Skip to main content
Access provided by

Justin Yifu Lin

Justin Yifu Lin

28 commentaries

Justin Yifu Lin, a former World Bank chief economist, is Dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics and Dean of the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development at Peking University. 

Sort by: Show:
  1. What the Paris Development Finance Summit Missed
    lin27_ LEWIS JOLYPOOLAFP via Getty Images)_paris summit LEWIS JOLY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

    What the Paris Development Finance Summit Missed

    Jul 10, 2023 Håvard Halland, et al. warn that the current reform agenda will not mobilize sufficient private capital for green investments.

  2. Geopoliticized Industrial Policy Won't Work
    canuto17_Brendan Smialowski AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKIAFP via Getty Images_shippingtrade Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

    Geopoliticized Industrial Policy Won't Work

    Feb 24, 2022 Otaviano Canuto, et al. show why attending to economic fundamentals should take precedence when it comes to reshoring or nearshoring.

  3. Development Begins at Home
    lin25_SEYLLOUAFP via Getty Images_focac meeting SEYLLOUAFP via Getty Images

    Development Begins at Home

    Dec 6, 2021 Justin Yifu Lin & Yan Wang consider the pandemic's lessons for sustainable growth, including the role Chinese investment can play.

  4. A Turning Point for Development Aid
    lin24_Nut Jindarat EyeEm Getty Images_worldmapcoinsmoney Nut Jindarat/EyeEm/Getty Images

    A Turning Point for Development Aid

    Dec 30, 2019 Justin Yifu Lin & Yan Wang show why accusations that China is engaging in “debt-trap diplomacy” are fundamentally flawed.

  5. Disrupting Multilateral Climate Finance
    grass graph Adam Gault/Getty Images

    Disrupting Multilateral Climate Finance

    Jan 10, 2019 Håvard Halland & Justin Yifu Lin propose a new global finance facility to attract more private capital for the fight against global warming.

  1. chilton1_Karen DuceyGetty Images_USschoollunch Karen Ducey/Getty Images
    0

    The Destructive Legacy of Mass Starvation

    Mariana Chilton thinks the suffering in Gaza should prompt America to confront its own history of genocide and discrimination.
  2. huang4_Ma MingyanChina News ServiceVCG via Getty Images_chinasolarpanels Ma Mingyan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
    0

    China’s Overcapacity Can Help the World

    Huang Yiping

    China has built substantial production capacity in green-tech sectors like electric vehicles and solar panels, but has faced rising trade barriers in developed markets whose governments worry about anti-competitive "overcapacity." Fortunately, one hears no such complaints from the Global South.

     shows how Chinese industry and capital can accelerate the green transition in developing countries.
  3. eichengreen195_Thierry MonasseGetty Images_draghi Thierry Monasse/Getty Images
    0

    Europe’s Wake-Up Call

    Barry Eichengreen asks whether European policymakers are prepared to implement the Draghi Report's recommendations.
  4. manivannan2_Buddhika WeerasingheGetty Images)_dri lanka Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images
    0

    Sri Lanka’s Long Road to Recovery

    R.M. Manivannan traces the country’s recent turmoil to poor governance and deepening income disparities.
  5. brown112_Abed ZagoutAnadolu via Getty Images_WHOgaza Abed Zagout/Anadolu via Getty Images
    0

    Investing in the WHO Will Yield Outsize Returns

    Gordon Brown urges the organization’s 194 member states to provide the financing it needs to fulfill its mandate.
  6. bp nobel prize Photo by Atila Altuntas/Anadolu via Getty Images
    3

    Nobel Laureates Help Solve the Inequality Puzzle

    While even the world’s poorest economies have become richer in recent decades, they have continued to lag far behind their higher-income counterparts – and the gap is not getting any smaller. According to this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economists, institutions are a key reason why. From Ukraine’s reconstruction to the regulation of artificial intelligence, the implications are as consequential as they are far-reaching.

  7. 0

    The Big Picture

    PS editors
  8. nixonsaintil2_Philipp von Ditfurthpicture alliance via Getty Images_ai classrooms Philipp von Ditfurth/picture alliance via Getty Images
    0

    Unlocking AI-Powered Learning

    Justina Nixon-Saintil foresees the technology enhancing student learning and creating new pathways to rewarding careers.
  9. vigliotti2_ Ali JadallahAnadolu via Getty Images_hunger Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images
    0

    Financing Food Security Will Yield High Returns

    Gelsomina Vigliotti & Maurizio Martina explain why massive investment in more sustainable agrifood systems is a moral and strategic imperative.

Edit Newsletter Preferences

Set up Notification

To receive email updates regarding this {entity_type}, please enter your email below.

If you are not already registered, this will create a PS account for you. You should receive an activation email shortly.