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Willem H. Buiter

Willem H. Buiter

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Willem H. Buiter, a former chief economist at Citibank and former member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, is an independent economic adviser.

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  1. Public Accounting for Public Accountability
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    Public Accounting for Public Accountability

    Aug 30, 2023 Willem H. Buiter highlights serious flaws in current approaches to measuring public-sector net worth.

  2. Why US Taxes Must Increase
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    Why US Taxes Must Increase

    Jun 28, 2023 Willem H. Buiter sees no other option for putting the country on a sustainable debt trajectory in the years ahead.

  3. The Overwhelming Case for CBDCs
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    The Overwhelming Case for CBDCs

    Apr 18, 2023 Willem H. Buiter thinks the return of declining real interest rates will force central banks into the twenty-first century.

  4. Price Stability vs. Financial Stability?
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    Price Stability vs. Financial Stability?

    Mar 20, 2023 Willem H. Buiter thinks central banks can achieve both, despite the occurrence of a liquidity crisis amid high inflation.

  5. Eliminate the Debt Ceiling
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    Eliminate the Debt Ceiling

    Jan 31, 2023 Willem H. Buiter thinks the US Constitution and common sense argue for a de facto abolition of the cap.

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    Europe in the Age of Industrial Policy

    Michael Spence

    While China and the US take advantage of scale to pursue large-scale investment in critical sectors, the EU struggles to follow suit, owing to its decentralized fiscal structures and rules limiting government subsidies to industry. A new EU-level investment program is urgently needed.

     advocates a federal investment program, funded by EU sovereign-debt issuance and administered centrally.
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    Fixing Global Governance

    Gordon Brown explains how to make the G20 and the Bretton Woods institutions fit for purpose once again.
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    The EU Needs Fiscal Union

    Lucrezia Reichlin laments the pro-cyclical bent of the European Commission’s proposed reforms to fiscal rules.
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    The Roots of the Global Water Crisis

    Joshua Castellino explains why overhauling the current economic paradigm is crucial for preserving Earth’s natural systems.
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    The Electric Vehicle Revolution Comes for German Industry

    Dalia Marin explains how Europe can reverse engineer China’s approach to industrial policy.
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    Is Chinese Youth Unemployment As Bad As It Looks?

    Nancy Qian

    China’s exceptional growth in recent decades has influenced the education and career choices of young people and their families. But now that high-skilled jobs are drying up and recent graduates are struggling to find work, there is a growing mismatch between expectations and new realities.

     argues that the rise in joblessness among young people does not spell economic apocalypse for China.
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    Auto Strikes and Climate Change

    Mariana Mazzucato & Damon Silvers explain why the transition to a net-zero economy cannot happen without worker empowerment.
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    The New World Disorder

    Richard Haass highlights the growing threat to international stability and calls for effective cooperation.
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    Latin America’s Growth Conundrum

    Arminio Fraga, et al. explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.

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