal international recognition is crucial to ending the intolerable status quo.
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    Quality Journalism Is More Important than Ever

    Anya Schiffrin, et al. explain how policymakers can support rigorous, objective reporting, just as they provide other public goods.
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    Is India’s Economy Overhyped?

    Shang-Jin Wei argues that the country’s rapid development, while undeniable, conceals deeper structural problems.
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    Negotiating a Bigger, Better World Bank

    Michael Krake & Wempi Saputra explain how a new framework will nudge countries to invest in projects that deliver global public goods.
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    The Ozone Layer’s Recovery Shows How to Protect the Planet

    Robert Redford & Xiye Bastida highlight the critical role of international cooperation in preserving the planet’s habitability.

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