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Daniel Gros

Daniel Gros

Writing for PS since 2005
182 commentaries

Daniel Gros is Director of the Institute for European Policy-Making at Bocconi University.

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  1. Japan’s Self-Inflicted Decline
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    Japan’s Self-Inflicted Decline

    Mar 6, 2024 Daniel Gros thinks the deterioration of the Japanese consumer-electronics industry carries important lessons for Europe.

  2. Central Banks’ 2% Inflation Target Is Not the Finish Line
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    Central Banks’ 2% Inflation Target Is Not the Finish Line

    Feb 13, 2024 Daniel Gros argues that the goal of monetary policy should be to get workers and producers to forget about inflation.

  3. Western Chip Subsidies Will Benefit China
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    Western Chip Subsidies Will Benefit China

    Jan 9, 2024 Daniel Gros considers the merits of US and EU programs to support domestic microchip production.

  4. Sanctioning China Will Work No Better than Sanctioning Russia
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    Sanctioning China Will Work No Better than Sanctioning Russia

    Dec 12, 2023 Daniel Gros urges policymakers to learn from the failure of Western measures seeking to end the war in Ukraine.

  5. An Industrial Strategy for Europe
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    An Industrial Strategy for Europe

    Nov 7, 2023 Daniel Gros explains why the EU needs to look beyond direct subsidies to boost the continent’s tech sector.

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    Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg traces the roots of dissatisfaction to advanced economies' use of bodies like the World Trade Organization.
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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.
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    Give Women with Disabilities a Chance

    Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world’s most vulnerable demographic groups.

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