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Benedicta Marzinotto

Benedicta Marzinotto

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Benedicta Marzinotto, Lecturer in Economic Policy at the University of Udine, is Visiting Professor of EU Macroeconomic Policies and Governance at the College of Europe.

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  1. Rethinking the EU’s Fiscal Framework
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    Rethinking the EU’s Fiscal Framework

    Apr 14, 2021 Benedicta Marzinotto explains why the arguments for uniform budget rules in the eurozone have become less compelling.

  2. How Inequality Fueled the Euro Crisis
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    How Inequality Fueled the Euro Crisis

    Apr 9, 2018 Benedicta Marzinotto says the distribution of debt among income groups, not its overall level, determined the severity of the bust.

  3. A Turning Point for Europe
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    A Turning Point for Europe

    Apr 14, 2017 Benedicta Marzinotto surveys arguments by Project Syndicate commentators about the state of the EU on the eve of the French election – and sees hope for the future.

  4. The Eurozone is Still Vulnerable
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    The Eurozone is Still Vulnerable

    Mar 22, 2017 Benedicta Marzinotto proposes a solution to the perilous shortcomings of the authorities' response to the last crisis.

  5. Europe’s Pointless Deficit Targets?
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    Europe’s Pointless Deficit Targets?

    Jun 3, 2015 Benedicta Marzinotto urges the EU to drop deficit targets and focus on making sure its members debts are sustainable.

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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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    China Can’t Spend Its Way Out of Trouble

    Kenneth Rogoff

    China’s prolonged reliance on fiscal stimulus has distorted economic incentives, fueling a housing glut, a collapse in prices, and spiraling public debt. With further stimulus off the table, the only sustainable path is for the central government to relinquish more economic power to local governments and the private sector.

    argues that the country’s problems can be traced back to its response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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    This UN Debt Initiative Is Different

    Mahmoud Mohieldin, et al. tout an Expert Group’s efforts to prevent a full-blown solvency crisis in developing countries.
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    What African Electrification Requires

    Fatih Birol & Alain Ebobissé highlight the need for greater private-sector participation to boost investments in power grids.
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    How World Order Changes

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

    World order is a matter of degree: it varies over time, depending on technological, political, social, and ideological factors that can affect the global distribution of power and influence norms. It can be radically altered both by broader historical trends and by a single major power's blunders.

    examines the role of evolving power dynamics and norms in bringing about stable arrangements among states.
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    Israel’s Blind Spot

    Ian Buruma explains the lack of sympathy, even among the country’s many anti-war protesters, for Palestinian suffering.
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    Will AI Close or Widen the Development Gap?

    Shamika Sirimanne & Xiaolan Fu call for multilateral action and grassroots pressure to ensure that the technology serves all countries.
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    Don’t Let Governments Break Encryption

    Jessica Dickinson Goodman & Ezequiel Passeron Kitroser urge citizens and lawmakers to fight for the privacy that previous generations took for granted.

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