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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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Secular Stagnation, Not Secular Stagflation
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    Secular Stagnation, Not Secular Stagflation

    Jan 6, 2023 Willem H. Buiter thinks it remains well within monetary policymakers' power to rein in price growth, if not boost GDP growth.

  5. Too Much Gloom and Doom?
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    Too Much Gloom and Doom?

    Dec 12, 2022 Willem H. Buiter doubts that most major economies are heading into outright recessions and accompanying financial crises.

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    Revisiting the Behavioral Revolution in Economics

    Antara Haldar assesses the legacy of the intellectual challenge to the view that rational self-interest guides our actions.
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    New AI Germ Busters Can Also Bust Unions

    Yanis Varoufakis shows how an AI-driven biomedical breakthrough could rob workers of what little power they have left.
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    Globalization’s Warring Narratives

    Harold James examines the analytical disagreements that are hampering management of an unavoidable phenomenon.
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    The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative

    Piroska Nagy Mohácsi

    In a rapidly digitalizing world, central banks are staring down a future in which they may lack the tools necessary to manage crises, and in which they may no longer be able to protect their monetary sovereignty. They should recognize that digital currency is a source of institutional salvation.

     thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control.
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    Europe’s Climate Quandary

    Jean Pisani-Ferry assesses the inevitable trade-offs the European Union must confront in achieving its clean-energy targets.
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    Governing the Unknown

    Kaushik Basu suggests a few principles to guide policymakers as they try to keep up with rapidly advancing technologies.
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    Fast-Tracking a Lassa Fever Vaccine

    Oyeronke Oyebanji outlines what West African governments can learn from the development and distribution of the COVID-19 jab.
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    Climate Science Beats Climate Fatalism

    Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, et al. show that the more ambitious 1.5º target for global warming is still feasible – and more necessary than ever.
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    Turkey’s Pragmatic Islamist

    Shlomo Ben-Ami expects Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s latest electoral victory to have little impact on Turkish foreign policy.

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