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Dag Detter

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Dag Detter is an investment adviser and former president of Stattum, the Swedish government holding company.

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  1. A Stronger Recovery Through Better Accounting
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    A Stronger Recovery Through Better Accounting

    Jun 26, 2020 Willem H. Buiter, et al. urge governments to adopt public-sector net worth as a key metric when calculating their fiscal position.

  2. Unlocking Public Wealth
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    Unlocking Public Wealth

    Dec 14, 2018 Dag Detter counsels governments to use existing assets, such as real estate, to generate capital for investment.

  3. An Infrastructure Plan That Would Actually Work
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    An Infrastructure Plan That Would Actually Work

    Apr 2, 2018 Willem H. Buiter & Dag Detter show how independently run Urban Wealth Funds could tap public assets for valuable new investments.

  4. The Hidden Wealth of Cities
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    The Hidden Wealth of Cities

    Nov 23, 2017 Dag Detter shows how even the most cash-strapped cities could do much more with the assets they already own.

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    A New Deal for Developing Countries

    William Ruto explains what climate-vulnerable Africa will need to strengthen their resilience and sustain economic growth.
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    Good Growth Requires Getting Public-Private Partnerships Right

    Mariana Mazzucato worries that a recently unveiled industrial strategy is not structured properly.
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    American Idiots

    J. Bradford DeLong considers the implications of Donald Trump and friends' effort to orchestrate an unnecessary government shutdown.
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    Putin’s Setbacks Are Cold Comfort for Europe

    Joschka Fischer considers the implications of Russia's loss in Syria and Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House.
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    Gender Apartheid Is a Crime Against Humanity

    Gordon Brown urges global policymakers to address the Afghan regime’s egregious violations of women and girls' rights.
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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork

    The Norwegian finance ministry recently revealed just how much the country has benefited from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, estimating its windfall natural-gas revenues for 2022-23 to be around $111 billion. Yet rather than transferring these gains to those on the front line, the government is hoarding them.

     argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.

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