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 | Do We Need New Global Institutions?
What is the world to do when national governments retreat from global commitments?Ian Goldin
Professor of Globalisation and Development, Oxford University
Published April 28, 2013 |
 | Funny Money and the Super-Rich
Is the U.S. Federal Reserve the chief culprit in bringing about the grotesque levels of U.S. income inequality?Martin Hutchinson
Market analyst and author
Published April 18, 2013 |
 | U.S. Income Inequality and Macroeconomic Instability
Beyond political frustrations and social distrust, could the present level of gross income inequality also destabilize the U.S. economy in the future?Uri Dadush, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Kemal Dervis, Brookings InstitutionPublished March 28, 2013 |
 | The Emperors of Banking Have No Clothes
Why have bank lobbyists been so successful in stymieing efforts to rein in banking, despite the massive fallout from the global financial crisis?Anat Admati, Professor at Stanford University, and Martin Hellwig, Director, Max Planck InstitutePublished March 19, 2013 |
 | Inequality and Democratic Capitalism
Was the second half of the 20th century — when capitalism became closely entwined with democracy — just an unusual interlude?Branko Milanovic
Lead Economist, World Bank
Published March 15, 2013 |
 | The Apple Saga: Rethinking the Risk-Reward Ratio
Will the U.S. lead in technological innovation falter if the government can't reap some of the rewards from its successful investments?Mariana Mazzucato
Professor of Economics, University of Sussex
Published March 11, 2013 |
 | Putting Finance Back in the Box
What can be done to make finance serve interests of the real economy?Thomas I. Palley
Senior Economic Policy Adviser, AFL-CIO
Published February 28, 2013 |
 | A Brief History of U.S. Defaults
Does the United States have a stellar credit record — or is it a nation of deadbeats?Uwe Bott
President and CEO of Cross-Border Finance
Published January 16, 2013 |
 | India: Confessions of a Disillusioned Libertarian
Will the political class of India step up or will the Indians themselves need to reform government and rid it of corruption?Gurcharan Das
Author, columnist and Indian business executive
Published January 12, 2013 |
 | India Grows at Night
How could a nation become the world's second fastest growing economy despite a weak, flailing state?Gurcharan Das
Author, columnist and Indian business executive
Published January 11, 2013 |
 | Next Stop: The Debt Ceiling Debate
What's the historical background of Congressional negotiations over domestic debt?Uwe Bott
President and CEO of Cross-Border Finance
Published January 8, 2013 |
 | Sovereign Debt Difficulties: Had Enough Yet?
Can the fragmentary and chaotic process of resolving sovereign debt crises be made fairer and more effective?Barry Herman
Visiting Senior Fellow, Graduate Program in International Affairs, The New School
Published December 14, 2012 |
 | U.S. Energy Policy and the Anti-Innovation Bias
Can the United States muster the economic insight and political will to step into the 21st century world of energy?William H. Janeway
Managing Director, Warburg Pincus
Published December 6, 2012 |
 | Time for Truth on Poverty, Power and Climate Change
Are international financial institutions helping or hindering the switch to clean energy technologies?Peter Goldmark, Columnist for Newsday, and David De Ferranti, President, Results for Development InstitutePublished December 4, 2012 |
 | A Eurozone Crisis or a Global Crisis?
Is the euro crisis just a European crisis — or is it a global crisis in search of a global governance solution?Thierry Vissol
Special Adviser for Media and Communications, EC's Representation in Italy
Published November 21, 2012 |
 | The Rise of the Plutocrats
Why have Americans been so tolerant of the rising gulf between rich and poor?Chrystia Freeland
Digital Editor, Thomson Reuters
Published November 19, 2012 |
 | Wall Street: Wake Up, Step Up or Shut Up
Wall Street lost its bid to unseat President Obama. Now it should get onboard with sensible regulation and oversight.Dennis M. Kelleher
President and CEO of Better Markets, Inc.
Published November 8, 2012 |
 | The Silent Revolution Inside the IMF
The global balance of economic power is changing — and the IMF is changing right along with it.Stephan Richter
Editor and Publisher, The Globalist
Published October 30, 2012 |
 | America's 1% Vs. the Globe's 1.3 Billion
The $600 billion of total income of the world's poorest 1.3 billion people is equal to the income of what percentage of the richest Americans?The GlobalistPublished October 29, 2012 |
 | Financial Reform With Real Teeth
What are the potential costs if Wall Street is successful in weakening the Dodd-Frank financial regulations?Dennis M. Kelleher
President and CEO of Better Markets, Inc.
Published October 26, 2012 |
 | Rethinking American Capitalism
Can the United States transform its consumption- and credit-based economy to one based on investment and saving?Richard Duncan
Chief Economist, Blackhorse Asset Management
Published October 12, 2012 |
 | Can American History Save the Euro?
Can the eurozone successfully model its monetary and fiscal community on the U.S. political regime of the 19th century?Thomas Mayer
Senior Fellow, Center of Financial Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt
Published October 10, 2012 |
 | Natural Resources, Natural Corruption?
How can transparency help end the fleecing of resource-rich countries by their corrupt leaders?Frank Vogl
President, Vogl Communications, Inc.
Published October 3, 2012 |
 | Global Citizens and the Global Economy
How can global citizens and international institutions create the conditions for inclusive and sustainable economic growth?Nancy Birdsall
President, Center for Global Development
Published September 24, 2012 |
 | Should We Expect Multinationals to Be Loyal?
Why would a European CEO be "shunned" if he moved much of his production to China?Robert D. Atkinson
President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Published September 19, 2012 |
 | How the ECB Really Works
Why doesn't the European Central Bank act more like the Fed in its approach to the economic crisis?Holger Schmieding
Chief Economist, Berenberg Bank
Published September 5, 2012 |
 | Just Blame the Mathematicians?
How did mathematicians and traders, working hand in hand, find ways to take larger risks than banks officially contemplated?Martin Hutchinson
Market analyst and author
Published August 23, 2012 |
 | The Danger of More Financial Concentration
Has increasing financial concentration improved the economic function of finance — the effective allocation of credit?Henry Kaufman
President, Henry Kaufman & Company
Published August 15, 2012 |
 | Can Central Bankers Cope With the Crisis?
Are the current monetary tactics of Western central banks analogous to dosing a patient with steroids?Henry Kaufman
President, Henry Kaufman & Company
Published August 14, 2012 |
 | Don't Leave It to the Economists
Why do economists — and the policymakers who heed their advice — need to reconsider the conventional wisdoms of their profession?Adair Turner
Chairman, Financial Services Authority (UK)
Published August 2, 2012 |
 | Beyond LIBOR: Whiners on Wall Street
Are financial industry complaints about the alleged costs of regulation justified? Or does history prove they are without merit?Dennis M. Kelleher
President and CEO of Better Markets, Inc.
Published July 25, 2012 |
 | Exits from the Rat Race
How did mid-century concerns about how economic gains were distributed throughout society give way to today's crisis-prone, Darwinian capitalism?Robert and Edward Skidelsky
Authors of "How Much is Enough?: Money and the Good Life"
Published July 23, 2012 |
 | The Democratization of Banking
What steps should policy makers take to ensure that bank services are available to the broadest number of people?Robert J. Shiller
Economist, Yale University
Published July 20, 2012 |
 | Diamond(s) Are Not Forever
Did Barclays Bank executives engage in fraud to boost the bank's market valuation — or because they lacked simple values?Ian Johnson
Secretary-General, Club of Rome
Published July 19, 2012 |
 | The LIBOR Mess
Could the LIBOR scandal become the biggest financial fraud in history?Robert J. Shapiro
Chairman of Sonecon, LLC
Published July 13, 2012 |
 | Debunking The Global Savings Glut Theory
Is paper money created by the world's central banks responsible for the "global imbalances" that destabilized the economy?Richard Duncan
Chief Economist, Blackhorse Asset Management
Published July 12, 2012 |
 | The Nordic Model and the European Crisis
Has Scandinavia's emphasis on fairness and social cohesion made its economies more resilient to Europe's crisis?Daniel Sachs
CEO of Proventus
Published June 21, 2012 |
 | France's Epoch-Making Choice
Will Francois Hollande choose to make France like Germany or to make France like Italy?Stephan Richter
Editor and Publisher, The Globalist
Published June 20, 2012 |
 | Britain's Self-Defeating Blame Game
How justified are claims by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne that the eurozone crisis is killing Britain's economic recovery?Holger Schmieding
Chief Economist, Berenberg Bank
Published June 19, 2012 |
 | Ronald Reagan's Raw Deal for America
What's "patriotic" about cutting taxes for the rich — and "empowering" the middle class by letting it pile up mountains of debt?Louis Hyman
Economist, Cornell University
Published June 12, 2012 |
 | Global Rebalancing: The U.S.-China Dimension
Can China successfully shift from export-led to consumer-driven growth? Can the United States learn to save?Stephen S. Roach
Former Non-Executive Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia
Published June 11, 2012 |
 | The State of Finance: An Interim Assessment
What can be done so that financial capitalism is a source not of disasters, but of true human progress and democratization?Robert J. Shiller
Economist, Yale University
Published May 30, 2012 |
 | The Nordic Model's Economic Appeal
The Nordic model has been hailed for its social successes. But does it make good economic sense?Daniel Sachs
CEO of Proventus
Published May 28, 2012 |
| A Brief History of Global Anchor Currencies
How can dominant economic powers of their time use their currencies to gain cheap financing from abroad?Sanjeev Sanyal
Global Strategist, Deutsche Bank
Published May 24, 2012 |
 | The United States and the EU: Capitalisms Compared
Which model of corporate governance is doing a better job of striking a balance between the needs of business and the need of society, the U.S.'s or the EU's?Stephan Richter
Editor and Publisher, The Globalist
Published May 18, 2012 |
 | Discounting the Finances of Egypt
Could Egypt's economic and financial problems be even worse than the political ones?Jonathan Anderson
Founding Partner, Emerging Advisors Group
Published May 3, 2012 |
 | A Chance for Happiness for Europe's Unhappy Family
Can Europe find away to resolve its debt crisis even though it is clearly not ready to form a federal structure?Yanis Varoufakis
Economist, National and Kapodistrian University (Greece)
Published April 30, 2012 |
 | Planning for the Future of Democracy: The Four L's
In the battle between governments and markets, can global problems be solved by localization, lateralization, learning and listening?Arun Maira
Member, Planning Commission (India)
Published April 24, 2012 |
 | Reforming Global Financial Governance
How can the global financial regulatory system be restructured so it works as well for Main Street as it does for Wall Street?Luis Ubiñas
President, Ford Foundation
Published April 23, 2012 |
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