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Min Zhu

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Min Zhu, a former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is Chair of the National Institute of Financial Research at Tsinghua University.

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  1. Innovation in the Pandemic Age
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    Innovation in the Pandemic Age

    Apr 20, 2020 Min Zhu describes how to harness human ingenuity in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus.

  2. The Right Way to Rebalance Trade
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    The Right Way to Rebalance Trade

    Jan 22, 2019 Min Zhu & Miao Yanliang show why China’s multilateral view is the only way to ensure sustainable long-term growth.

  3. The Secret to Emerging-Economy Immunity
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    The Secret to Emerging-Economy Immunity

    Sep 13, 2018 Min Zhu argues that export sophistication is the key to enabling countries to bounce back quickly from a crisis.

  4. Breaking the Oil Spell in 2017
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    Breaking the Oil Spell in 2017

    Jan 19, 2017 Min Zhu advises countries that are trying to diversify their economies to look at past success stories.

  5. The Global Economy’s New Path
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    The Global Economy’s New Path

    Jan 21, 2013 Min Zhu

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    The Key to Universal Energy Access Is Green

    Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven & Francesco La Camera tout the transformative potential of distributed renewable energy systems.
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    Trumponomics’ Exorbitant Burden

    Raghuram G. Rajan

    According to the incoming chair of US President Donald Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, America runs large trade deficits and struggles to compete in manufacturing because foreign demand for US financial assets has made the dollar too strong. It is not a persuasive argument.

    is unpersuaded by the argument made by presidential advisers for unilaterally restructuring global trade.
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    Trump, Bitcoin, and the Future of the Dollar

    Carla Norrlöf

    By launching new trade wars and ordering the creation of a Bitcoin reserve, Donald Trump is assuming that US trade partners will pay any price to maintain access to the American market. But if he is wrong about that, the dominance of the US dollar, and all the advantages it confers, could be lost indefinitely.

    doubts the US administration can preserve the greenback’s status while pursuing its trade and crypto policies.
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    Fear and Loathing in the Oval Office

    Nina L. Khrushcheva sees traces of Stalin and Mao in Donald Trump’s penchant for ritual humiliation of foe and friend alike.
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    Future-Proofing Social Protection

    Florian Juergens-Grant & Luca Pellerano explain why employers’ contributions should be determined by capital intensity, not just labor stock.
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    Diane Coyle on innovation, AI, economic data, and more

    Diane Coyle suggests ways to account for “free” digital services in economic frameworks, considers how to prevent the emergence of AI monopolies, warns that cutting funding for basic research is tantamount to destroying the US economy’s foundations, and more.
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    Long Weekends Forever

    Juliet B. Schor recognizes the technology's potential to facilitate a four-day workweek, benefiting workers and owners alike.
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    Overcoming the Sectarian Challenge to Democracy

    Tawakkol Karman explains what it will take to forge a sustainable political settlement in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East.
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    The World According to the Oligarchs

    Simon Johnson explains how techno-monopolists’ consolidation of political power in the United States will play out.

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