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The internal contradictions of macro-monetary policy
Charles Goodhart, Geoffrey Wood, 24 January 2020

Charles Goodhart and Geoffrey Wood ask whether mainstream monetary economics has lost its bearings.
Understanding the role of DFIs in development: Introducing the DFI Dashboard
Clemence Landers, Jocilyn Estes, 22 January 2020

Clemence Landers introduces CGD's new DFI Dashboard, an interactive tool for comparing the lending practices and policy frameworks various development finance institutions.
And the dollar reigns supreme
Charles Wyplosz, 20 January 2020

Charles Wyplosz discusses why dreams of alternatives to the dollar as a international currency are likely to remain just dreams for many years to come.
Not-so-free markets
Diane Coyle, 13 January 2020

Diane Coyle reviews Thomas Philippon’s "The Great Reversal", an accessible synthesis of his research into the empirics of US finance and competition.

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Zombification is a real, not a monetary phenomenon: Exorcising the bogeyman of low interest rates

Ulrich Bindseil, Jürgen Schaaf, 10 January 2020

Ulrich Bindseil and Jürgen Schaaf argue that the best weapon to exorcise the evil of zombie businesses is stronger economic growth, not monetary policy.
My wish list

Charles Wyplosz, 09 January 2020

Charles Wyplosz lists ten things he would like to see happen in 2020.
The UK’s “other” big experiment: Regulating online platforms?

Cristina Caffarra, 06 January 2020

Cristina Caffarra interprets the new report from the UK's Competition & Markets Authority which articulates – for the first time anywhere – what the regulation of Google and Facebook might actually look like.
How policy uncertainty hurt world trade in 2019

Cristina Constantinescu, Michele Ruta, Aaditya Mattoo, 23 December 2019

Cristina Constantinescu, Michele Ruta and Aaditya Mattoo suggest policy uncertainty might account for almost half of the slowdown of world trade growth in 2019.
Are emerging and developing economies ready for a global downturn?

Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, 20 December 2019

Ceyla Pazarbasioglu describes how emerging and developing economies, which are currently less prepared for another steep global downturn than they were a decade ago, can ramp up growth by adopting ambitious and credible reform agendas

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