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Paul De Grauwe

Paul De Grauwe

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Paul De Grauwe is Chair of European Political Economy for the European Institute at the London School of Economics.

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  1. Tame Inflation Without Subsidizing Banks
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    Tame Inflation Without Subsidizing Banks

    Feb 27, 2023 Paul De Grauwe & Yuemei Ji urge central banks to increase minimum reserve requirements as a temporary measure to prevent huge losses.

  2. China's Time for Global Leadership
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    China's Time for Global Leadership

    Mar 17, 2022 Stephen S. Roach, et al. call on the country's leaders to leverage their partnership with Russia to stand up for peace in Ukraine.

  3. Russia Is Too Small to Win
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    Russia Is Too Small to Win

    Mar 17, 2022 Paul De Grauwe highlights the economic weaknesses that are likely to deny Vladimir Putin a victory in Ukraine.

  4. Brexit and the Brussels Effect
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    Brexit and the Brussels Effect

    Dec 18, 2020 Paul De Grauwe calls for the UK and the EU to retain full sovereignty and let the market compel alignment on trade rules.

  5. The ECB Must Finance COVID-19 Deficits
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    The ECB Must Finance COVID-19 Deficits

    Mar 18, 2020 Paul De Grauwe makes the case that policymakers should accept the necessity of monetary financing to avert a deeper crisis.

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    Trump, Tariffs, and the Fate of the Dollar

    Mark Blyth argues that America’s protectionist policies reflect a global economic reordering that was already underway.
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    Trump’s Old World Order

    Ahmet Davutoğlu warns that the US administration’s reckless conduct may destroy the last vestiges of multilateral cooperation.
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    Crippling America’s Innovation Economy

    William H. Janeway

    Donald Trump and Elon Musk's reign of disruption is crippling research universities’ ability to serve as productive partners in innovation, thus threatening the very system that they purport to celebrate. The Chinese, who are increasingly becoming frontier innovators in their own right, will be forever grateful.

    warns that the pillars of US dynamism and competitiveness are being systematically toppled.
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    America’s AI Iron Curtain

    Soňa Muzikárová explains how US export controls are harming allies and potentially helping Russia and China.
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    What Rebalancing the US Economy Really Requires

    Glenn Hubbard

    US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s defense of President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs as a step toward “rebalancing” the US economy misses the point. While some economies, like China and Germany, need to increase domestic spending, the US needs to increase national saving.

    thinks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is neglecting the need for spending cuts in major federal programs.
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    America’s Voice No Longer Speaks for Democracy

    Heela Rasool-Ayub explains why authoritarians worldwide are celebrating Donald Trump’s renunciation of democratic advocacy.
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    Insurers Must Embrace Geospatial AI

    Pierre du Rostu touts the technology’s benefits for an industry that must shift its focus from paying claims to managing risk.
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    It’s Time to Abandon Trump’s Flawed Negotiation Playbook

    Michele Gelfand points out that the best dealmakers strive for win-win outcomes, not zero-sum Pyrrhic victories.
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    America’s Last Chance to Lead in Fusion Energy

    Ylli Bajraktari warns that China's domination of the sector would give it massive economic and geopolitical leverage.

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