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Ernesto Talvi

Ernesto Talvi

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Ernesto Talvi, a former minister of foreign affairs of Uruguay, is a senior fellow at Real Instituto Elcano in Madrid.

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  1. Will the Fed Strangle Latin America Again?
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    Will the Fed Strangle Latin America Again?

    Sep 15, 2022 Ernesto Talvi explains why rising US interest rates will not cause another “lost decade” for the region.

  2. What’s Behind Latin America’s Jobless Recovery?
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    What’s Behind Latin America’s Jobless Recovery?

    Oct 31, 2017 Ernesto Talvi says most theories cannot explain why unemployment remains high despite a modest uptick in growth.

  3. Understanding Latin America’s New Political Paradigm
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    Understanding Latin America’s New Political Paradigm

    Oct 29, 2016 Ernesto Talvi says that the nature of the region's governments directly reflects four decades of booms and busts.

  4. IMF Therapy for Brazil
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    IMF Therapy for Brazil

    Dec 11, 2015 Monica de Bolle & Ernesto Talvi argue that the country has little choice but to negotiate an adjustment program.

  5. A New Trans-American Partnership
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    A New Trans-American Partnership

    Sep 9, 2014 Ernesto Talvi calls for renewed cooperation, beginning with trade, between North and South America.

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    Europe in the Age of Industrial Policy

    Michael Spence

    While China and the US take advantage of scale to pursue large-scale investment in critical sectors, the EU struggles to follow suit, owing to its decentralized fiscal structures and rules limiting government subsidies to industry. A new EU-level investment program is urgently needed.

    advocates a federal investment program, funded by EU sovereign-debt issuance and administered centrally.
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    Fixing Global Governance

    Gordon Brown explains how to make the G20 and the Bretton Woods institutions fit for purpose once again.
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    The EU Needs Fiscal Union

    Lucrezia Reichlin laments the pro-cyclical bent of the European Commission’s proposed reforms to fiscal rules.
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    The Roots of the Global Water Crisis

    Joshua Castellino explains why overhauling the current economic paradigm is crucial for preserving Earth’s natural systems.
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    The Electric Vehicle Revolution Comes for German Industry

    Dalia Marin explains how Europe can reverse engineer China’s approach to industrial policy.
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    Is Chinese Youth Unemployment As Bad As It Looks?

    Nancy Qian

    China’s exceptional growth in recent decades has influenced the education and career choices of young people and their families. But now that high-skilled jobs are drying up and recent graduates are struggling to find work, there is a growing mismatch between expectations and new realities.

    argues that the rise in joblessness among young people does not spell economic apocalypse for China.
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    Auto Strikes and Climate Change

    Mariana Mazzucato & Damon Silvers explain why the transition to a net-zero economy cannot happen without worker empowerment.
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    The New World Disorder

    Richard Haass highlights the growing threat to international stability and calls for effective cooperation.
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    Latin America’s Growth Conundrum

    Arminio Fraga, et al. explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.

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