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Mohamed A. El-Erian

Mohamed A. El-Erian

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Mohamed A. El-Erian, President of Queens’ College at the University of Cambridge, is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the author of The Only Game in Town: Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse (Random House, 2016), and a co-author (with Gordon Brown, Michael Spence, and Reid Lidow) of Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World (Simon & Schuster, 2023).

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  1. Give the UK Growth Agenda a Chance
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    Give the UK Growth Agenda a Chance

    Jan 31, 2025 Mohamed A. El-Erian sees promise in the current government’s economic-policy plan despite its imperfections.

  2. Shock-Proofing the UK Economy
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    Shock-Proofing the UK Economy

    Jan 14, 2025 Mohamed A. El-Erian urges the government to communicate better what it is doing to boost resilient growth – and to do more.

  3. A Baseline Scenario for the Global Economy in 2025
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    A Baseline Scenario for the Global Economy in 2025

    Dec 24, 2024 Mohamed A. El-Erian offers his predictions for the new year while acknowledging that the range of possible outcomes is widening.

  4. Once Again, It Was the Economy, Stupid
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    Once Again, It Was the Economy, Stupid

    Nov 14, 2024 Mohamed A. El-Erian explains how and why Democrats failed to connect with US voters’ pocketbook realities.

  5. Toward a Fifth World Order
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    Toward a Fifth World Order

    Oct 21, 2024 Gordon Brown & Mohamed A. El-Erian explain why multilateral institutions urgently need to be reformed, and why the G20 is the right forum for it.

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    The Fight for Syria

    Shlomo Ben-Ami worries that Israel and Turkey, with their clashing ambitions, could undermine the country’s stability.
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    How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?

    Shang-Jin Wei proposes steps that allies and rivals alike can take to mitigate the effects of American trade policies.
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    Weaponizing Data Against Democracy

    Jayati Ghosh explains why and how authoritarian leaders like Narendra Modi hide or manipulate official figures.
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    Alternatives to Trump’s Russia Appeasement

    Harold James explains how France and Britain can guarantee Ukraine’s security now that America has effectively surrendered.
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    Germany at a Crossroads

    Ulrike Malmendier, et al.

    Despite its ongoing economic stagnation and aging population, Germany’s outlook is far from hopeless. But to restore its growth momentum, it must embrace the realities of the twenty-first century, invest in high-potential emerging sectors, and adapt to an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape.

    urge policymakers to pursue bold structural reforms, rather than clinging to an outdated growth model.
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    The Amazon’s Future Will Be Decided in 2025

    Carlos Nobre & Marielos Peña-Claros warn that the world's largest rainforest is reaching a tipping point, beyond which it will largely disappear.
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    The New Face of Protest

    Slavoj Žižek contrasts the pioneering mass student demonstrations in Serbia with widespread private resignation in China.
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    Reaping Asia’s Silver Demographic Dividend

    Lee Jong-Wha urges governments to develop integrated policies that encourage older adults to stay in the workforce.
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    Getting Green Investment Where It’s Needed Most

    Serge Ekué & Javier Díaz Fajardo propose a strategy to redirect all financial flows toward the climate transition.

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