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Mario I. Blejer

Mario I. Blejer

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Mario I. Blejer, a former president of the Central Bank of Argentina, is a former director of the Centre for Central Banking Studies at the Bank of England.

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  1. Argentina and the OECD Need Each Other
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    Argentina and the OECD Need Each Other

    Aug 13, 2024 Mario I. Blejer makes the case that speedy accession to the organization would benefit both sides.

  2. The Inflation Crisis Is Not Over
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    The Inflation Crisis Is Not Over

    Aug 3, 2023 Mario I. Blejer & Piroska Nagy Mohácsi explain why a year of monetary tightening has not solved the underlying causes of macroeconomic uncertainty.

  3. Lessons from Argentina’s World Cup Victory
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    Lessons from Argentina’s World Cup Victory

    Dec 30, 2022 Mario I. Blejer explains what the country's sporting achievement can tell us about its economic instability.

  4. The New Crisis of Central Banking
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    The New Crisis of Central Banking

    Feb 4, 2022 Mario I. Blejer & Piroska Nagy Mohácsi worry that policymakers have shirked their traditional function and vastly distorted global markets.

  5. Central Banks’ Outdated Independence
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    Central Banks’ Outdated Independence

    Apr 17, 2013 Mario I. Blejer

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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 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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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

    ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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