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Age Bakker is a former executive director of the International Monetary Fund and a former director at De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).

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  1. The Case for a European Public-Goods Fund
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    The Case for a European Public-Goods Fund

    Mar 4, 2024 Age Bakker, et al. propose a new financing tool to support green and digital investments across the European Union.

  2. The IMF Beyond The Crisis
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    The IMF Beyond The Crisis

    Sep 21, 2009 Age Bakker

  3. The New IMF
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    The New IMF

    Apr 21, 2009 Age Bakker

  4. The IMF’s Moment

    The IMF’s Moment

    Nov 6, 2008 Age Bakker

  5. The IMF as Global Financial Anchor

    The IMF as Global Financial Anchor

    Feb 11, 2008 Age Bakker & Perry Warjiyo

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    Put a Price on Shipping Emissions

    Shania Scotland calls on small island countries to back a proposed levy on maritime greenhouse-gas emissions.
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    The New Threat to Free Speech

    Chris Patten highlights governments’ struggle to manage online extremism while upholding a fundamental right.
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    The World Needs Bigger and Better Financial Firefighters

    Marina Zucker-Marques & Kevin P. Gallagher call for reforms to make the IMF and the World Bank larger, more equitable, and less focused on austerity.
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    Britain’s Illusory Fiscal Black Hole

    Robert Skidelsky makes the case that policymakers should focus on stimulating economic growth rather than on budget cuts.
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    The Need for Methane Targets

    Marcelo Mena & Sarah Ann Smith urge China and the United States to take the lead in committing to cut emissions from super pollutants.
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    What a Successful Industrial Policy Needs

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

    New research on the importance of cross-border knowledge and technology spillovers suggests that government support alone cannot guarantee success in an industry. That is why Taiwan and South Korea's semiconductor industrial policies succeeded, while China's has not.

     demonstrates that while subsidies can help, knowledge and technology transfers are crucial.
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    China’s Commitment to Constant Adaptation and Structural Transformation

    Zhang Jun explains why the government insists on combining efforts to expand domestic demand with supply-side reforms.
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    Helping Women Adapt to Extreme Heat Helps Us All

    Jess Ayers & Helen Mountford urge the public and private sectors to work together to scale up innovations such as heat-wave insurance.
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    Achieving Peace Through Strength in Ukraine

    Anders Fogh Rasmussen & Andriy Yermak

    To secure a lasting peace, Ukraine’s allies must make Vladimir Putin understand that he cannot dictate the terms. Guaranteeing Ukraine’s security will require increased military support, a clear path to NATO membership, and international support for President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace plan.

     outline steps that global leaders can take to ensure a Ukrainian victory and deter future Russian aggression.

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