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Martín Guzmán

Martín Guzmán

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Martín Guzmán, a former minister of economy of Argentina, is a professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

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  1. Sri Lanka’s People Need a New Debt Deal
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    Sri Lanka’s People Need a New Debt Deal

    Sep 30, 2024 C.P. Chandrasekhar, et al. urge the country’s new government to eschew austerity and reject the debt-restructuring deal with bondholders.

  2. The IMF Must End Its Destructive Surcharges
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    The IMF Must End Its Destructive Surcharges

    Sep 16, 2024 Joseph E. Stiglitz, et al. decry the counterproductive practice of imposing additional fees on countries in debt distress.

  3. Debt and Disease
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    Debt and Disease

    Jan 5, 2021 Martín Guzmán shares lessons from Argentina's successful sovereign-debt restructuring amid the COVID-19 crisis.

  4. An Interview with Martín Guzmán
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    An Interview with Martín Guzmán

    Dec 22, 2020 Martín Guzmán examines the lessons of Argentina’s recent debt restructuring, considers the applications of his (and Joseph Stiglitz’s) theory of “pseudo-wealth,” and shows what Dostoyevsky understood about economics.

  5. Five Principles for the Pandemic
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    Five Principles for the Pandemic

    Mar 27, 2020 Martín Guzmán explains where policymakers should focus their attention in responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

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    China Is Better Prepared Than America for a Divorce

    Keyu Jin shows how the country has been reorienting and even expanding its global economic footprint.
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    Digital Financial Inclusion Strengthens Climate Resilience

    Ellen Jackowski calls for reducing the number of unbanked people and building digital infrastructure in vulnerable communities.
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    The High Cost of South Korea’s Short-Lived Martial Law

    Takatoshi Ito

    Even as South Korea was plunged into political turmoil following the president’s short-lived declaration of martial law, financial markets have remained calm. But the country still has months of political uncertainty ahead, leaving it in a weak position to respond to US policy changes when President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

    argues that while markets shrugged off the recent turmoil, the episode could have long-lasting consequences.
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    Did Mexico Help Trump Get Elected?

    Jorge G. Castañeda speculates that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used migration flows to influence the US election.
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    How the EU Can Scale Up Carbon Removal

    Ludovic Chatoux & Sophia Escheu urge European policymakers to use regulation to increase investment in this crucial green technology.
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    The Way Forward in Syria

    Carl Bildt urges all parties involved to support the political roadmap that the United Nations adopted in 2015.
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    Crime Is Punishing Latin America’s Economies

    Nathalie Alvarado & Ana María Ibáñez explain how the problem acts as a tax on development – one that the region can no longer afford to pay.
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    China’s New Social Contract

    Ana Palacio highlights a fundamental shift in priorities brought about by slowing growth and changing public expectations.
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    The Energy Transition That Couldn’t

    Richard Haass & Carolyn Kissane

    Dominant intellectual frameworks persist until their limitations in describing reality become undeniable, paving the way for a new paradigm. The idea that the world can and will replace fossil fuels with renewables has reached that point.

    argue that replacing fossil fuels with renewables is an idea that has exhausted its utility.

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