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Andrei Shleifer

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Andrei Shleifer is Professor of Economics at Harvard University. 

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  1. Two Myths of the 2008 Meltdown
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    Two Myths of the 2008 Meltdown

    Sep 27, 2018 Nicola Gennaioli & Andrei Shleifer warn that misconceptions about the 2008 crisis could weaken policymakers' ability to prevent a repeat.

  2. Shock Therapy for Russia’s Bureaucrats

    Shock Therapy for Russia’s Bureaucrats

    Feb 5, 1998 Andrei Shleifer

  3. Fighting Corruption in the Post Communist World

    Fighting Corruption in the Post Communist World

    Apr 28, 1997 Andrei Shleifer

  4. Law and Finance

    Law and Finance

    Apr 3, 1997 Andrei Shleifer

  5. Will Russia Grow?

    Will Russia Grow?

    Oct 31, 1996 Andrei Shleifer

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    The Global Economy’s Unsolved Problems

    José Antonio Ocampo offers a sobering assessment of multilateral efforts to tackle debt, development, climate change, and more.
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    Digital Payments Hold the Key to Climate Resilience

    Benjamin E. Diokno urges policymakers and the private sector to embrace the transformative potential of emerging technologies.
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    Pulling the Amazon Back from the Brink

    Carlos Nobre & Marielos Peña-Claros urge policymakers at COP28 to prevent the world’s largest rainforest from crossing perilous tipping points.
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    War Is What Hamas and Iran Want

    Bernard Haykel

    The latest Gaza war presents the United States and governments across the Middle East with an opportunity to end Hamas and Iran’s cynical project of creating chaos. But first, Israel must be stopped from expelling the Palestinians from Gaza, as that would radicalize and destabilize the entire region.

     warns that Israel’s scorched-earth Gaza campaign risks playing into its enemies’ hands.
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    A Trump Dictatorship Won’t Happen

    Eric Posner doubts that the former president would be able to overcome constitutional checks and balances if re-elected.
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    An African Success Story for Development Finance

    Akihiko Nishio & Victoria Kwakwa highlight the effectiveness of the concessional lending provided by the International Development Association.
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    The Google Trial’s Dangerous Secrecy

    Karina Montoya warns that the tech behemoth’s success in limiting public access to legal proceedings threatens press freedom.
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    A Green Economy Needs More Than Subsidies

    David Amiel explains why achieving climate goals requires a broader combination of sector-specific policy instruments.
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    What Will It Take to Phase Out Fossil Fuels?

    Nikki Reisch argues that corporate capture is preventing the annual COPs from driving an exit from fossil fuels.

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