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Dag Detter

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Dag Detter is an investment adviser and former president of Stattum, the Swedish government holding company.

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  1. A Stronger Recovery Through Better Accounting
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    A Stronger Recovery Through Better Accounting

    Jun 26, 2020 Willem H. Buiter, et al. urge governments to adopt public-sector net worth as a key metric when calculating their fiscal position.

  2. Unlocking Public Wealth
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    Unlocking Public Wealth

    Dec 14, 2018 Dag Detter counsels governments to use existing assets, such as real estate, to generate capital for investment.

  3. An Infrastructure Plan That Would Actually Work
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    An Infrastructure Plan That Would Actually Work

    Apr 2, 2018 Willem H. Buiter & Dag Detter show how independently run Urban Wealth Funds could tap public assets for valuable new investments.

  4. The Hidden Wealth of Cities
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    The Hidden Wealth of Cities

    Nov 23, 2017 Dag Detter shows how even the most cash-strapped cities could do much more with the assets they already own.

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    The Unbearable Lightness of Anti-Zionism

    Shlomo Ben-Ami warns that demonizing all Israelis will only make peace less likely – though that may be the point.
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    How to Close the Gender Wage Gap

    Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir argues that Iceland’s experience lends further support to Nobel laureate economist Claudia Goldin’s research.
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    Getting the Pandemic Treaty Across the Finish Line

    Gordon Brown

    Just as governments are working tirelessly to conclude negotiations on a new pandemic treaty, a torrent of misinformation and fake news has been unleashed to undermine the process. For the sake of current and future generations, policymakers must resist the propaganda and get the job done.

     hopes negotiations will conclude this month, and pushes back on a last-minute wave of misinformation.
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    When Is Criticism of Israel Anti-Semitic?

    Peter Singer rejects comparisons of the recent US campus protests to the actions of Nazi student groups in the 1930s.
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    Trump’s Plans for the Fed Would Revive 1970s-Style Inflation

    Maurice Obstfeld thinks the presumptive GOP nominee’s policies reflect an outdated understanding of the economy.
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    Mandela’s Heirs Face Their Biggest Election Test

    Adekeye Adebajo explains why the African National Congress could lose its 30-year monopoly on power.
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    What Explains the BJP’s Rise?

    Gaurav Dalmia

    Why are there such high expectations for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in India’s ongoing parliamentary election? Simply put, the party is far better organized than its rivals, and its leader, Narendra Modi, is undeniably the most charismatic Indian prime minister in recent memory.

     ennumerates the reasons why the ruling party has come to dominate the country’s electoral landscape.
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    Why China Provides Evidence for Optimists and Pessimists Alike

    Zhang Jun explains why rigorous, evidence-based assessments of the economy's performance can diverge sharply.
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    The Zero-Sum Logic Fueling the Rise of Germany’s Far Right

    Dalia Marin thinks that promoting economic growth remains the most effective antidote to nativist sentiments.

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