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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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    China Shuts Down Its International-Adoption Machine

    Yi Fuxian welcomes the government's apparent recognition that a severe demographic crisis looms.
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    From the Year of Elections to the Year of Governance

    Adam Nelson & Kristen Sample highlight five major challenges reformist governments must confront to minimize populist threats.
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    Africa’s Path to Green Prosperity

    Erik Berglöf highlights the potential that a young population and abundant renewable-energy resources represent.
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    Saving the Planet from Plastics

    Jayati Ghosh explains why recycling alone is not enough to mitigate the health and climate effects of overproduction.
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    What Harris and Trump Will Do

    With less than two months to go until the US presidential election, the candidates’ opposing worldviews, objectives, and priorities – and their implications for international relations, the economy, and democracy – have come into sharper focus. While it is impossible to know exactly what a leader will do once in office, the contours of both a Donald Trump and a Kamala Harris presidency are remarkably well defined.

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    The Big Picture

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    Macron’s Trial by Fire

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    Since the start of the Olympic Summer Games in Paris, Emmanuel Macron has reclaimed the initiative and confronted a political situation that is in many ways unprecedented for a French president. Not only has the center held, but the country may have a return to political stability in its sights.

    reflects on the French president's efforts to maintain control after a painful election season.
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    Kamala Harris’s Liberal Patriotism

    Andrés Velasco & Daniel Brieba explain why the Democratic US presidential candidate's appeal to love of country is good politics.
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    Confronting Africa’s Cost-of-Living Crisis

    Hippolyte Fofack urges governments to rethink constraints on public spending and increase investment in human capital.

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